Senior Manager, Employee Relations

at Otsuka America Pharmaceutical Inc. in Boise, Idaho, United States

Job Summary

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Company is a global healthcare company with the corporate philosophy: Otsuka-people creating new products for better health worldwide. Otsuka researches, develops, manufactures and markets innovative products, with a focus on pharmaceutical products to meet unmet medical needs and nutraceutical products for the maintenance of everyday health.

The Senior Manager, Employee Relations, will be a champion of Otsukas culture and values. This role will work directly with a Senior member of the HR community, reporting to the Director, Employee Relations. This role supports the Director and our business leaders to investigate employee relations issues presented from across our US pharma business, assess risk related to employee claims, navigate change, and help to build a sustainable ER organization for the future. This role works in close collaboration with members of our Employee Relations Committee ( ERC ). The successful candidate will be required to monitor the effect of business decisions on people and advise management appropriately. This individual must not be afraid to challenge the status quo and must be able to present strong positions based on evidence and fact finding. The successful candidate is learning agile and able to deal with ambiguity while addressing complex issues and reaching and/or recommending clear and coherent solutions.

The Senior Manager is expected to stay current on Federal and State laws that impact the company and/or the employees. They must be able to understand the potential longer-term implications related to Federal, State, or local policy changes and help formulate a position that protects the company and its interests.

This position is based in Princeton, New Jersey. Otsuka maintains a hybrid work policy.

Job Description

Working with our Business

+ Conduct investigations in response to a range of employee relations concerns, including harassment, discrimination, retaliation, workplace violence, and other violations of rules, regulations, policies, and procedures

+ Highly skilled in managing employee relations issues including participation in internal investigations and providing recommendations for resolution

+ Partner with Ethics and Compliance on issues that have larger impact beyond Employee Relations and implications to the overall business

+ Partner with Legal Affairs team in addressing ER-related legal concerns and HR leaders to provide counsel and facilitate prom