Business Partner

Iterative Health is a healthcare technology and services company powering the acceleration of clinical research to transform patient outcomes. We built a leading performance‑driven network of 100+ sites across the US, Europe, India, and Australia, conducting research directly in the communities where care is delivered across gastrointestinal, hepatology, obesity, and cardiology. By combining deep clinical trial expertise with cutting‑edge AI, we connect sponsors’ scientific ambitions with high‑performing research teams that expedite and expand access to novel therapeutics for patients in need.

Today, Iterative Health is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and New York City with 250+ employees worldwide.

We are seeking a strategic and data‑driven People Business Partner to partner closely with leaders across corporate functions and site‑based operational teams in support of a high‑performing, highly distributed healthcare services organization. This role will act as a trusted advisor, aligning people strategies with business priorities to support growth, scalability, and performance across the organization. Operating in a high‑growth, M&A driven environment, this role requires a strong balance of strategic thinking and hands‑on execution.

The People Business Partner will play a key role driving organizational effectiveness, enabling leadership and supporting change initiatives while fostering a high‑performing, mission‑driven culture. This individual must be comfortable pivoting between both a strategic and hands‑on level of engagement, with a strong focus on change and performance management, talent/leadership development, organizational design, employee relations, and integration.

• Serve as a trusted advisor, coach and thought partner to department, team and operational leaders, providing guidance on organizational strategy, workforce planning, employee relations issues and talent implications of business decisions.
• Translate business priorities into actionable HR strategies that drive growth, scalability, and operational excellence to enable a high performing and engaged workforce.
• Develop a deep understanding of IH business units, financial drivers, and market industry dynamics to proactively shape people initiatives that help transform the business as we grow and scale our infrastructure.
• Serve as a strategic liaison and advisor between the business and People Team Center of Excellence (COE) to align HR service delivery with business priorities.
• Identify opportunities to implement data‑informed people strategies that strengthen organizational health, culture and maturity while directly impacting leadership effectiveness and team performance.
• Lead workforce planning with business partners, anticipating skills and capabilities needed to scale the organization beyond current state – develop plans in conjunction with TA to identify talent profiles and succession bench ready for promotion to increased level of scope and responsibility.

• Drive talent and performance management processes that reinforce accountability, ownership and high standards of behaviors/values alignment to support our high‑performance culture.
• Partner with leaders on succession planning, leadership development, compensation strategies and retention initiatives across the enterprise.
• Use data and insights to inform talent decisions and effectively balance business needs with employee advocacy.
• Coach and develop leaders to engage, motivate and lead high performing teams, identifying least effective performance and partnering with team leaders to address performance issues early on.

• Lead change management efforts across our growing and evolving teams/structures to support effective communication, accountability and alignment to our strategic priorities.
• Champion a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement aligned with Iterative Health’s mission.
• Support leaders in navigating ambiguity and leading through transformational change as an organization, providing insights and serving as a “thought…