Associate Director, Human Recources & Facilities

Alentis Therapeutics, the Claudin-1 Company, is on a mission to treat cancer and reverse fibrosis. To this end, we are rapidly advancing a clinical pipeline of anti-Claudin-1 monoclonal antibodies. Our team is committed to unlocking the broad potential of our therapeutic target Claudin-1 and bringing much-needed medicines to patients suffering from solid tumors as well as kidney, liver, and lung fibrosis.

As Associate Director, Human Resources & Facilities in a dynamic biotech environment, you will partner with scientific and operational leaders to foster a culture of innovation, agility, and collaboration. You will drive initiatives that shape the company culture, enhance employee development, and support organizational transformation to ensure long-term success.

Strategic HR Partnership

• Collaborate with business leaders to align HR strategy with organizational goals
• Use HR analytics to support decisions and measure impact.
• Act as a trusted advisor on people-related matters, including performance, development, and engagement

Operational Excellence

• Design and implement HR processes that facilitate the overall operations of Alentis, including efficient collaboration with Finance, Legal and other stakeholders
• Oversee day-to-day HR operations and manage the HRIS
• Ensure all company policies and practices comply with relevant employment laws and biotech regulatory requirements, while being appropriate for a small, nimble organization

Talent & Leadership Development

• Develop and deliver leadership development activities tailored to business needs
• Develop and Implement succession planning and high-potential talent identification
• Support leaders to create impactful learning journeys
• Ensure alignment between change initiatives and desired cultural outcomes

Culture & Engagement

• Design and implement initiatives that foster an inclusive, high-performance culture
• Lead employee engagement surveys and translate insights into actionable strategies
• Embed values and behaviors that support scientific excellence, ethical conduct and cross-functional collaboration

Organizational Development

• Advice on organizational design to support agile, matrixed structures and global collaboration
• Facilitate team development across scientific and operational units Support transformation projects with a focus on people and culture.

Change-Management

• Lead communication and engagement strategies for cultural and organizational change
• Build change capability across leadership and teams

• Master’s degree in human resources or related field
• 5+ years of HR Business Partner experience in life science
• Strong facilitation, coaching, and communication skills.
• Experience in leading change and development initiatives.
• Familiarity with HR analytics and modern HRIS platforms
• Strategic mindset with a collaborative and empathetic approach
• Fluency in German and English; French is an asset
• Collaborative team spirit, integrity, resilience, and a global mindset
• Demonstrated flexibility in responding to changing priorities or dealing with unexpected events
• Capability in handling multiple priorities and balance work to achieve business goal
• High attention to detail and organizational skillsFlexible, proactive and able to work independently with a problem-solving attitude in a multi-cultural environment

We offer a competitive salary and opportunities for career growth and development. If you are a highly motivated and skilled scientist looking to join a dynamic and innovative team, please submit your CV.

Candidate needs to hold a Swiss working permit or be an EU citizen eligible to work in Switzerland. The working place is Allschwil, Switzerland with 2 days home office per week.