Director, Human Resources Business Partner Summit West - NJ - US R1605567 Posted a day ago

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The Director, Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) serves as the senior People leader and strategic advisor for the Summit, NJ site, a Cell Therapy manufacturing site with approximately 1,400 employees.

Site HR Leadership

• Serve as the primary people leader for the Summit, NJ site, providing visible, credible leadership to site executives, managers, and employees.
• Hold single-point accountability for local people strategy execution, ensuring alignment with enterprise direction, regulatory requirements, and site priorities.
• Represent HR within site leadership forums and key governance bodies, bringing forward insight, perspective, and constructive challenge.

Business Partnership

• Act as a strategic thought partner to Cell Therapy Manufacturing and Operations leaders, integrating people strategy with business strategy to improve execution, capability, and resilience.
• Provide HR leadership within a regulated manufacturing and quality environment, advising leaders on workforce implications of compliance, capacity, and operational change.
• Anticipate external, workforce, and regulatory trends and translate them into actionable people and organizational recommendations.

People Strategy & Workforce Execution

• Translate enterprise People strategies into locally relevant, executable plans aligned with local labor requirements and site culture.
• Lead execution of core HR processes including performance management, talent planning, succession, engagement, rewards, and development, ensuring high-quality outcomes.
• Apply data, analytics, and diagnostics to evaluate organizational health, talent pipelines, engagement signals, and workforce risks, enabling evidence-based decision-making.

Culture, Engagement & Employee Relations

• Serve as a culture architect and steward, reinforcing BMS values, leadership expectations, and behaviors that support performance and inclusion.
• Lead complex employee relations matters in partnership with Employee Relations and Legal, applying sound judgment and deep contextual understanding.
• Design and guide engagement, change, and communication approaches that strengthen trust, clarity, and organizational effectiveness.

Collaboration Hub & Matrix Partnership

• Support co-located regional and global teams by partnering closely with global HRBPs and Centers of Excellence, enabling effective local integration and employee experience.
• Operate effectively in a matrixed HR model, balancing strong site ownership with enterprise alignment and collaboration.
• Orchestrate HR service delivery across partners to ensure a seamless, high-quality leader and employee experience.

Strategic Influence & Representation

• Provide executive coaching and counsel to senior leaders to enhance leadership capability, decision-making, and team effectiveness.
• Influence and inform enterprise People strategies by sharing insights, best practices, and learnings from the Summit Cell Therapy site.
• Represent the site internally and externally on people-related topics, including regulatory interactions, employer branding, and local partnerships as appropriate.

• BA/BS Degree, Advanced Degree preferred, and 15+ years of HR relevant business experience
• Proven leadership effectiveness in followership, innovation, people program/project management, and…