Sr. HR Business Partner

Company Description

Eikon Therapeutics, Inc., is an early-stage biopharmaceutical company employing revolutionary technology at the intersection of chemistry, engineering, computation, and biology to discover novel treatments for life-threatening diseases.  Eikon’s discovery platform is built on groundbreaking innovations from its founders (Nobel Price, 2014), culminating in the creation of microscopes which enable real-time, molecular-resolution measurements of protein movement in living cells, thereby unlocking, otherwise, intractable classes of proteins as drug targets.

Position

Partner with business leadership to advise and support all key activities related to organizational talent, design, and development.  Reporting to the Sr. Director/Director HR, this position will be part of a fully integrated HR team, playing a key role in developing the HR Business Partner function to support our Drug Discovery, Engineering and G&A teams. 

About You

Curious, innovative, and energized by the challenges of joining a fast-growing company, you are seeking an opportunity to put your experience and expertise to use by joining our early-stage HR team.  You will play a significant role in shaping Eikon’s culture, talent strategies and business outcomes.

What You’ll Do

• Serve as an advisor and partner to business leaders on the development of long term organizational and people strategies required to execute its business objectives; translate workforce needs into talent and development plans; support managers and leaders in building internal capabilities and creating a strong culture aligned with Eikon’s values
• Provide subject matter expertise on organizational effectiveness and change management; partnering with leaders to ensure that actions and plans are enable the Eikon culture to evolve as we rapidly grow the organization
• Serves as a coach to both people managers and department leaders on employee hiring, onboarding, engagement, performance management, development, skill development, rewards & recognition, employee relations, and leader effectiveness
• Ensures a strong pipeline of talent for the future of Eikon by executing processes to identify high potentials and partnering with HR and business leaders to align development plans to future business needs
• Partners with HR colleagues and Eikon leadership in the design, development and implementation of progressive HR practices and processes
• Keeps current on external trends, developments, or activities that could impact talent, organizational effectiveness, culture, and leadership development
• Brings talent and energy to the development of a top HR organization

Qualifications

• BA/BS required, graduate degree in HR or related field, a plus
• 8-10 years of HR experience in HR roles of increasing responsibility; including at least 5 years of experience in HR Business Partnering
• Strong experience in integrating culture into people processes and programs
• Experience in a rapidly growing organization with responsibility for creating solutions and processes where none had existed previously
• Ability to engage with all levels of the organization including at the executive level, and to do so with confidence and poise while also moving the conversation to clear, agreed upon outcomes

 
Eikon is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment.

In accordance with the Company’s duty to provide and maintain a safe workplace, the Company requires all employees to be Fully Vaccinated with one of the FDA approved COVID-19 vaccines, which includes those vaccines that have received the FDA’s emergency use authorization.  You will be expected to be Fully Vaccinated as of your Start Date.  If you believe that you are exempt from this requirement under an applicable law or regulations, including Americans with Disabilities Act and California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act, you will need to contact the Company’s Human Resources group. For purposes of this section, Fully Vaccinated means (i) the completion of the vaccination regimen as approved by the FDA (by way of example, 2 doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine and 1 dose of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine), and (ii) timely receiving booster vaccination, as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.