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Salary: USD 120,000 - 155,000 / annual
Iterative Health, a healthcare technology and services company accelerating clinical research, is seeking a Regional People Business Partner to serve as a strategic HR advisor across corporate and site-based operational teams. The company operates a network of 100+ research sites across the US, Europe, India, and Australia, conducting trials in gastrointestinal, hepatology, obesity, and cardiology. With 250+ employees worldwide and headquarters in Cambridge, MA and NYC, the organization is in a high-growth, M&A-driven phase.
In this role, you will act as a trusted advisor to department and operational leaders, translating business priorities into actionable HR strategies that drive growth, scalability, and operational excellence. You will develop deep understanding of business units, financial drivers, and market dynamics to proactively shape people initiatives. Key responsibilities include:
**Strategic Business Partnership:** Serve as thought partner to leaders on organizational strategy, workforce planning, and talent implications of business decisions. Develop data-informed people strategies that strengthen organizational health and leadership effectiveness. Lead workforce planning and succession planning efforts, identifying talent profiles ready for promotion.
**Talent and Performance Management:** Drive talent and performance management processes that reinforce accountability and high-performance culture. Partner with leaders on succession planning, leadership development, compensation strategies, and retention initiatives. Coach leaders on engagement, motivation, and early performance issue resolution.
**Change Management and Culture:** Lead change management efforts across growing teams and structures. Champion innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement aligned with company mission. Support leaders navigating ambiguity and transformational change.
**Employee Relations and Coaching:** Provide expert coaching on employee relations, leadership effectiveness, and team dynamics. Support culture-building and engagement initiatives. Ensure compliance with employment laws and company policies.
**M&A HR Integration:** Partner on due diligence, integration planning, and execution for acquisitions. Support organizational design, talent assessment, and cultural integration. Mitigate people-related risks from rapid growth and harmonize systems, processes, and policies.
**HR Program Execution:** Partner with HR Centers of Excellence to deliver transformational initiatives supporting employee engagement, leadership development, and performance management.
**Requirements:**
- 7–10+ years of progressive HR experience in fast-scaling, high-growth, complex, ambiguous start-up environments
- Experience in healthcare, clinical research, medtech, life sciences, or related industries strongly preferred
- Experience supporting highly distributed, multi-site location networks domestically and globally strongly preferred
- Demonstrated experience across wide range of HR functional domains
- Strong business acumen linking HR strategy to financial and operational outcomes
- Proven ability to communicate and influence senior leaders as strategic partner
- Experience in organizational design, change management, and talent strategy
- Data-driven, analytical mindset with comfort leveraging data and analytics
- Excellent communication, coaching, and stakeholder management skills
- Comfort navigating ambiguity and managing multiple competing priorities
- Builder and inventor mindset with orientation toward piloting and testing programs
