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September 21, 2026
Full-time
On-site
Newark, CA
Human Resources
Role: HR Manager supporting daily HR operations in a biopharma setting. Objectives: manage employee relations, benefits, compliance, onboarding, performance, and recruitment. Core responsibilities include maintaining HRIS data, onboarding, administering benefits, guiding employee relations, ensuring legal compliance, supporting audits, and handling confidential information. Qualifications: 5-8 years of HR experience, preferably in biotech or life sciences; strong knowledge of employment laws, HR best practices, HRIS systems (preferably ADP Workforce Now); excellent communication, organizational, and confidentiality skills; proficiency in Microsoft Office. Preferred: experience with benefits administration, HR audits, and managing multiple priorities in a small biotech environment. High-value: supporting a growing biopharma organization; onsite role requiring 5 days/week in-office; no specific travel indicated. This position emphasizes hands-on HR management within a research-driven, innovative biotech company focused on peptide-based therapeutics and licensed assets, with an understanding of regulatory and compliance standards in the industry.