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Apellis Pharmaceuticals · 3 days ago

Director, Human Resources Business Partner

Waltham, MA

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

$187K/yr - $280K/yr

10+ years exp

Apellis Pharmaceuticals is a global biopharmaceutical company leading the way in complement science to develop life-changing therapies. The Director, HR Business Partner – Tech Ops & Quality will serve as the primary HR partner to senior leaders, driving organizational effectiveness, leadership capability, and talent governance across a complex operating environment.

BiotechnologyHealth CarePharmaceuticalTherapeutics

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary HR Business Partner to Tech Ops & Quality senior leaders, advising on organizational design, workforce strategy, leadership effectiveness, and change management

Translate business and operational strategy into people priorities that enable scale, compliance, and execution excellence

Provide coaching to senior leaders on performance, accountability, communication, culture, and inclusion

Lead workforce planning, succession planning, and talent review processes for TOQ functions in partnership with Talent Management

Guide role clarity, spans and layers, capability gaps, and future-state organization design for regulated and technical teams

Support performance calibration, promotion governance, and top-talent identification aligned to enterprise standards

Partner with leaders to ensure talent systems support Quality, compliance, and operational rigor

Collaborate with People Relations to proactively manage risk while building leader capability in performance management and employee relations

Partner closely with HR COEs (Talent Management, Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, People Relations, People Operations) to ensure programs are aligned, practical, and consistently executed

Bring forward insights from TOQ leaders to influence enterprise HR frameworks, policies, and governance

Leverage workforce analytics and talent data to inform decision-making, identify risks, and support organizational change initiatives

Qualification

Strategic HR PartnershipWorkforce PlanningTalent GovernanceChange LeadershipData-Driven Decision MakingOrganizational DesignExecutive CoachingCollaborationCommunication

Required

Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree in HR, Business, Organizational Development, or a related discipline preferred

10–12+ years of progressive HR experience, including direct partnership with technical, scientific, Quality, manufacturing, or operational organizations

Experience operating in regulated environments (GMP, labs, engineering, manufacturing) strongly preferred

Demonstrated success influencing senior leaders and driving organizational change in matrixed environments

Strategic HR advisor with strong operational acumen

Organizational design and workforce planning expertise

Talent governance and performance management discipline

Change leadership and executive coaching capability

Data-driven decision making

Strong collaboration and enterprise mindset