• Provide day-to-day HR administrative and operational support across the employee lifecycle, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and a high level of client service. • Prioritize and manage multiple client accounts efficiently, ensuring consistency and high-quality. • Deliver HR services across all client accounts; including but not limited to: General HR Administration, On/offboarding Management, Compliance Assistance, LOA, Handbook/Policy Development, Performance Management, SOP creation, etc. • Develop and maintain strong client relationships and foster trust and confidence, proactive communication, and responsiveness. • Work closely with Project Managers, Client Relationship Managers and/or Technical Account Managers to understand client deliverables and provide regular and detailed status updates, ensuring transparency and accountability. • Collaborate with internal team members to identify opportunities for process improvement. • Leverage HR experience to anticipate future challenges and proactively address any issues that may arise. • Propose and implement innovative solutions to enhance service delivery and client satisfaction. • Stay updated on industry trends, regulatory changes, and best practices in HR. • Serve as a first point of escalation for employee relations concerns and coach managers through early-stage issues. • Conduct initial fact-finding for low-risk investigations and prepare summaries for HR leadership. • Provide guidance to managers on progressive discipline, performance documentation, and policy interpretation. • Support change management efforts during HR program rollouts by preparing guides, FAQs, or micro-trainings. • Perform any additional tasks or responsibilities as assigned.

Lead HR programs across talent management and employee engagement, serve as a trusted contact for employees, manage employee relations matters, and administer HR processes to ensure compliance and operational consistency.

Title: People Partner (HR) Location: East Hanover Full time Job Description: Job Description Summary We’re a team of dedicated and smart people united by a drive to achieve together. The US People and Organization (P&O) team is seeking a new People Partner to support Commercial Organization. You will be a trusted advisors offering in-country policy expertise and knowledge to support and educate leaders, managers and associates on all People and Organization (P&O) topics on the moments that matter. People Partners support business groups in country, enabling the delivery of lifecycle events, the employee value proposition, talent acquisition, talent management, learning, performance management, employee relations, rewards, pay and reporting. In addition, People Partners implement P&O change initiatives at a country level acting as agents of change by working collaboratively with Business Partners and Senior People Partners. We work collaboratively across divisions and adapt our support to meet the evolving needs of the business, bringing curiosity, strong problem-solving skills, an agility mindset, and a willingness to embrace AI and technology-enabled ways of working. Job Description Novartis will not sponsor visas for this position. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support for this role: please only apply if this location is accessible for you. This role is required to be in our East Hanover office 3x/week - #Hybrid. Key Responsibilities:  - Implements P&O initiatives, supporting the overall P&O strategy. Ensure People Partnering processes are accomplished with high quality and efficiency. Champions culture and supports implementation of corporate initiatives. - Drive buy-in and utilization of data and analytics to identify risk and trends, and to apply these business insights to inform decisions and actions. - Embraces customer feedback to understand the customer journey with moments that matter and makes recommendations for continuous improvement. Implement enhancements and modification as necessary to meet both the business and customer needs. - Ensure compliance with local equity / Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) regulations. - Manage the delivery of in-country transformations, consult with legal, provides advice and guidance for managers through the local US process, oversee associate notice / handover meetings and overall restructuring life cycle. - Manage the execution of local implementation of large-scale organizational and day-to-day organizational structure changes, in line with country regulations / policies. Manage internal movement offers and mobility. - Ensures local Employee Relations regulations are in line with local regulations and Novartis integrity standards from a cross divisional / country lens. Manages Employee relations within client group, coaching and mentoring associates and managers. - Promotes the contribution of ideas and solutions to the P&O network (Country Business Partners, Global Business Partners and Country P&O Boards). Seeks to establish strong relationships with cross-divisional P&O community members to understand needs and challenges and drive continuous improvement. Essential Criteria: - BA Degree in a relevant HR or related discipline. - At minimum 5+ years' work experience in P&O – with breadth of experience across P&O disciplines. At minimum 3+ years supporting a complex and metrics organization within the US. - Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work independently, manage competing priorities in a fast-paced changing environment, influence without authority, coach leaders, solve problems practically, and collaborate effectively across the organization. - Coaching and mentoring; proficient in facilitation, influencing and collaborating across boundaries. Strong project management capabilities and people analytics skills, effectiveness with data / metrics / reporting to inform decision making. Employee relations, risk management, change implementation and change management expertise. - Strong hands-on experience using Workday (or comparable HR systems) to manage end-to-end P&O processes (e.g., talent moves, org changes, performance, recruitment), with a clear understanding of how system workflows translate into employee and manager experience - Proven AI and technology fluency, with practical experience applying AI tools and digital solutions to enhance day-to-day work (e.g., generating insights, improving processes, drafting communications), and a strong curiosity to continuously adopt new technologies - Demonstrated ability to lead and advise on employee relations matters, ensuring compliance with local regulations and company standards, while building manager capability through coaching, guidance, and proactive issue resolution - Fluency in English both oral and written communication skills. Desirable Criteria - Experience within similar PeoplePartner/ Human Resource Employee Support role. - Exposure to multinational organizations. - Ability to operate confidently in a standardized, tech enabled processes (e.g., Workday). Commitment to data quality, compliance, and process discipline. Benefits & Rewards The salary for this position is expected to range between $98,700 and $183,300 per year. The final salary offered is determined based on factors like, but not limited to, relevant skills and experience, and upon joining Novartis will be reviewed periodically. Novartis may change the published salary range based on company and market factors. Your compensation will include a performance-based cash incentive and, depending on the level of the role, eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards. US-based eligible employees will receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, life and disability benefits, a 401(k) with company contribution and match, and a variety of other benefits. In addition, employees are eligible for a generous time off package including vacation, personal days, holidays and other leaves. Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. EEO Statement: The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. Accessibility and reasonable accommodations The Novartis Group of Companies are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to us.reasonableaccommodations@novartis.com or call +1(877)395-2339 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message. Salary Range $98,700.00 - $183,300.00 Skills Desired Business Acumen, Change Implementation, Coaching, Connecting The Dots, Data Analysis & Reporting, Empathy, Employee Lifecycle Management, Employee Relations & Engagement, Influencing, Matrix Collaboration, Operational Excellence, Performance Management, Project Management, Resilience, Stakeholder Management

Role Description As our HR Coordinator, you will support critical HR functions and foster positive employee experiences by building partnerships with Centers of Excellence and streamlining processes. Every day you will provide comprehensive support for onboarding new employees, facilitate manager and employee self-service transactions, and meticulously ensure data integrity across various HR systems. To be successful in this role you will demonstrate a strong ability to collaborate effectively across HR functions, manage multiple tasks with precision, and commit to delivering exceptional service that enhances the overall employee experience. Responsibilities - Ensure needs are met in a timely manner and with the highest level of customer service in support of HR functional support, as well as manager and employee transactional HR support. - Provide HR Policy guidance to assist employees in locating and navigating enterprise and divisional policies. - Oversee onboarding activities for all new hires to ensure complete and accurate information is collected and entered into HR systems and to ensure positive experience for all candidates. - Support Day One Orientation, as well as monitoring of candidate experience to ensure alignment with culture and efficiency of activities. - Coordinate day-to-day HR administrative tasks to ensure compliance and accurate entry of data into HR systems. - Assist and oversee initiatives for the office to include coordinating candidate interviews, employee engagement initiatives and facility specific programs. - Partner with HR teams to design effective programs, processes, and policies to ensure standards across the facility/division are aligned within each facility and across all areas. - Identify and implement HR best practices to align, partner and collaborate with leadership to ensure high standards of service. - Perform ad hoc requests and assist with special projects and other tasks or initiatives as needed. - Assists the HR leader with integrating culture standards consistent with the CommonSpirit Health’s mission, vision and values into business unit/facility/market/division practices and processes to ensure all employees experience and engage in supporting the desired work culture. - Collaborates with HR leaders and CoEs to support the accomplishment of business goals, objectives, and outcomes. - Identifies business unit/facility/service line needs to HR Leader and CoE partners for program and resource solutions that support effective people management and operational performance. - Assists the HR leader and CoE with the implementation of programs/initiatives to increase awareness and understanding by employees and leaders. - Supports the HR leader and CoE partners to develop, implement, and improve processes for engagement and communication between the CoE and Business Partners that ensure the effective utilization of the CoEs on an ongoing basis. Qualifications - High School Graduate General Studies and Three years relevant experience - High School GED General Studies and Three years relevant experience - Associates Other Associates Degree and one year relevant experience - Bachelors Other Bachelor's Degree and one year relevant experience