HR Advisor

Employee Lifecycle Management

• Support the HR Operations team with onboarding, probation reviews, employee changes, family leave processes, and offboarding activities.
• Ensure all employee records and documentation are accurate, up to date, and compliant.
• Assist with the administration and coordination of people processes throughout the employee lifecycle.

Employee Relations

• Provide support on employee relations matters including absence management, disciplinary, grievance, and performance cases.
• Prepare documentation, attend meetings where required, and support case management activity.
• Escalate complex or high-risk matters to HR Business Partners as appropriate.

Learning, Development, and Engagement

• Support the coordination of learning and development activities across the organisation.
• Assist with employee engagement, wellbeing, and recognition initiatives as directed from the wider HR team.
• Help identify opportunities to enhance the employee experience and strengthen organisational culture.

HR Operations and Projects

• Maintain HR systems and ensure data accuracy and integrity.
• Produce regular HR reports and analyse key people metrics.
• Support the delivery of HR initiatives, organisational change activities, and continuous improvement projects.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of HR policies, processes, and guidance materials.

Compliance and Governance

• Ensure HR activities are conducted in line with employment legislation, company policies, and best practice.
• Support audits, compliance reviews, and governance requirements.
• Promote a culture of fairness, inclusion, and accountability.

Essential Skills, Qualifications & Experience:

• Human Resources Knowledge: Working knowledge of HR principles, policies, procedures, and employment law.
• Employee Relations: Experience handling multiple employee relations issues with sensitivity and discretion.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Project Management: Strong organisational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Problem Solving: Analytical thinking and decision-making ability to address HR-related challenges proactively.
• Experience: Experience within biotechnology, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, research, or other highly regulated environments.
• Adaptability: Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with a flexible, solution-focused approach.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, or a related field is preferred, or clear evidence from career history of qualification by experience.

Desirable Skills, Qualifications & Experience:

• CIPD Level 3 or Level 5

We offer the following benefits:

• Competitive salary (dependent on experience) + travel + bonus
• Enhanced holiday. Our annual leave allowance is 25 days plus 8 bank holidays and an additional 3 days between Christmas and New Year. You will also have the opportunity to purchase an additional 5 days annual leave in January and July.
• Pension - Employer contribution 7.5%, minimum employee contribution 5%
• Life Assurance.
• Income Protection
• Private Medical Insurance as standard for you, your partner, and any dependents. Including hospital Cash Plan
• Employee discounts
• Electric car scheme
• Nursery Salary Sacrifice scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Family Planning
• Neurodiversity support including advice and assessments
• Coaching & Therapy services

Working Together – What It Involves:

• You must be eligible to work in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary.
• You must be based in, or within easy commuting distance of, Oxford.
• During peak periods, some longer hours may be required, and some working across multiple time zones due to the global nature of the programme.
• Due to the nature of this position, this is an office-based role.