About adMare BioInnovations:
With a strong track record of globally competitive scientific discovery, Canadian life sciences is primed to lead the world. To make this a reality, adMare BioInnovations uses its scientific and commercial expertise, specialized R&D infrastructure, and seed capital to build strong life sciences companies, robust ecosystems, and industry-ready talent. We re-invest our returns into the Canadian industry to ensure its long-term sustainability.
Our 29 portfolio companies have attracted more than $2.3 billion of risk capital, have a combined value of over $4 billion, and employ more than 1000 Canadians. Our Innovation Centres are home to 35+ biotech companies, contract research organizations, and specialized commercialization support organizations. The adMare Academy has trained more than 500 alumni – 94% of whom are now working to build our life sciences industry.
Job Summary:
This is an exciting time to be working in Life Sciences, and to join adMare BioInnovations as we grow our People and Culture team across Canada. We are passionate about providing an exceptional experience for our team, so we are seeking a highly motivated organizational development professional to join us in Montreal. You will make an immediate impact as you work with the P&C leadership team to implement our talent strategy and cultivate our purpose and results driven culture, while taking a leading role in organizational onboarding, leadership, capability and career development, and employee engagement.
You love working with people and teams and helping them achieve great things! Having experience in Life Sciences is an asset and being bilingual is a requirement. adMare offers a hybrid work environment, and infrequent travel may be required between offices in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal.
Responsibilities:
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Act as a strategic partner with the organizations leaders to align HR initiatives with business objectives
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Develop and implement HR programs, policies, and procedures in collaboration with the HR team
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Provide guidance and support to managers and employees on HR-related matters, including employee relations, performance management, talent management, and employee engagement
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Support recruitment and selection processes, including interviewing, and selection
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Support the onboarding process for new employees, ensuring a positive experience for all new hires
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Manage employee relations issues, conducting investigations, and providing guidance and support to managers and employees
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Provide HR-related training to managers and employees, including performance management, leadership development, and compliance with labor laws and regulations
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Develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders in the organization, including employees, managers, and external partners
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Serve as an employee champion to ensure that processes and relationships are fair and equitable, that communications are open, and that conflict is managed effectively.
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Maintain knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory/statutory changes, and new technologies in human resources, talent management, and employment law; apply this knowledge to communicate changes in policy, practice, and resources.
Requirements:
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Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business Administration, or related field with minimum 5 years’ experience in an HR advisory capacity, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. CPHR is an asset
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General knowledge of and experience in all functional aspects of HR, with a demonstrated ability to manage both tactical and strategic HR functions
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General knowledge of skills development and capacity building strategies
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Solid skills in MS Office Suite, including proficiency with reporting and metrics
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Exceptional interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
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Adept at collaborating with others, and contributing individually
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Adaptive self-motivator with a can-do approach and thrives in fast-paced, expanding, changing, and growing environment
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Bilingual English and French
The state of the language situation and the assessment of the language needs of our company justify the requirement of knowledge of a language other than French for this position. In this case, the successful candidate for this position is required to have an excellent command of English, both spoken and written, due to the fact that the tasks to be performed include the responsibility to maintain, on a continuous and daily basis, relations with our Canadian team, whose main language of oral and written exchange is English, and to be able to discuss scientific and business concepts competently and in detail in this language.
At adMare we are driven by our vision and united by our shared values of Courage, Collaboration, Objectivity, Judgment, Excellence, and Reach.
adMare is fully committed to the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion; and to making them an integral part of our organizational strategy – a commitment that is not just about words but is about specific actions to create a barrier-free, respectful, and welcoming working environment wherein everyone feels welcomed, supported, included, valued and empowered to succeed. We are also proud to be an early adopter of the Government of Canada’s 50–30 Challenge to achieve meaningful and substantive improvements in workplace diversity and inclusion at all levels of the organization, including positions of influence and senior leadership.
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