Employee Relations Manager

CW, Employee Relations Manager

Location: Basking Ridge, NJ- 100% Remote

Duration: Contract till September 2026 with possibility to extend

Job Description:

Job Title: CW, Manager, Employee Relations

Job Schedule: Candidate able to work 100% remote for duration of assignment.

Job Summary:

This role has responsibility for - managing employee relations cases with business stakeholders with guidance and oversight, which includes but is not limited to intake, interviews, documentation review, coaching and closeouts. Accountable for end-to-end processing of employee relations concerns including creating issues summaries; pre-investigation plans, writing investigation reports and maintaining ER case files for reporting purposes.

Managing the exit interview process and metrics, which includes conducting exit interviews, reviewing exit trends and synthesizing data on a quarterly basis.

Project management as assigned for employee relations initiatives, policy administration and HR compliance and regulatory reporting/FDA readiness.

Reponsibilities:

Employee relations and investigations uses business acumen, policy interpretation and risk mitigation to conduct effective investigations and coach/counsel employees and management with guidance and oversight. Effectively triages potential issues compliance/legal to ensure appropriate approach is taken. With oversight, conducts investigations in response to employee or management complaints of inappropriate conduct/bhavior or matters concerning performance and recommends disciplinary actions in accordance with company policy. Works directly with business stakeholder using HRBP as information intake as necessary managing performance improvement plans in accordance with company policies. Elevates issues to the employee relations head for possible program changes and learning and development opportunities. Supports employees throughout the issues escalation process and tracks the incident to ensure proper issue closure. Provides coahing to managers and employees on preventing or resolving employee relations issues based on guidance and direction from ER head. Properly documents all employee relations data and documents. Manages exit interview process including metrics and reporting. Project management. Ability to project manage ER initiatives or implementation of HR best practices and training. Assist as needed with policy administration, HR compliance, and regulatory reporting and FDA readiness and ADA accommodation requests.

Skills:

Skills: Ability to exercise sound judgment and make connections between HR processes/policies and the businesses we serve and in a highly regulated pharmaceutical environment. Strong written communication and verbal communication skills, ability to translate processes into training and other presentation/policy/program documents Ability to work effectively with management and all levels of HR partners Ability to ensure a high level of discretion and confidentiality Ability to complete multiple duties with accuracy shifting from one to another with frequent interruptions and competing deadlines Familiarity with Affirmative Action Program development Strong computer skills including proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, HRIS systems and web-browsers

Qualifications: Successful candidates will be able to meet the qualifications below with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Education Qualifications (from an accredited college or university)

Bachelor's Degree in a related field required

Master's Degree in a related field preferred

Experience Qualifications

4 or More Years of Human Resources experience, 5+ years preferred required

Human Resources pharmaceutical industry experience required

Ability to understand employee and managers needs required

Ability to make fair and unbiased assessments of investigations required

Demonstration of strong business acumen required

• Demonstration of strong coaching/counselling skills required

1 or More Years Human Resources Business Partner experience, 2+ years preferred preferred