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Director, HR Employee Relations

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BioMarin Pharmaceutical

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United States , Novato

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Salary:

76.00 - 100.00 USD / Hour

Job Description:

Reporting to the Vice President, People, Technical Operations & Corporate Groups, the Employee Relations Director is responsible for execution of the Employee Relations Strategy across BioMarin, including Technical Operations, Research & Development, Commercial and Corporate Functions. The role is responsible for providing strategic and operational guidance on enterprise-wide employee relations activities, policies, processes, and procedures pertaining to the BioMarin US locations. This role will command employee relations expertise, excellent judgment, and highly developed analytical, interpersonal, problem-solving and communication skills. This position will support business leaders to handle workplace concerns and co create action plans and provide intervention as necessary. This role will work extensively with Business leaders to identify opportunities to address repeating employee relations issues proactively and preventatively and will provide guidance and coaching to managers of all levels to address behavioural and performance areas. The Employee Relations director will stay attuned to organizational and operational changes across BioMarin locations in the US to identify potential employee relations risks and develop plans to address proactively.

Job Responsibility:

  • Overseeing the management of the employee relations processes and procedures to enable effective conflict resolution, and problem solving
  • Conducting, overseeing, and assisting employee relation issues to manage employee concerns and grievances and to identify and implement appropriate action and accountability practices
  • Identifying a fair and inclusive process appropriate for employee concerns or grievances including the leading of fact-finding, appropriate due diligence, and investigations to ensure the adherence to BioMarin’s employee relations policies and practices
  • Staying attuned to organizational and operational changes across the company to identify potential employee relations risks and develop plans to address proactively
  • Providing guidance and coaching to managers of all levels to address employee behavior and performance
  • Providing guidance and assisting with the development and delivery of appropriate performance feedback or action plans including corrective/disciplinary actions
  • Overseeing the use of effective documentation techniques and maintaining accurate, confidential records regarding all reported matters and fact-finding documentation
  • Interpreting and applying understanding of Employee policies and practices, employment law, and other regulations to provide guidance or clarification on ER matters
  • Maintaining the highest level of integrity when managing employee relations issues and managing reported matters
  • Experience of alternative dispute resolution, specifically workplace mediation
  • Working collaboratively and proactively with other teams, within Legal, Compliance and Payroll to develop an approach that provides the best support to the business
  • Providing guidance aligned to supporting leaders to competently deal with investigations, disciplinaries, grievances, performance management issues / sickness, sensitively in line with policy principles
  • Providing insight to ensure the continued development of relevant employment related people policies and procedures
  • Supporting training initiatives and the continual development management toolkits for leaders
  • Proactively working with leaders to enable them to competently manage people issues promptly using best practice approaches & people policies principles
  • Maintaining up to date knowledge on employment case law and associated legislative changes and effectively utilize this knowledge
  • Ensuring ER cases are recorded, tracked, and proactively managed to conclusion or hand off to the relevant Strategic Business Partner

Requirements:

  • 10 years of experience working in the Employee Relations field
  • Strong analytical, interpersonal, problem-solving and communication skills
  • Ability to work in a dynamic and agile environment
  • Strong strategic, negotiations and diplomacy skills
  • Strong understanding of state and federal US laws concerning labor relations
  • Ability to comprehend, interpret, and apply the appropriate sections of applicable laws, guidelines, regulations, and policies
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills
  • Strong understanding of dispute resolution and compensation administration
  • Ability to remain tactful, calm, and persuasive in controversial and/or confrontational situations
  • Excellent writing and language skills
What we offer:
  • company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans
  • discretionary annual bonus
  • discretionary stock-based long-term incentives
  • paid time off

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
January 31, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
Hybrid work
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