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Job Description

About the role

The HR Business Partnering Manager plays a pivotal role in driving and executing key initiatives across multiple Human Resources functions. This position supports the daily operations of the Round Lake site by implementing HR programs and policies, ensuring compliance, and delivering responsive, hands-on HR support. Core responsibilities include maintaining accurate HRIS data, managing employee relations, overseeing leave administration, and addressing a wide range of day-to-day HR matters. By providing practical, efficient, and people-focused solutions, this role directly contributes to the smooth operation and ongoing success of the site.

How you will contribute

As the HR Business Partnering Manager, you will play a key role in shaping and supporting the Round Lake site’s workforce strategy and employee experience. Your contributions will span across several core HR functions:

• Workforce Planning: Ensure staffing needs are met in alignment with operational goals through effective planning and execution.
• Talent Management: Support succession planning efforts and provide guidance to junior team members.
• Employee Engagement: Drive initiatives to enhance engagement and deliver actionable insights for continuous improvement.
• Change Management: Assist in implementing organizational change initiatives and provide support during transitions.
• Organizational Development: Facilitate team development and align processes to support business objectives.
• Recruitment: Partner with Talent Acquisition and business leaders to ensure recruitment efforts align with workforce planning and strategic goals.
• Internship Program Management: Lead the Summer Internship Program, managing 5–8 interns annually from recruitment through program completion.
• Employee Relations: Participate in local employee investigations and ensure compliance with employment regulations.
• Reporting and Presentation: Generate reports and create professional presentations to summarize HR metrics and employee activities.
• HR Consulting: Provide strategic HR guidance to address cultural and performance-related challenges.
• Regulatory Compliance: Apply employment regulations across HR processes, manage leave reporting, and coordinate with occupational health and corporate leave teams on ADA and workers’ compensation cases.
• Team Leadership: Coach junior staff and oversee small project teams to foster growth and development.

What you bring to Takeda

Education & Experience

• A minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in Human Resources, including at least 3 years in HR business partnering and operational roles; 8+ years preferred.
• Proven experience supporting employee relations, managing leave processes, and overseeing performance management.
• Demonstrated ability to implement HR practices that align with organizational goals and compliance standards.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in managing HRIS data.
• Experience leading HR projects and driving process improvements.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Professional HR certification (e.g., SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, SPHR) strongly preferred.
• Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish is highly desirable.

Key Skills & Competencies

• HR Expertise: Hands-on experience in talent management, employee relations, and employment law compliance.
• HRIS & Data Management: Proficient in systems like Workday, with the ability to maintain accurate records and generate insightful reports.
• Recruitment & Onboarding: Skilled in executing recruitment strategies and delivering seamless onboarding experiences.
• Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills for effective collaboration with stakeholders at all levels.
• Project Management: Ability to manage multiple HR initiatives simultaneously, meeting deadlines and ensuring a positive employee experience.

Core Abilities

• Analytical Thinking: Capable of interpreting HR data to identify trends and inform decision-making.
• Problem Solving: Adept at resolving HR challenges with practical, business-aligned solutions.
• Adaptability: Comfortable navigating change and evolving workplace dynamics.
• Conflict Resolution: Skilled in mediating issues and fostering a collaborative work environment.
• Leadership: Experience coaching and mentoring team members and leading cross-functional projects.

Professional Competencies

• Emotional Intelligence: Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build trust and rapport across the organization.
• Ethical Behavior: Committed to confidentiality, integrity, and fair practices.
• Influence & Impact: Ability to drive change and gain alignment from diverse stakeholders.
• Employee Engagement: Expertise in developing strategies to attract, retain, and motivate talent.

Physical Demands

• Must be available to work second shift hours at least twice per week to support night shift operations, typically from 1:00 PM to 9:00 PM.
• Ability to lift up to 30 lbs.
• Frequent or continuous lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, and repetitive motion activities.
• Role involves a combination of sedentary desk work and walking throughout the facility.
• Extended periods of sitting and computer use are required.
• Work is primarily performed in an office environment and is subject to indoor conditions.
• Occasional local travel (less than 5%) may be required, primarily for training purposes.
• May require entry into controlled environments with specialized gowning protocols.
• In manufacturing areas, the following are prohibited: makeup, jewelry, contact lenses, nail polish, and artificial fingernails.

What Takeda can offer you:

• Comprehensive Healthcare: Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Financial Planning & Stability: 401(k) with company match and Annual Retirement Contribution Plan
• Health & Wellness programs including onsite flu shots and health screenings
• Generous time off for vacation and the option to purchase additional vacation days
• Community Outreach Programs and company match of charitable contributions
• Family Planning Support
• Flexible Work Paths
• Tuition reimbursement

About our Round Lake Facility:

Takeda's manufacturing facility in Round Lake, Illinois, is an integral part of Takeda’s Plasma Network. Close in proximity to both Chicago and Milwaukee, the state-of-the-art facility specializes in producing Flexbumin through the GALAXY manufacturing process. Flexbumin is albumin, contained in a flexible pouch, for patients who experience a loss of plasma volume from situations such as trauma, surgery, blood loss and burns. Round Lake supplies its product to patients all over the world, with key markets in the U.S., China, and India.

Join us to make a difference.

More about us:

At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.

Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.

This posting excludes Colorado applicants.

Empowering our people to shine:

Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law.

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