Who We Are

BioMarin is a global biotechnology company that relentlessly pursues bold science to translate genetic discoveries into new medicines that advance the future of human health.

Since our founding in 1997, we have applied our scientific expertise in understanding the underlying causes of genetic conditions to create transformative medicines, using a number of treatment modalities.

Using our unparalleled expertise in genetics and molecular biology, we develop medicines for patients with significant unmet medical need. We enlist the best of the best – people with the right technical expertise and a relentless drive to solve real problems – and create an environment that empowers our teams to pursue bold, innovative science. With this distinctive approach to drug discovery, we’ve produced a diverse pipeline of commercial, clinical and preclinical candidates that have well-understood biology and provide an opportunity to be first-to-market or offer a substantial benefit over existing therapeutic options.

About Corporate Groups

It takes a village, and at BioMarin our corporate groups are the people behind our success. Groups such as IT, Finance, Legal, Global Compliance & Ethics, and our People Team provide foundational support of all areas of operation at BioMarin.

SUMMARY

The Senior People Manager is responsible for supporting the commercial function in LatAm (without Brazil)
The Senior People Manager will act as a People Generalist in the following areas: recruitment and selection, employee relations, compensation, benefits, employment law compliance, performance management, organizational development, training, and special projects. 

This position reports solid line to the Senior People Director for the International Region and work in close collaboration with all Leaders in Commercial and All Functions in the region.

RESPONSABILITIES

• Serve as an advisor to support business objectives and company people strategy and programs in alignment with Regional and Global People strategy and guidelines.
• Conduct Talent Acquisition efforts in all assigned countries for continued team growth (commercial and all functions) while maintaining alignment with regional and corporate guidance.
• Support, develop and implement training and development programs to support the achievement of business objectives.
• Manage personnel administration processes while maintaining alignment with service providers.
• Maintain an alignment with the financial area to ensure the correct calculation and payment of payroll.
• Support the Compensation and benefits strategy with the knowledge of the local conditions of the assigned countries maintaining the alignment with the general philosophy of compensation and benefits of the company.
• Review and develop local HR policies that align with regional guidelines and company policies.
• Track and manage spending on related training events and projects.
• Provision and validation of benefits and benchmarking of benefits, including health, retirement and life insurance, allowances, paid time off and other benefits that are considered customary and/or mandatory in the region.
• Develop and implement Talent Development programs as well as Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
• Be a People Business Partner for the assigned countries and close support to the Regional People Function. 

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in administrative areas or psychology  
• Strategic vision as well as results oriented
• Fluent English is mandatory.
• Intermediate Spanish, Portuguese or/and French is desired
• Good planning and excellent organizational skills
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Collaboration and Teamwork
• Leadership skills
• Problem solving and Decision Making
• Proactivity and Adaptability  
• Experience on People Management and Development desirable.
• Minimum 6 years of experience in Human Resources areas and at least 4 years as a Business Partner and with knowledge in all Human Resources sub-processes
• International experience working with different cultures.

Note: This description is not intended to be all-inclusive, or a limitation of the duties of the position. It is intended to describe the general nature of the job that may include other duties as assumed or assigned.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.