Senior Director, Human Resources Business Partner
Beam Therapeutics
September 02, 2026
Remote friendly (Cambridge, MA)
United States
$260,000 - $320,000 USD yearly
Human Resources
Responsibilities:
- Serve as a hands-on, strategic partner to the business while designing and implementing HR strategy including people policies and programs.
- Lead HR strategy for large, complex business areas to build and support culture and short- and long-term business goals.
- Develop a deep understanding of business strategies, plans, and programs to ensure positive employee experience.
- Provide coaching and counseling to executives and people leaders to enhance leadership effectiveness and team performance.
- Build leadership capability through feedback and learning culture, development planning, and talent growth.
- Provide performance management guidance to business leaders (coaching, counseling, talent development, disciplinary actions).
- Collaborate with HR Business Partners and leaders to develop and implement programs and policies that attract, engage, retain, and develop team members.
- Advise on employee relations matters and conflict resolution, ensuring compliance with employment laws and company policies.
- Partner with internal business operations teams (e.g., Finance, Legal, Operations, Communications) to align programs/processes/systems to business goals and manage risk.
- Analyze HR trends and metrics to develop solutions, programs, and policies.
- Lead cross-functional HR initiatives and projects.
- Mentor junior team members.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree required.
- 10+ years of Human Resources experience, including significant HR Business Partner experience supporting complex organizations (e.g., Commercial).
- Proven ability to thrive in a high-growth, fast-paced commercial stage environment.
- Role model company values and leadership behaviors.
- Proven ability to build credibility and strong relationships with internal/external partners and vendors.
- Proactive problem identification and issue resolution.
- Strong critical thinking; ability to research and analyze data from multiple sources.
- High energy; enthusiastic, positive, “can-do” attitude with a sense of humor.
- Ability to deal with ambiguity.
- Exemplary verbal and written communication; ability to influence across all levels.
- Effective coaching skills.
- Experience managing complex employee relations.
- Strong tact, diplomacy, and discretion.
- Highly effective listener and problem solver.
- Serve as a hands-on, strategic partner to the business while designing and implementing HR strategy including people policies and programs.
- Lead HR strategy for large, complex business areas to build and support culture and short- and long-term business goals.
- Develop a deep understanding of business strategies, plans, and programs to ensure positive employee experience.
- Provide coaching and counseling to executives and people leaders to enhance leadership effectiveness and team performance.
- Build leadership capability through feedback and learning culture, development planning, and talent growth.
- Provide performance management guidance to business leaders (coaching, counseling, talent development, disciplinary actions).
- Collaborate with HR Business Partners and leaders to develop and implement programs and policies that attract, engage, retain, and develop team members.
- Advise on employee relations matters and conflict resolution, ensuring compliance with employment laws and company policies.
- Partner with internal business operations teams (e.g., Finance, Legal, Operations, Communications) to align programs/processes/systems to business goals and manage risk.
- Analyze HR trends and metrics to develop solutions, programs, and policies.
- Lead cross-functional HR initiatives and projects.
- Mentor junior team members.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree required.
- 10+ years of Human Resources experience, including significant HR Business Partner experience supporting complex organizations (e.g., Commercial).
- Proven ability to thrive in a high-growth, fast-paced commercial stage environment.
- Role model company values and leadership behaviors.
- Proven ability to build credibility and strong relationships with internal/external partners and vendors.
- Proactive problem identification and issue resolution.
- Strong critical thinking; ability to research and analyze data from multiple sources.
- High energy; enthusiastic, positive, “can-do” attitude with a sense of humor.
- Ability to deal with ambiguity.
- Exemplary verbal and written communication; ability to influence across all levels.
- Effective coaching skills.
- Experience managing complex employee relations.
- Strong tact, diplomacy, and discretion.
- Highly effective listener and problem solver.