Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across three continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.

The Head HR Small Molecules Visp is responsible for the development and execution of the People roadmap and related activities within Small Molecules Visp. In line with overall functional business strategy and Lonza/Site HR People roadmap, she/he will act as a coach, mentor and HR subject matter expert, responsible for providing strategic HR partnership in all key HR areas with a focus on the full employee lifecycle from hire to retire including OD, workforce planning and driving transformation. The incumbent is part of the Small Molecules Visp leadership team and specifically supports the growth over the next years considering recruiting but also cultural aspects. The Head HR Small Molecules Visp will support their leadership teams both to set up and to ensure a sustainable organization for the future. She/he is a Member of the Visp HR Leadership Team.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide proactive and strategic guidance and support for organizational planning and development initiatives that align the human resources agenda in support of key business strategies and initiatives.
• Drive an effective and client-oriented HRBP Small Molecules team in order to provide coaching, consultation and guidance to people managers in all employee life-cycle matters.
• Responsible for the strategic workforce planning within Small Molecules Visp.
• Establish and execute staffing plans for the growth projects within Small Molecules Visp.
• Leverage RPO/TA resources to ensure a robust pipeline of both internal and external talent exists to fill existing and evolving team staffing needs.
• Help foster a culture where employees can be retained and developed.
• Ensure OTR in line with global guidance on site and respective action plans.
• Support people manager in their development to become effective leaders.
• Drive the Small Molecules Growth Projects from an HR Perspective at the Visp Site.
• Strong Interaction with the Global HR BP’s and HR Quality & HR Biologics teams.
• Drive the Visp Site Transformation, in strong collaboration with the HR LT Visp and the SLT Visp.
• Support the local and global People Strategy by setting best practice example, take part in and provide input for HR key projects at the Visp Site
• Act as coach and talent manager for HR Business Partners in Visp
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Key requirements:

• BSc. in the field of Business, Psychology or similar is required; MSc. in the field of Business, Psychology or similar is preferred.
• Must be business fluent in German & English
• Highly experience within HR Business Partnering or related areas
• Relationship Building / Influencing: Demonstrate effective and appropriate influencing skills with senior management/partners, combining high-level human capital knowledge with deep organizational understanding. Build strong relationships with solid trust and mutual respect as the foundation. Leverage strong judgment skills to make decisions. Instinctively know when and how to introduce change, in such a way that it is broadly accepted and institutionalized.
• Results Oriented: Energetic, resourceful, with strong service orientation and positive can-do attitude. Fully committed to the job and to deliver outstanding work. Never satisfied with status-quo, continually striving for excellence. Enjoys working hands-on
• Change Agent: Comfortable designing for the future, while managing day-to-day HR matters. Able to anticipate risks and propose practical plans to mitigate them. Appreciates HR’s impact and how HR is an integral part of the company’s business strategy.
• Self-starter: Able to challenge the status-quo sensitively and constructively. Intellectually agile, self-confident and highly articulate.

Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.