Full Time Manager, Human Resources Jobs, in Novugen Selangor - Maukerja

About Us

Novugen is a wholly owned subsidiary of SciTech International, a UAE-based group with over 30 years of experience in the healthcare industry. We specialize in venturing into strategic healthcare businesses and developing world-class healthcare facilities across the globe. With operations in multiple countries across continents, our global presence and expertise empower us to meet the complex challenges of delivering hard-to-source, technology-intensive pharmaceutical products to market.

Our manufacturing facilities in Bandar Enstek, Negeri Sembilan, are the first USFDA-approved pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities in Malaysia and Southeast Asia. We are also the first pharmaceutical company in the region to be vertically integrated from R&D to manufacturing, giving us greater control over the supply chain and reflecting our commitment to meeting a wide range of stringent regulatory standards.

At Novugen, we are united by a shared vision, with a team of talented individuals from diverse backgrounds and nationalities working together towards one common goal. We are driven by a passion for science and innovation, striving to accelerate the launch of pharmaceuticals that lack robust generic alternatives due to their complexity. Our continued investment in R&D and dedication to excellence aim to provide early access to affordable, high-quality medicines, impacting lives across the world.

Together, we are shaping the future of healthcare and changing lives everywhere.

About the Role

Lead and strengthen Novugen’s HR Operations, Rewards & Benefits, Learning & Development and Employee Relations capabilities to support the organization’s continued growth and transformation.

The role is responsible for ensuring robust, scalable and employee-centric HR processes, systems and policies across the employee lifecycle, while providing strategic direction on rewards, benefits, payroll, learning, employee engagement and industrial relations.

As Novugen continues to scale, this role will also lead key HR transformation initiatives, including HR technology and HRMS implementation, process digitization and continuous improvement of HR policies, systems and operating practices.

The role will serve as a key partner to the Senior Director, HR and business leaders in building an effective HR infrastructure that is scalable, compliant and fit for a growing organization.

Key Responsibilities:

Rewards & Benefits

• Lead the development and oversight of competitive and equitable rewards and benefits programs aligned with business and talent strategies.
• Oversee rewards and core HR operations, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, compliance and a high level of employee service.
• Oversee annual salary review, incentives, allowances, benefits and other reward programs in partnership with Finance and business leaders.
• Conduct market benchmarking and provide data-driven recommendations on rewards and benefits.
• Ensure effective governance, compliance and continuous improvement of reward policies and practices.

HR Operations

• Establish and continuously improve HR policies, processes, controls and service standards across the employee lifecycle.
• Ensure accurate employee data, records and HR documentation, including expatriate administration.
• Manage and have oversight on employee relations and industrial relations matters, ensuring fair, consistent and compliant practices.
• Use HR data and insights to identify operational trends, risks and opportunities for improvement.

HR Transformation & HRMS

• Lead HR transformation initiatives to build scalable, efficient and technology-enabled HR processes.
• Lead the implementation and enhancement of HRMS and other HR technology solutions, including process mapping, requirements gathering, data migration, testing, implementation and change management.
• Identify opportunities to digitize, automate and simplify HR processes in line with the organization’s growth.
• Partner with IT, Finance and business stakeholders to drive successful implementation and adoption of HR technology.
• Establish effective HR data governance, reporting and analytics to support business decision-making.

Learning & Development & Employee Engagement

• Lead the development and execution of the organization’s L&D strategy aligned with business priorities and future capability requirements.
• Oversee leadership development, functional capability building, career development and other learning initiatives.
• Establish effective learning needs analysis and measures to evaluate learning effectiveness and impact.
• Drive employee engagement initiatives and employee experience programs that strengthen culture, connection and retention.
• Partner with HRBPs and business leaders to identify capability and engagement priorities and translate them into actionable programs.
• Lead and develop the L&D team to deliver scalable and impactful learning and engagement initiatives.

About You

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Management or related discipline.
• Professional HR qualification or relevant certification would be an advantage.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive HR experience, with strong exposure to HR operations, rewards & benefits and/or HR transformation.
• Experience managing HR operations in a mid-sized or rapidly growing organization.
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing a team.
• Experience in HRMS implementation, HR technology transformation or significant HR process digitization is highly preferred.
• Working knowledge of Malaysian employment legislation and industrial relations practices.
• Experience in a manufacturing, pharmaceutical, healthcare or regulated environment would be an advantage.