Human resources specialist Jobs in Lynn, MA

Who We Are :

Xenon Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ : XENE) is a neuroscience-focused biopharmaceutical company committed to discovering, developing, and commercializing innovative therapeutics to improve the lives of people living with neurological and psychiatric disorders. We are looking for great people who thrive in a respectful, collaborative, inclusive, and productive culture to join the Xenon team.

What We Do :

We are advancing an exciting product pipeline to address indications with high unmet medical need, including epilepsy and depression. Our flagship azetukalner program represents the most advanced potassium channel modulator in clinical development for multiple indications. Building upon the positive results and compelling data from our Phase 2b "X-TOLE" study in adult patients with focal epilepsy, our Phase 3 epilepsy program includes multiple clinical trials evaluating azetukalner in patients with focal onset seizures and primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures. In 2024, we are planning to initiate a Phase 3 azetukalner program in major depressive disorder, based on topline data from our Phase 2 "X-NOVA" clinical trial. In addition, we are proud of the leading-edge science coming out of our discovery labs, including early-stage research programs that leverage our extensive ion channel expertise and drug discovery capabilities to identify validated drug targets and develop new product candidates. Backed by a strong balance sheet to support our growth plans, we continue to build a fully integrated, premier neuroscience company with strong discovery, clinical development, corporate, and commercial operations.

About the Role :

We are seeking a Senior Human Resources Specialist contractor to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring systems, processes, data, and documentation are managed for assigned activities within the Commercial HR team. This role will also provide support for full-cycle recruitment and employee life-cycle activities for assigned client groups. As a member of the HR Operations team, the Sr. HR Specialist will work collaboratively to ensure company policies, programs, processes and guidelines are closely followed to ensure there is a well-managed experience for candidates and employees. In addition to these responsibilities, the Sr. HR Specialist will also support U.S. employment law compliance activities, U.S. benefits event and project planning and manage key initiatives. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who enjoys working in a data-driven and complex organization to support a growing and fast-paced organization.

This position reports to the Vice President, Human Resources and is a 12-month contract position. The role will be based out of our Boston, MA, USA office located in Needham. The level of the position will be commensurate with the candidate's education and industry experience. This role is a hybrid position, requiring a minimum of 2 days per week in the office.

RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Commercial HR operations and administrative support

Partner with Program Leads to coordinate execution activities for Commercial People Strategy.

Project manage U.S. Benefits roadmap.

QUALIFICATIONS :

The base salary range for this role is $45.00 - 50.00 per hour USD.

Our Total Rewards program includes base salary, target bonus, and stock options, as well as a full range of benefits including medical, dental, vision, short-& long-term disability, accidental death & dismemberment, and life insurance programs, Employee Assistance Program, travel insurance, and retirement savings programs with company matching contributions.

Xenon encourages time to rest and re-charge through vacation, personal days, sick days, and an end-of-year company shutdown. Xenon highly values employee development and has an expanding Training, Learning & Development program, including a Tuition Assistance program for advanced degrees.

As part of our hiring process, Xenon conducts background checks for finalist candidates. The types of checks conducted will vary depending on the relevance to the position.

US positions only : Xenon Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. participates in the E-Verify program in all states in which we hire. Learn more about the E-Verify program here.

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