Advisor; HR Business Partner), Research & Development

Overview

People Advisor (HR Business Partner), Research & Development

We are seeking a People Advisor to partner with our Research & Development organizations. The ideal candidate will contribute at strategic levels to bring creative and actionable ideas and solutions to a growing organization. This person should have strong business acumen combined with a proven ability to align business needs with HR solutions to move the organization forward. We currently have about 135 people in our Research and Development teams.

Our mission in HR is to promote a culture and community where people can innovate, collaborate and develop. The People Advisor (PA) role partners with our leaders and client groups and collaborates with our HR Centers of Excellence (Staffing, Total Rewards, HR Operations and Learning and Organization Development) to implement and coordinate Calico’s various HR programs and processes, including recruiting great people, providing competitive and inspiring total rewards, fostering a values-based culture, implementing straightforward processes and systems and offering learning and development programs tailored to our unique needs.

The PA partners with senior managers to anticipate and address individual, team and organizational needs and works to develop solutions through cultural and process perspective organizational development. The PA is viewed as a strategic partner, change agent, and member of the line management staff.

HR provides value to the business through influencing analysis and decision-making around organizational strategy, leadership, talent management and development, succession planning, team effectiveness, change management, workforce planning, organization development and design, performance management, employee engagement, employee relations and organizational communications. The PA builds relationships with specific business and scientific leaders to determine their organization’s people-related needs and collaborates with the HR Centers of Excellence to bring the most effective processes, programs and solutions to our workforce.

We are seeking a People Advisor to partner with our Research & Development organizations. The ideal candidate will contribute at strategic levels to bring creative and actionable ideas and solutions to a growing organization. This person should have strong business acumen combined with a proven ability to align business needs with HR solutions to move the organization forward. We currently have about 135 people in our Research and Development teams.

• Diagnose Organizational Needs:
  Develop a deep knowledge of client groups and their needs through regular engagement with leaders and their teams
• Use business and HR insights, metrics, expertise, and decision principles to diagnose topics with varying complexity
• Diagnose root causes of work environment issues, disruptive team dynamics, and ineffective organizational setups

• Recommend Organizational Interventions:
  Provide thought leadership and guidance to managers on organizational design and organization development matters (e.g., reorganizations, building organization capability, strategic workforce planning)
• Initiate interventions and shape solutions in collaboration and co-creation with key stakeholders
• Proactively assess team and manager development needs, make recommendations, and implement appropriate solutions

• Implement HR Processes:
  Serve as a creative partner and “delivery arm” to client groups for HR processes designed and run by the HR Centers of Excellence, including performance management, promotions, development planning, compensation planning, onboarding, offboarding, and performance improvement
• Advise hiring managers on headcount planning, role scoping and search strategy in collaboration with Staffing Partners
• Provide employee relations interventions as needed in close collaboration with direct managers and leaders

• Coach Leaders and Managers:
  Coach and advise leaders to become self-sufficient as strong managers and leaders in leadership team effectiveness, organizational planning, change management, team leadership, organizational leadership, talent…