People Partner

Astellas Canada – People Partner

At Astellas, we strive to become a cutting-edge, value-driven life science innovator. This means working at the forefront of healthcare change to turn innovative science into VALUE for patients.

What sets us apart is our focus on patients, our pioneering innovation, our collaborative culture, and the passion of our talented people.

Making a positive impact on patients’ lives is the purpose behind everything we do. At Astellas, we are relentless in our pursuit of scientific progress and in tackling unmet medical needs, demonstrated by our legacy in oncology, overactive bladder and transplant and our impressive pipeline in women’s health, blindness and regeneration, genetic regulation, immuno-oncology, mitochondria and targeted protein degradation.

About Us:

We are a global pharmaceutical company headquartered in Japan, with a team of more than 14,000 managing operations in approximately 70 countries around the world. We are in the Top 30 global biopharma company based on global revenues and are predicted to be one of the Top 10 Cancer Drug Makers of 2024 by Fierce Pharma.

In Canada, we are growing to meet the exciting opportunities realized by our legacy brands and rich pipeline of innovative treatments.

We are looking for candidates who will thrive in our entrepreneurial and empowering environment where talent and leadership flourish. Do your values align with our Astellas Way – patient focus, ownership, results, openness and integrity? Then we would love to hear from you.

From the first day in role, everyone at Astellas has a responsibility for creating a brighter future for patients around the world. We nurture exceptional relationships with our employees to allow them to thrive, foster innovation, and deliver exceptional business results. We work to create a culture where our people feel empowered to pursue brave ideas and ambitious outcomes, to have the confidence to be accountable for a higher standard of performance and embody a competitive and solutions-oriented mindset.

Our expertise, science and technology make us a pharma company. Our open and diverse culture is what makes us uniquely Astellas.

Astellas Pharma Canada (APCA) is currently searching for a People Partner reporting to People Partner Cluster Lead.

Description

The People Partner:

• Is responsible for providing multi country case management support to employees and managers which have been escalated by the HR Service Delivery Team.
• Will provide multi-country policy expertise and HR generalist knowledge to support and educate leaders, managers, and associates on all People topics. People Partners support all customer groups and enable the delivery of all life cycle events.
• Is responsible for resolving employee relations issues, support and advise leaders on HR-related matters & policies.
• Is responsible for the delivery of Case Management (i.e., underperformance, disciplinary, grievance and sickness absence), business changes, in-country projects, and cyclical HR processes on behalf of Global HR Business Partners and Centres of Excellence in addition to providing support for employee relations queries.
• Is responsible for delivering a legally compliant HR service in line with identified needs.
• Is responsible for providing data and insights on the volume of activity, trends, issues, concerns, and success stories.
• Will report to the People Partner or People Partner Cluster Lead and will work closely with other HR teams, across the broader HR function and directly with the business

Essential Job Duties

Key Accountabilities:

• Responsible for the provision of legally compliant and sound advice and guidance provided to managers and employees on a variety of case management issues
• Responsible for all employee relations Case Management (i.e., underperformance, disciplinary, cross border, grievance and sickness absence)
• Responsible for executing a portfolio of business change projects and in-country projects in collaboration with HRBPs
• Responsible for providing support to HR Business Partners and Centres of Excellence to execute the delivery of cyclical HR processes (i.e., Talent, Rewards)

Key Deliverables:

Case Management:

• Provide solutions to resolve case management queries escalated from the Service Delivery Team
• Provide advice, guidance and support to managers and employees on case management issues (i.e., underperformance, disciplinary, cross border, grievance and sickness absence) and policy interpretation
• Identify and analyse legal and compliance risks in employment situations and partner with the HR Business Partner & Employee Relations team to mitigate accordingly
• Keep up to date with employment law and employment law trends
• Monitor and track trends in case management queries to proactively identify issues and identify opportunities to overcome these trends
• Escalate complex case management queries to HR Business Partners & Employee Relations as appropriate

Execution of Business Change Projects:

• Collaborate with Subject Matter Experts and HR Business Partners to deliver end-to-end business change projects (for example- business restructure)
• Work closely with broader HR Project teams to deliver in-country project work
• Manage multiple projects; identifying risks, dependencies, overlaps and conflicts (both within and outside of HR) and ensuring deadlines and deliverables are met
• Maintain a mind-set of continuous improvement to identify opportunities to improve the services provided by HR

Delivery of Cyclical HR Processes:

• Collaborate with HR Business Partners and Centres of Excellence to execute and deliver cyclical HR processes (e.g., talent, performance and reward cycles)
• Act as a thought partner to HR Business Partners and Centres of Excellence to ensure that global solutions work locally and that local HR requirements are met
• Execute activity on behalf of Centres of Excellence teams for processes that are outside of the scope of services provided by the Shared Service Centre

Ways of Working:

• Collaborate with Legal, Ethics & Compliance, HR Business Partners and Centres of Excellence to provide the appropriate level of support required
• Work supportively and collaboratively with other teams across HR
• Maintain a proactive approach, taking the initiative and managing self effectively
• Build relationships and trust with key stakeholders
• Seek opportunities to continually improve the services provided by HR

Required Qualifications

• Education – bachelor’s degree
• Years of working experience: 5+ years
• Experience in managing high risk employment-related cases from intake to investigation to resolution
• Proven experience function as a natural collaborator who is authentic, transparent and aligns with the Astellas values and code of conduct
• Proven success partnering and collaborating with stakeholders’ cross-functionally and at all levels
• Strong analytical skills and ability to exercise sound judgement based on policies, procedures, practices, and risk factors
• Excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to inspire trust and confidence and effectively influence the decision-making process
• Self-starter and ability to manage a workload of varying complexity to a high standard
• Experience across core HR functions (e.g., Compensation, Benefits, Performance Management, etc.) with specific experience in HR process design, transaction support and employee administration
• Fluent in English and at least one other European language
• Continuous Improvement knowledge
• Personal computer skills, including MS Office and Outlook
• A broad understanding of the HR employee lifecycle

Additional Information

Astellas Pharma Canada welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the hiring process.

Astellas Pharma Canada requires full Vaccination against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Reasonable accommodation to this policy may be granted for a valid accommodation request under human rights legislation.

No telephone inquiries, in-person applications, or agencies please. While we appreciate all applications, only candidates under consideration will be contacted.

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Astellas is committed to equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment.

EOE including Disability/Protected Veterans

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