Background

Sygnature Discovery is a world-leading integrated drug discovery Contract Research Organisation based in the UK and Canada with its headquarters in Nottingham and additional facilities in Alderley Park, Macclesfield, Glasgow, Montreal and Quebec City. Its staff of over 1,000, which includes 900 scientists, partners with global pharma, biotech and NFP organisations.

Since 2004, Sygnature Discovery has delivered over 56 novel pre-clinical and 35 clinical compounds, with its scientists named on over 225 patents. Therapeutic areas of expertise include oncology, inflammation and immunology, neuroscience, metabolic diseases, infectious diseases, and more. To find out more, please visit www.sygnaturediscovery.com.

About the role:

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our People Team as a Senior HR Advisor based at our Alderley Park office. This is a hybrid role, with an expectation to be in the office three days per week.

Reporting to the Head of Business Partnering, the Senior HR Advisor will play a pivotal role in providing both strategic and operational HR support across the organisation. You will work closely with managers to drive performance, employee engagement, and ensure compliance with employment legislation.

We’re on a journey to shape our culture through the lens of our people, examining the entire employee lifecycle to create an environment where individuals can truly thrive.

We’re looking for someone with extensive experience in an HR advisory or generalist role, who can contribute to the broader People Team by understanding company strategy, key priorities, and business challenges, and aligning these with the people strategy and team objectives.

If you're passionate about people, thrive on building strong relationships, and enjoy problem-solving and implementing effective HR initiatives that support the business strategy and promote a positive working environment—we want to hear from you!

Role Responsibilities:

• Manage and lead resolution of ER matters including mediation and formal casework and use data to proactively advice managers.
• Engage with stakeholders to understand their needs and co-create HR solutions
• Support in the design of operating models, systems and structures for departments.
• Coach managers to address organisational challenges and promote effective team behaviours.
• Partner with the Talent team to align recruitment, succession, and development activities to business needs.
• Support departmental succession and workforce planning.
• Facilitates leadership development and performance management programmes.
• Apply HR policy and employment law to a wide range of cases.

Skills & Qualifications:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent.
• CIPD Level 5 qualification or above (or suitable equivalent).
• Significant experience in an HR advisory or generalist role.
• Understands company reward structures and applies benchmarking.
• Experience in handling a wide range of employee relations matters.
• Proven ability to contribute to and implement HR initiatives and projects.
• Experience working across multiple departments or functions.
• Demonstrated ability to use data for insight and reporting.
• Strong working knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practices.
• Proficient in using HR systems and interpreting HR data.
• Ability to influence and engage with stakeholders at all levels.

Benefits

• 🌴 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• 🏥 Private Medical Insurance
• 🛡️ Life Insurance
• 🎯 Employee Assistance Programme
• ⚖️ Enhanced Family Friendly Policies
• 💰 Sygnature Group Pension Scheme
• 💚 1 paid volunteer day per year

If you have any questions or need further information, please contact the Talent Acquisition team at careers@sygnaturediscovery.com. Please do not submit your application to this email address.