People Business Partner

Iterative Health is a healthcare technology and services company powering the acceleration of clinical research to transform patient outcomes. The Iterative Health Site Network is a premier network of 70+ clinical research sites across US and Europe accelerating the path to market for gastrointestinal (GI) and hepatology novel therapies. Our focus is on driving the success and growth of our partner sites by empowering them with tech-enabled services. By combining deep expertise in clinical trials with cutting-edge AI, we empower research teams and study sponsors to expand and expedite access to novel therapeutics for patients in need.

We are seeking a strategic and data-driven People Business Partner role to partner
closely with leaders across corporate functions and site-based operational teams in
support of a high performing, highly distributed healthcare services organization. This
role will act as a trusted advisor, aligning people strategies with business priorities to
support growth, scalability, and performance across the organization.
Operating in a high-growth, M&A driven environment, this role requires a strong balance
of strategic thinking and hands-on execution. The People Business Partner will play a
key role driving organizational effectiveness, enabling leadership and supporting
change initiatives while fostering a high-performing, mission-driven culture.
This individual must be comfortable pivoting between both a strategic and hands-on
level of engagement, with a strong focus on change and performance management,
talent/leadership development, organizational design, employee relations and M&A
integration.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Business Partnership
● Serve as a trusted advisor, coach and thought partner to department, team and
operational leaders, providing guidance on organizational strategy, workforce
planning, employee relations issues and talent implications of business decisions
● Translate business priorities into actionable HR strategies that drive growth,
scalability, and operational excellence to enable a high performing and engaged
workforce.
● Develop a deep understanding of IH business units, financial drivers, and market
/ industry dynamics to proactively shape people initiatives that help transform the
business as we grow and scale our infrastructure.
● Serve as a strategic liaison and advisor between the business and People Team
Center of Excellence’s (COE) to align HR service delivery with business priorities
● Identify opportunities to implement data-informed people strategies that
strengthen organizational health, culture and maturity while directly impacting
leadership effectiveness and team performance
● Lead workforce planning with business partners, anticipating skills and
capabilities needed to scale the organization beyond current state – develop
plans in conjunction with TA to identify talent profiles and succession bench
ready for promotion to increased level of scope and responsibility

Talent and Performance Management
● Drive talent and performance management processes that reinforce
accountability, ownership and high standards of behaviors / values alignment to
support our high-performance culture
● Partner with leaders on succession planning, leadership development,
compensation strategies and retention initiatives across the enterprise
● Use data and insights to inform talent decisions and effectively balance business
needs with employee advocacy
● Coach and develop leaders to engage, motivate and lead high performing teams,
identifying least effective performance and partnering with team leaders to
address performance issues early on.

Change Management and Culture
● Lead change management efforts across our growing and evolving
teams/structures to support effective communication, accountability and
alignment to our strategic priorities
● Champion a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement
aligned with Iterative Health’s mission
● Support leaders in navigating ambiguity and leading through transformational
change as an organization, providing insights and serving as a “thought partner”
on operational and people challenges that dynamic growth brings.
Employee Relations and Coaching
● Provide expert coaching on employee relations, leadership effectiveness, and
team dynamics to enable a highly engaged, productive workforce while
maintaining consistency and alignment to IH policies and procedures.
● Support positive culture building initiatives and drive employee engagement
initiatives with team leaders to build highly engaged, motivated team members.
● Ensure compliance with employment laws and company policies – identify
opportunities to improve, create and implement policies and procedures that
balance business needs with operational realities M&A

HR Integration
● Partner with internal stakeholders including People COE’s on due diligence,
integration planning, and execution as part of pre and post-acquisition integration
process
● Support organizational design, talent assessment, and cultural integration efforts
to ensure seamless onboarding of acquired entities and team members to IH
● Anticipate, identify and mitigate people-related risks associated with rapid growth
and change, including supporting HR initiatives focused on harmonization of
system, processes and policies across the growing enterprise.

HR Program Execution
● Partner with COE to deliver best-in-class HR transformational initiatives to
support a growing and scaling workforce
● Own HR projects in support of strategic HR agenda focused on employee
engagement, leadership development, performance management, and
operationalizing best in class people initiatives and infrastructure that will attract,
develop and retain talent.

Qualifications
● 7–10+ years of progressive HR experience, including working in a fast-scaling,
high-growth, complex and ambiguous start-up environment
● Experience in healthcare, clinical research, medtech, life sciences, or related
industries strongly preferred
● Experience supporting a highly distributed, growing multi-site location network
both domestically and globally is strongly preferred
● Demonstrated experience across a wide range of HR functional domains
● Strong business acumen with the ability to link HR strategy to financial and
operational outcomes
● Proven ability to communicate and influence senior leaders as well as operate as
a strategic partner, understanding the operational and strategic priorities of the
business and how people strategies can make an impact
● Experience in organizational design, change management, and talent strategy
● Data-driven, analytical mindset with comfort leveraging data and analytics to
inform decisions
● Excellent communication, coaching, and stakeholder management skills
● Comfort navigating through ambiguity and managing multiple competing priorities
● A builder and inventor mindset – orientation towards thinking outside the box to
pilot and test programs and initiatives to iterate before applying a one-size fits all
approach.

At Iterative Health, we’re actively working towards creating an environment that is representative of the diversity of patients our technology serves. We are focused on building an equitable and inclusive culture, and by extension, hiring process. If you require any accommodations to make the application process or interviewing experience more accessible to you, please contact CandidateAccommodations@iterative.health.