Senior HR Business Partner – Oncology Commercial

AstraZeneca; Gaithersburg (MD); On-site; USD 146,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

AstraZeneca in Gaithersburg, MD is hiring an HR Business Partner for US Oncology Commercial to deliver strategic and hands-on HR partnership across five franchises (Lung, Breast, I/O, G2, Heme). You will work with Franchise Heads to translate business priorities into people plans driving growth, launches and leadership effectiveness.

The role combines advisory support with data-driven insights, focusing on organization design, workforce planning, talent and change management across both field

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in HR or related field
• 8+ years HR experience in complex, multinational organization
• Demonstrated project management skills with a track record of business improvements
• Technical HR expertise in resourcing, performance management, reward, employee relations, learning and development, or organizational change
• Experience negotiating union contracts, resolving disputes, and collaborating with works councils
• Proven ability to drive organizational change and engage with stakeholders at all levels
• Supervisory experience with mentoring and developing team members
• Pharmaceutical or regulated industry experience preferred
• Strong commercial acumen and ability to understand business strategy and execution challenges
• Experience partnering with senior leaders and leadership teams, with coaching and influencing skills
• Strong capability across talent management, succession planning, performance development, organization design, workforce planning and change management
• Proven ability to diagnose business needs and translate into HR solutions
• Sound judgment in employee relations, policy interpretation and risk management
• Strong analytical skills and data-informed decision making
• Ability to operate at strategic and hands-on levels
• Excellent communication, facilitation and stakeholder management skills

Responsibilities

• Partner with Franchise Heads and commercial leadership to shape and deliver people plans aligned to priorities and growth ambitions
• Translate commercial strategy into practical HR priorities across organization design, workforce planning, talent, leadership, culture, performance and change
• Act as trusted advisor to franchise leaders with data-led insight and pragmatic judgment
• Build strong relationships across US OBU and HR network to bring the right expertise to the business
• Support franchise-level organization design and workforce planning as the business evolves
• Ensure org structures, role accountabilities, spans/layers and decision forums support growth
• Contribute to sales-builds, launch-readiness work and cross-commercial initiatives with people, capability and change implications
• Use data and leader feedback to anticipate risks, identify gaps and recommend interventions
• Lead talent and succession processes for leadership teams and critical roles
• Coach leaders on talent differentiation, performance management, leadership effectiveness and development planning
• Help build leadership benches across commercial oncology and broader opportunities
• Strengthen team effectiveness and collaboration across franchises and interfaces
• Support leaders in building a high-performance, inclusive culture and employee engagement
• Provide coaching on performance development and manager effectiveness
• Address organizational friction points impacting execution and decision-making
• Ensure HR processes are relevant, consistent and timely
• Lead or support change across franchises including launches and new ways of working
• Equip leaders to communicate change and sustain engagement
• Apply disciplined project management to HR initiatives with clear outcomes
• Ensure change plans are integrated with business priorities
• Ensure HR decisions align with policies, employment law and AstraZeneca values
• Partner on complex matters with Employee Relations and Legal
• Help leaders proactively manage people risk with fairness and business focus
• Use workforce data and insights to inform HR priorities and leadership decisions
• Identify patterns of risk and translate insight into action
• Measure impact of HR interventions and adjust plans
• Share learnings across US OBU HR priorities
• What Success Looks Like descriptions as in the ad

Job description

AstraZeneca in Gaithersburg, MD is hiring an HR Business Partner for US Oncology Commercial to deliver strategic and hands-on HR partnership across five franchises (Lung, Breast, I/O, G2, Heme). You will work with Franchise Heads to translate business priorities into people plans driving growth, launches and leadership effectiveness.

The role combines advisory support with data-driven insights, focusing on organization design, workforce planning, talent and change management across both field