Human Reources Director, France

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**Summary**

Incyte is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel medicines to meet serious unmet medical needs in oncology, inflammation and autoimmunity. Incyte is committed to the rigorous pursuit of research and development excellence to improve the lives of patients, make a difference in health care, and build sustainable value.

Since our start in 2002 with a small number of scientists, chemists and biologists in Wilmington, Delaware, Incyte has grown into a global organization with a robust portfolio of treatments across Oncology and Inflammation & Autoimmunity. Today this passion for innovation is stronger than ever with a team of more than 2,000 employees who believe every challenge we face is a chance for a breakthrough and an opportunity to find meaningful solutions for patients. To achieve these goals, we are committed to conducting business ethically. We hold ourselves accountable to the highest standards to ensure that all of our interactions are conducted appropriately.

**Role Summary**

This office-based role in Boulogne Billancourt (Paris) is integral to both the Incyte French leadership team (Codir) and the International HR team. The Director of Human Resources will primarily support Incyte’s business activities in France and Benelux, with potential involvement in select regional or global projects. As the first HR hire in France and Benelux, this position requires an experienced professional to establish and develop the HR function, reporting to the Head of International Human Resources in Switzerland and the General Manager in France.

This opportunity is ideal for a self-motivated HR professional with a background in the pharmaceutical industry who thrives in a dynamic and supportive environment. This role offers exposure to diverse HR and business matters, making it suitable for someone flexible, open-minded, eager to learn, and ready to contribute to a high-performing team in a fast-growing company. The primary objective is to design and implement HR infrastructure, processes, operations, and administration for France and Benelux in coordination with HR International.

**Duties and Responsibilities**

- Build and strengthen the HR infrastructure needed to support the assigned client groups.
- Coordinate the strategic workforce planning in view of Incyte Vision for the future.
- Manage all employment & HR legal matters within country legislation and company policies.
- Guide and support the local management team on HR and people matters such as talent development, performance management, and conflict resolutions.
- Develop and retain talents to support the business strategy in alignment with HR and business strategy.
- Advise department heads in best management and development practices.
- Promote and foster a culture and environment that are productive, empowered, flexible, and supportive of people’s needs.
- Manage the recruitment process, including selection, interviews, and decision-making.
- Manage all employee life-cycle administration from hiring (employment contracts) to exit (termination).
- Perform the local onboarding of new employees.
- Handle and process local employee benefits administration with all benefit and insurance providers, coordinating with the Senior Manager, Benefits Europe.
- Drive the French CSE processes: meetings, questions, minutes, and official publishing to employees in coordination with the GM.
- Make recommendations and implement all value-sharing programs as they become compulsory or decided by Corporate.
- Monitor local compensation market intelligence and trends to ensure competitiveness and provide inputs from local market practices into Global.
- Develop and implement organizational policies across the organization in coordination with International/EU HR.
- Manage the yearly company performance processes such as incentive, equity, and merit increase review in line with company guidance.
- Be the HR contact person for all employees within the assigned region.
- Liaise with labor professionals and payroll providers.
- Manage the car fleet policy and coordinate with the Director of Administration and Finance the company car leasing provider and mobile phone local providers.
- Manage all Facilities/Safety-related activities and maintenance of the Boulogne office.
- Manage all ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) reporting to comply with our global responsibility obligations.
- Maintain and update local mandatory employee records as per local legislation obligations and data privacy requirements.
- Work on assigned regional HR projects as instructed by International HR Head.
- Organize and coordinate all local employee-related events.
- Contribute positively to a strong culture of business integrity and ethics.
- Act within compliance and legal requirements as well as within company guidelines.
- Be a member of the French Executive leadership committee (CoDir)

**Requirements**: