HR Business Partner

At Charles River, we are passionate about improving the quality of people’s lives. When you join our global family, you will help create healthier lives for millions of patients and their families.

Charles River employees are innovative thinkers, who are dedicated to continuous learning and improvement. We will empower you with the resources you need to grow and develop in your career.

As a Charles River employee, you will be part of an industry-leading, customer-focused company at the forefront of drug development. Your skills will play a key role in bringing life-saving therapies to market faster through simpler, quicker, and more digitalized processes. Whether you are in lab operations, finance, IT, sales, or another area, when you work at Charles River, you will be the difference every day for patients across the globe.

We are looking for an **HRBP (M/F) on a permanent contract** at our site based in L'Arbresle (69).

The HRBP participates in the deployment of the company's HR strategy. As a key partner, he/she will play a versatile role in all HR activities within his/her scope, helping to attract, develop, motivate, and retain key talent.
He/she will implement projects within his/her scope and help to ensure that HR issues are taken into account in all company projects where necessary.
The incumbent is also involved in HR communication, ensuring the deployment of a corporate culture based on employee engagement and company values.
His/her ability to generate ideas enables him/her to make proposals for continuous improvement and to ensure their implementation and follow-up.

**Main responsibilities**
- Operational management of human resources within their scope across all HR functions (recruitment, employment contracts, onboarding, performance and compensation management, training, career management, individual and administrative management of contractual relationships, etc.)
- Deploy the career management and skills development policy within their scope in line with company procedures and challenges
- Contribute to HR development by proposing improvement measures and implementing the action plans required for your area of responsibility
- Manage assigned projects and play an active role in social dialogue by participating in committees and company negotiations
- Participate in HR communication in order to maintain a positive social climate and develop the corporate culture by sharing Charles River's values and employer brand
- Monitor and analyze HR indicators within your scope
- Team spirit, which is essential within the department, may lead to the backups necessary for business continuity (management of temporary staff, reporting of workplace accidents, etc.).

**Your profile**
- With a master's degree in Human Resources or labor law, you have at least 5 years of experience in roles that have enabled you to acquire solid skills in the required field of expertise.
- Leadership, ability to unite and support change by promoting cohesion.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in French and English.
- Analytical and synthesis skills, rigor, applied knowledge of labor law and HR project management.
- Confidentiality, ethics, and professional conduct with regard to available information.
- Proactivity, ability to lead continuous improvement projects and structure clear procedures.

**Terms and conditions**
- Pharmaceutical collective agreement
- Contract: french permanent contract
- Compensation: to be discussed based on profile, over 14 months + bonus + profit sharing and incentive plan
- Transportation allowances, HO agreement, 60% coverage of health insurance, company restaurant, CSE
- Site not accessible by public transportation: means of transportation required

**About Corporate Functions**
The Corporate Functions provide operational support across Charles River in areas such as Human Resources, Finance, IT, Legal, Sales, Quality Assurance, Marketing, and Corporate Development. They partner with their colleagues across the company to develop and drive strategies and to set global standards. The functions are essential to providing a bridge between strategic vision and operational readiness, to ensure ongoing functional innovation and capability improvement.

**About Charles River**
Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients’ clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed