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Job Function:
Human ResourcesJob Sub Function:
HR Business PartnersJob Category:
ProfessionalAll Job Posting Locations:
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, United KingdomJob Description:
HR Leader, Innovative Medicine UK
Location: High Wycombe (until October 2026), then Maidenhead, UK
Contract: Full-time, Hybrid
About The Role:
You will act as a trusted HR Business Partner to defined business areas across the UK and Ireland. You will work closely with leaders to deliver practical, high-impact people solutions that support business performance.
This is a hands-on role with a broad scope, covering talent, organisation, culture, change, and the use of data and AI to enhance decision making and HR delivery. You will contribute to shaping people priorities while owning execution across the HR agenda for your business area.
Role Responsibilities:
Partner with the business
Build strong relationships with leaders and provide day-to-day HR guidance and coaching.
Support the delivery of business priorities through effective people plans.
Use data, digital tools, and AI-driven insights to identify issues, inform decisions, and drive actions.
Deliver talent and capability priorities
Execute talent processes including talent reviews, succession planning, and workforce planning.
Support leaders to build strong, diverse talent pipelines.
Contribute to capability building, including digital fluency and adoption of AI-enabled ways of working.
Support organizational effectiveness
Contribute to organizational reviews and changes, including team structure and role design.
Use analytics and AI-enabled tools to identify opportunities to improve organizational design and performance.
Support implementation of organizational changes and ensure smooth transitions.
Drive engagement and support change
Support leaders in building an inclusive, high-performing team environment.
Leverage employee insights, including pulse data and AI-supported analysis, to inform engagement actions.
Help implement change initiatives and support teams through transitions.
Work across the HR model
Partner closely with Centers of Excellence and HR Services to deliver integrated solutions.
Ensure consistent and high-quality HR delivery across your business areas.
Contribute to continuous improvement of HR processes, including digitization and intelligent automation opportunities.
What You’ll Bring:
At least 5 years experience ideally as HR Business Partner in a complex, matrixed organization.
Proven ability to support leaders and deliver across the full employee lifecycle.
Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to build credibility quickly
Experience delivering talent processes, organizational changes, and HR initiatives end-to-end.
Good business understanding with the ability to translate priorities into practical actions.
Confidence working with data and insights to support decision making
Experience leveraging digital tools and AI (for example analytics, automation, or decision support) to improve HR outcomes.
A hands-on, pragmatic approach with strong delivery focus.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
The Unique Value You Bring:
You balance strategic thinking with strong execution.
You are comfortable challenging and supporting leaders in equal measure.
You take ownership and follow through to delivery.
You work collaboratively and build effective relationships across teams.
You are curious about AI and technology, and actively apply it to improve HR impact and efficiency.
Required Skills:
Preferred Skills:
Change Management, Coaching, Consulting, Employee Engagement, Employee Relations, Employee Retention, HR Business Partnership, HR Strategic Management, Human Resources Consulting, Human Resources Law, Interpersonal Influence, Organizational Change Management, Problem Solving, Process Improvements, Talent Management, Technical Credibility