Human Resources (HR) Business Partner ID - 4069

January 24, 2025

Job Description

At AbbVie, we stand for people, passion and possibilities. Our belief in these three essential components allows us to create medicines and solutions that make a real difference in people's lives.

At our Westport site in Mayo, we have invested in a multimillion-dollar aseptic fill-finish manufacturing operation, bringing ground-breaking scientific research to real-life solutions for our patients worldwide.

We are excited to recruit a HR Business Partner to join our team.

In this role, you will be a key site HR leadership team member - sharing your knowledge and expertise to ensure that we deliver best-in-class HR programs and initiatives. Recognised as a Great Place to Work in Ireland, we have a solid employee-focused foundation, and you will be expected to bring new ideas, industry best practices and innovative solutions so that we are continuously building and growing as an organisation.

Your role will include a defined career path and a comprehensive rewards package, including annual bonus, pensions, health, and well-being benefits.

Your key responsibilities will include the following:

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Partnering with the site senior leadership team to provide expert HR guidance in coaching and building a strong community of leaders while developing sustainable relationships that positively impact the site's success.
Collaborating with the broader HR team to deliver a comprehensive strategy ensuring positive engagement with our employees, strong culture awareness and business growth.
Working closely with your site team and wider Ireland HR leadership team to build alignment across HR departments and functions.
Designing and driving the Talent Management strategy for the site.
Partnering with our Talent Attraction, Onboarding, Diversity and Inclusion, Total Rewards, Talent Management, Employee Well-Being, Communication and Change Management teams to ensure robust service delivery at all stages of our employees’ life cycle.
Managing and delivering multiple culture and employee engagement initiatives to ensure positive employee relations.
Proposing, developing, and executing continuous improvement projects to ensure Westport is a Great Place to Work and all product areas of the business (ophthalmology, aesthetics, and neurology) are fully integrated.
Building on the solid culture of reward and recognition onsite - engaging and promoting the achievements of the diverse employee resource groups and forums (Vitality, STEM, Corporate Responsibility, Equality Diversity & Inclusion etc.).

Qualifications

You will be degree-qualified (HR or other relevant disciplines) and ideally hold a Master's and/or have CIPD membership.
5+ years of dedicated strategic HR experience so that you can be the SME for your leaders.
You can share examples of how you have collaborated and excelled in an HR matrix environment at the senior leadership level, managing multiple key stakeholders and delivering on their expectations.
You will demonstrate extensive experience in designing and implementing integrated Talent Management Strategies.
Possess a diverse and inclusive mindset with the ability and experience to balance and drive HR and site goals, locally and globally.
Have previously used a data-driven, evidence-based approach to drive decisions demonstrating the value of the HR function.
You will be recognised as an HR expert with a broad network that can be leveraged for benchmarking and gaining critical industry insights that can add value to the business.

Additional Information

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion. It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.

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Common Interview Questions And Answers

1. HOW DO YOU PLAN YOUR DAY?

2. HOW DO YOU USE THE DIFFERENT COMMUNICATION TOOLS IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS?

3. WHAT IS "WORKING REMOTE" REALLY FOR YOU?

4. WHAT DO YOU NEED IN YOUR PHYSICAL WORKSPACE TO SUCCEED IN YOUR WORK?

5. HOW DO YOU PROCESS INFORMATION?

6. HOW DO YOU MANAGE THE CALENDAR AND THE PROGRAM? WHICH APPLICATIONS / SYSTEM DO YOU USE?

7. HOW DO YOU ORGANIZE FILES, LINKS, AND TABS ON YOUR COMPUTER?

8. HOW TO PRIORITIZE WORK?

9. HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR A MEETING AND PREPARE A MEETING? WHAT DO YOU SEE HAPPENING DURING THE MEETING?

10. HOW DO YOU USE TECHNOLOGY ON A DAILY BASIS, IN YOUR WORK AND FOR YOUR PLEASURE?

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