Position: Junior HRBP
Location: Remote, UK
Client: Biotechnology
Type: 6 months contract initially
Main Responsibilities
* Provide day-to-day HR support across the employee lifecycle, assisting HR Partners/HRBPs.
* Act as the first point of contact for routine HR queries, offering policy guidance and escalating complex issues.
* Manage standard HR cases and lifecycle changes while ensuring a high level of service.
* Support organizational change initiatives through data preparation, reporting, and insights.
* Coordinate employee relations processes, including meetings, documentation, and action tracking, with strict confidentiality.
* Collaborate with HR shared services to ensure efficient and accurate service delivery, promoting self-service and AI tools.
* Prepare presentations and materials for key HR processes (e.g., talent reviews, performance calibrations, engagement reviews).
* Develop HR analytics outputs such as dashboards, reports, and presentations.
* Translate data into actionable insights by identifying trends, root causes, and recommendations for decision-making.
Main Requirements
* Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, Economics, Statistics, Psychology, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
* 2–3 years of experience in HR support, operations, or people analytics.
* Strong analytical skills, particularly in Excel (e.g., pivot tables, lookups); knowledge of Power BI or Tableau is a plus.
* Experience with HR metrics, performance management, compensation cycles, or workforce planning.
* Basic understanding of HR policies and employment practices; local labor law knowledge is advantageous.
* Experience creating dashboards and presenting data insights (e.g., Power BI, SQL, Python is a plus).
* Familiarity with HR systems (e.g., Workday) and handling sensitive employee data.
* Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain data to non-technical audiences.
* Fluent in English; additional languages (e.g., German) are a plus.
ABOUT PLANET PHARMA
Planet Pharma is an American parented Employment Business/Agency that provides global staffing services with its head-quarters in Chicago and our EMEA regional office located in Central London. We have invested significantly in creating a robust international platform that enables us to work compliantly in 30+ countries with a current network of 2500+ active contractors globally as well as a very strong permanent / direct hire recruitment offering.
Our specialist knowledge and close relationships with our clients and the wider industry really makes us unique in our field. Just recently we were recognised by FORBES as the 17th best professional staffing firm, and have won multiple awards from industry accredited bodies for our commitment to excellence and service delivery. We have extensive functional expertise including: Regulatory Affairs, Pharmacovigilance, QA, QC, Submissions experts, Clinical development, Quality, Biostatistics, and Medical Affairs / Writing.
We are an equal opportunities Recruitment Business and Agency.
We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
www.planet-pharma.com