Senior Director, HR Business Partner – Commercial

The role

Lead the people strategy and partnership for Relay's Commercial organization as it prepares for its first product launch. Advise the Head of Commercial and senior commercial leaders on organization design, hiring, leadership development and culture.

What you will do

• Serve as primary people partner and trusted advisor to the Head of Commercial
• Translate commercial strategy and launch plans into an integrated people strategy
• Coach senior commercial leaders on leading through rapid growth
• Lead the people workstream of the commercial build, including organization design and phased hiring plans
• Partner with Talent Acquisition on high-volume hiring waves for senior leaders, field sales and market access roles
• Partner with Total Rewards on compensation, sales incentive plans and job architecture
• Design onboarding for commercial hires, including field-based and remote employees
• Build commercial leadership capability through talent reviews and succession planning
• Use people analytics and engagement data to monitor organizational health
• Lead change strategies as the company transitions to a commercial company

Required qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive Human Resources experience
• Significant senior HR Business Partner experience supporting commercial organizations
• Strategic advisor experience to C-suite and senior commercial leaders
• Deep expertise in organization design, workforce planning and large-scale hiring for commercial and field-based teams
• Working knowledge of sales incentive compensation, commercial job architecture and practices for field-based, multi-state workforces
• Strong expertise in leadership coaching, talent management, performance management, employee relations and change management
• Exceptional executive presence and business acumen
• Ability to balance enterprise-level strategic thinking with hands-on execution

Nice to have

• Direct experience supporting a biotech or pharmaceutical commercial organization through a product launch
• Experience building a commercial function from the ground up

About the company

Relay Therapeutics is a clinical-stage precision medicines company focused on bringing life-changing therapies to patients. It uses its Dynamo platform to study protein structure and motion in drug discovery, with an initial focus on targeted oncology.