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HR Partner UK/IE
Location: Cambridge, UK (Hybrid)
Department: HR
Job type: Full Time
Join us and make a difference when it matters most!
At Mundipharma, we are proud of the work we do to bring innovative treatments to patients. We challenge ourselves constantly to deliver more for patients, healthcare professionals, our partners, and our employees.
The Team
The HR Partner provides expert HR operational support across the full employee lifecycle, including payroll coordination, data accuracy, and employee relations. Operating with minimal supervision, the role applies best practices and business insights to improve processes and service delivery. It serves as a key contact for HR matters, ensuring compliance with global standards and local legislation. The HR Partner contributes to global People initiatives and manages consultations with Works Councils and other representative bodies. This position often leads project components, resolves complex issues, and supports less experienced colleagues
Role and Responsibilities
Act as the local HR representative on the Country Council for the specific Country. The Country Councils aim to establish a strategic, solution-focused collaboration model across Commercial, Medical, Finance, and HR functions at the country level.
Serve as the primary contact for HR queries via multiple channels, resolving complex issues with minimal guidance.
Operational HR support - Provide standardised, consistent, accurate, HR Services support through effective global and local policies and processes and in line with Global HR Service Catalogue and corresponding SLAs.
Employee Lifecycle Management: Manage the entire employee journey for a specific country or employee group, including onboarding, offboarding and internal mobility, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
HRIS Expertise & Data Integrity: Expertly use the HR Information System (HRIS) to deliver services, manage data records, and provide accurate reports.
Support delivery of talent solutions, including talent reviews, performance leadership, development, succession planning, employee engagement, assist the Recruitment Team with hiring processes, offer administration, contribute to global learning programs, compensation cycles, payroll, and benefits administration in alignment with HRBPs and HR CoEs
Legal & Compliance: Ensure all HR practices strictly comply with local employment law and company standards, and lead employee relations issues/cases.
Stakeholder & Project Engagement: Support in-country manager meetings, resolve employee queries, and contribute to project teams focused on continuous improvement and process efficiency.
What you’ll bring
Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or a related field
Relevant professional certification (e.g., CIPD or equivalent) is highly desirable.
Proven HR Experience - Substantial, progressively responsible experience in various HR areas within complex, comparable-sized organizations.
HR System Proficiency - experience with HR Information Systems (HRIS); Workday experience is highly desirable.
Solid knowledge of local labour laws and the ability to quickly learn international regulations.
Global Mindset - Experience working in a global environment with the ability to "Act locally, think globally."
Strong written and verbal communication skills (business-level English) and proven ability to collaborate and build relationships across all organizational levels.
Strong data management skills with a recognition of the importance of data integrity.
Strong work ethic, high level of discretion, and proven ability to handle sensitive and confidential employee information.
Operational Excellence: Demonstrated ability to drive processes and deliver high-quality services in a fast-paced, high-change environment.
Technical Skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
What we offer in return
Flexible benefits package
Opportunities for learning & development through our varied programme
Collaborative, inclusive work environment
Diversity and inclusion
Building an inclusive environment where people can thrive, grow and achieve their full potential is a priority. We believe this isn’t just the right thing, but also the smart thing to do. We are on a journey and will seek to move forward together through education and awareness to build a culture that welcomes and celebrates diversity and uniqueness. We will create a workplace environment where everyone can, every day, bring their authentic selves and is treated with dignity and respect.
About Mundipharma
Mundipharma is a global healthcare company focussing on customers across Africa, Asia Pacific, Canada, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East.
Mundipharma is dedicated to bringing innovative treatments to patients in the areas of pain management, infectious disease as well as other severe and debilitating disease areas. Their guiding principles, centered around Integrity and Patient-Centricity, are at the heart of everything they do. For more information visit www.mundipharma.com.
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Additional Job Description:
Primary Location:
GB CambridgeJob Posting Date:
2026-04-23Job Type:
Permanent
