You will help biotech, medtech, and specialty pharma companies transform life-changing ideas and breakthrough science into new medicines, devices, and diagnostics. What we do is profoundly connected to saving and improving lives, and we recognize our team members are the most valuable asset in delivering success.
We are here to help you grow, to give you the skills and opportunities to excel at work with the flexibility and balance your life requires.
Your ideas influence the way we work, and your voice matters here.
As an essential part of our team, you help us deliver the medical innovation that patients are desperate for.
Join us and build your future here.
What You'll Be Doing:
Assist in the review, testing and implementation of HCMS systems, upgrades or configuration changes. Collaborate with functional and technical staff to coordinate application of upgrade or fix. Maintain HCMS tables, document process and results.
Provide support for HCMS, including researching and resolving HCMS problems, unexpected results or process flaws; performing scheduled activities; recommending solutions or alternate methods to meet requirements, ensure integrity of interfaces with other systems and vendors.
Recommend process/customer service improvements, innovative solutions, policy changes and/or major variations from established policy that must be approved by appropriate leadership prior to implementation. Responsible for logical design of people systems workflows. Serve as a key liaison with third parties and other stakeholders (e.g. People Services, Payroll, IT).
Write, maintain and support a variety of reports or queries using appropriate reporting tools. Assist in development of standard reports for ongoing customer needs. Help maintain data integrity in systems by running queries and analyzing data.
Develop user procedures, guidelines and documentation. Train clients on new processes/functionality. Train new system users.
Maintain awareness of current trends in HCMS with a focus on product and service development, delivery and support, and applying key technologies. Examine trends in information systems training, materials and techniques. Continuously increase both HR knowledge and HRIS application/tools knowledge. Participate in user group meetings/conferences.
What We Are Searching For:
Bachelor’s degree or its international equivalent in a related field.
5+ years global HRIS experience, or Global HR Specialist experience with a systems orientation
Minimum of 2 years of experience with Workday Recruiting
Workday administration experience required, dedicated support of one or more modules preferred – HCM, Recruiting, Absence, Compensation, or Benefits
Excellent organizational and time-management skills, able prioritize work to meet deadlines.
Is customer service focused in approach to work both internally and externally
Preferred location: East Coast
Premier Research is dedicated to providing compensation that is fair and competitive with market standards. The annualized starting base pay for this role is $83,000.00 USD. The actual salary will be influenced based on a variety of factors such as the candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role. We also offer a comprehensive benefits package, which may include health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.
Premier Research is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that is compliant with all federal guidelines. All qualified applicants will receive equitable consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status
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