The Senior HR Business Partner will align business strategy with people plans, support talent management, ensure compliance, and mentor junior HR staff while maintaining a focus on employee experience.
What We Do:
Care Access is a unique, multi-specialty network of research sites which operates as one connected team of physician investigators, nurse coordinators, and operations managers. Our goal is to engage every healthcare professional in clinical research and to make clinical trials a care option for every patient. By removing this bottleneck, Care Access is helping accelerate the approval and delivery of critical and life-saving therapies.
Who We Are:
We care. Our people are the engines behind our mission: to revolutionize access to clinical trials for the benefit of patients everywhere. We care for one another, find new ideas to accelerate medicine, and seed a long-term impact for generations.
Position Overview:
We are seeking a Senior HR Business partner to join our People & Talent team supporting teams in our US employee population. As a senior individual contributor, you’ll turn business strategy into a clear people plan and help leaders build healthy, high-performing teams. You’ll be the go-to HR partner for your business teams and help bring to life programs designed by our Compensation, Benefits and Talent Acquisition teams and by working with People Operations to land them smoothly. You’ll protect fairness and compliance in a healthcare/clinical research setting (HIPAA, GCP/GxP) while keeping the employee experience at the center. If you’re energized by solving real business problems with practical, human solutions, we’d love to meet you.
What You'll Be Working On (Duties Include but Not Limited to):
- Strategic partner to BU leadership: Translate business goals into people plans (workforce & skills), advise on org design (role clarity, skills), and drive change so it lands for your teams; lead cross-functional, continuous-improvement efforts that remove friction and improve adoption.
- Talent, succession & manager effectiveness: Lead talent reviews and succession for critical roles; support internal mobility; own engagement action-planning with leaders; lead performance management and coach managers through complex ER cases.
- People analytics & risk: Leverage AI and HRIS data to enable decisions; ensure compliance with multi-state employment laws and advise on policy updates as laws evolve; triage complex ER matters and partner with ER/Legal on formal investigations; maintain audit-ready documentation.
- Rewards & workforce decisions: Partner with Compensation on job architecture, annual pay cycles, pay-equity reviews, and offers/exceptions; collaborate with Benefits/HR Ops on leaves, accommodations, and return-to-work plans within governance and business needs.
- Systems, change communications & mentorship: Represent BU needs in HRIS/IT changes (requirements, UAT, rollout); plan people-change communications with Internal Communications; mentor junior HR team members through coaching, work reviews, and skills development (non-supervisory).
What You Bring (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities):
- Demonstrated influence with senior managers in a matrixed, fast-changing environment.
- Working knowledge of U.S. employment law and ER fundamentals; experience partnering with COEs and HR Ops/HRIS.
- Proficiency with HRIS and people analytics; ability to turn data into decisions; AI literacy for HR workflows.
- Strong consulting skills (problem framing, options/implications, crisp recommendations), facilitation, and communication.
- Previous experience mentoring or directly managing other HR professionals in ER matters.
Certifications, Education, and Experience:
- Bachelors in HR, Business, Org Psych, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- SHRM, HRCI or other relevant HR certifications preferred.
- 7-10+ years HR experience with 3+ years as an HRBP or client-facing HR advisor.
Physical/Travel Requirements
- This is a remote position with less than 10% travel requirements. Occasional planned travel may be required as part of the role.
- Type of travel required: National
Benefits (US Full-Time Employees Only)
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and Company Paid Holidays
- 100% Employer paid medical, dental, and vision insurance plan options
- Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Accounts
- Bi-weekly HSA employer contribution
- Company paid Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability
- 401(k) Retirement Plan, with Company Match
Diversity & Inclusion
We serve patients and researchers from diverse cultures and communities around the world. We are stronger and better when we build a team representing the people we aim to support. We maintain an inclusive culture where people from a broad range of backgrounds feel valued and respected as they contribute to our mission. We value diversity and believe that unique contributions drive our success.
At Care Access, every day, we are advancing medical breakthroughs. We’re uniting standard patient care with cutting-edge treatments and research. Our work brings life-changing therapies to those in need and paves the way for newer and greater treatments to reach the world. We’re proud to advance these breakthroughs and work with the big players while engaging with the
physicians and caring for patients.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Care Access is unable to sponsor work visas at this time.
Employment Statement
Care Access complies with all employment laws and regulations with respect to its employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, and pay equity and wages. Care Access does not engage in any unfair or forced labor practice and does not tolerate, under any circumstances, the use of any form of forced or involuntary labor, child labor, or human trafficking. This extends to suppliers, partners, or other third parties with whom Care Access does business. Care Access values and promotes the protection of human rights everywhere.
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