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.

New York pay range

$110,000 - $145,000 USD

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 [email protected].