HR Business Partner (18 months Contract)

Job Description:

At Ferring Pharmaceuticals, we help people around the world build families and live better lives. We are entrepreneurial and innovative, with a global team focused on scientific advances in the areas of reproductive and women’s health, gastroenterology and urology. Ferring + You is all about working together and sharing ideas, so that we can bring science to life for patients around the world.

Ferring+You 
Partnering mainly with Global Corporate functions and part of our local HR Business Partner team, you will be responsible for promoting and supporting an inclusive, engaging, inspiring and high-performing environment based in Saint-Prex (Vaud).

Your day at Ferring
As HR Business Partner, you are actively contributing to improve efficiency to ensure a consistent, professional and inspiring employee experience. You are playing a key role in liaising with key stakeholders, advocating best HR practices and delivering our people strategy in an engaging and sustained manner.

• Serve as the key HR point of contact and trusted Business Partner mainly for Global Corporate Functions to support effectively company’s strategy and objectives. Act as HR Business Partner back-up for other functions. 

• Partner with Leadership and Management teams to execute the People strategy while delivering high quality service to the employees and leaders in a context of cultural change and transformation.

• Provide group and one-on-one coaching to support leadership development, business decision-making and performance management.

• Ensure measurement of HR processes/projects to improve effectiveness.

• Represent HR function for the assigned functions.

• Provide advice on performance and related issues and coach leaders through the performance improvement processes.

•  Lead recruitment activities in close collaboration with the Talent Acquisition team and relevant Global HR Business Partners.

• Manage HR activities related to employee life cycle (including recruitment, onboarding, learning & development, performance management, merit increase, promotions, internal transfers, absence management) for the assigned functions in close cooperation with the HR Operations team.

• Manage employee relation issues with managers and long-term absences by partnering closely with the Occupational Health Nurse and insurances.

• Participate in the yearly performance, talent management and succession planning processes.

• Ensure continuous improvement of service standards and alignment with industry best practices.

• Act as voice of the customer on Global HR Projects. Partnering with Global HR community on key initiatives such as the Employee Engagement Survey, HR processes & tools and policies.

Behind our innovation…There’s you

• Have a bachelor’s degree (master’s degree strongly preferred), in business administration, Organization, Psychology, Swiss “Brevet Federal” specialty in Human Resources or equivalent.

• Have a minimum of 5 years as HR Business Partner in a global/matrix organisation. Experience in local labor law. Knowledge of payroll processes and social security.

• Have a strong knowledge of and hands-on experience applying the key HR disciplines (organizational development, change management, coaching, compensation, rewards, benefits, learning and development, Swiss employment law, Employee Relations).

• Excellent interpersonal and business partnering skills with high level of perseverance and patience.

• Excellent listening skills, presentation and communication skills, facilitation and coaching skills.

• Business acumen, analytical and problem solving. 

• Have a broad knowledge of HR information systems (note that Ferring uses Workday, ServiceNow and Cornerstone). Good knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.

• Fluent English and French.

• Available immediately. 

Behind our purpose… There’s you
If our mission and your vision are aligned, please apply!

We strive to build and maintain an inclusive and diverse workplace with equal opportunities and mutual respect for all employees regardless of their backgrounds and socioeconomic status.

Note to agencies: this search is being managed by Ferring’s Talent Acquisition team. Kindly do not send us spontaneous profiles. 

Location:Switzerland HQ - St-Prex