People & Talent Advisor (12 Month Mat Cover) - Cambridge, United Kingdom - Lightcast Discovery

Lightcast Discovery
Lightcast Discovery
Verified Company
Cambridge, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Our mission is to push the boundaries of complex cell analysis. Using the Lightcast platform we are working with major pharmaceutical companies and leading academic institutes.

Together, using our next generation microfluidic platform, we are making advances towards new science, unique clinical approaches, new therapies and innovative products.


The Lightcast platform allows precise and highly flexible independent control of thousands of microdroplets independently and in parallel using software-generated light patterns.

By combining droplets containing different cells, antibodies, cancer drugs, reporters and /or other reagents we can perform complex workflows and assays with a flexibility far beyond what is currently possible on any cell analysis platform.

Lightcast Discovery is a rapidly growing business, and our people are at the heart of everything we do.

As our People Advisor, you will be extremely hands in supporting the breadth of activities of the People team including, talent acquisition and development, HRIS and general administration, and, most important of all, delivering great people experience to our people across the business.


Reporting to the Senior Head of People, and working closely alongside the People Partner, this maternity cover role will be for an initial 12 month period.

You will bring your passion for
building great culture, as well as using technology to drive efficiencies in the People Team and across the business, designing a great employee experience and making Lightcast Discovery a great place to work.


Responsibilities

  • Talent Management: working closely with the wider People team, you will support a wide range of talent management activities including helping managers with the goal setting process, ensuring regular 1:1's are happening in teams, helping managers identify training and development needs and arranging external training where needed. This will include using reporting and systems to provide data and trends to people managers.
  • HRIS Management: you will take the lead in ensuring all of our employee records and information is kept up to date on the HRIS (hiBob) as well as managing other areas of HR admin. You will also get involved in setting up new work flows as we continue to grow and open new facilities, with a second UK site and US office already confirmed for 202
  • Culture Champion: You will drive our company culture and employer brand, ensuring they are at the forefront of everything we do in the People team. This will include working with employees at all levels, and across all teams, running projects and collaborations to bring our culture to life.
  • Guidance and advice: you will provide general guidance and advice to people across the business on all things related to People, ensuring their needs are met and the People team is always working to improve upon the experience we give to the business.

Required Experience

  • Have previous experience in the full recruitment lifecycle
  • Preferably have a level 5 CIPD qualification, or the equivalent experience
  • Be passionate about all things 'People' and thrive on making a company a great place to work through great people practices.
  • Have experience in managing/administering HR systems, ideally 'Bob' or a similar modern HRIS
  • Have a friendly and approachable style
  • Microsoft suite experience
  • Be detail oriented and well organised

Desirable Experience

  • Experience in a fast growing company
  • Experience working in biotech or pharma


This role is based in our facility on the West campus in Cambridge with occasional travel to our production facility (just outside Cambridge), however we are happy to consider 1-2 days a week working from home.

Salary range for this role is £35-40k per annum.


Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK
Lightcast Discovery offer competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits including:

  • 26 days holiday, plus Public Holidays
  • Flexible working hours
  • Pension contribution matched up to 7%
  • Private medical insurance
  • Income protection
  • Life insurance
  • Subsidised gym membership and weekly cross fit sessions
  • Access to Cycle to Work and Technology schemes
  • Enhanced family leave policies


Here at Lightcast Discovery we have an informal, open work environment where collaboration and innovation are at the heart of what we do.

We are based in West Cambridge, near excellent transport links and plenty of local amenities. We regularly gather as a team to hear about developments across functions and to share ideas. We enjoy social events and regular team lunches, promote career development and learning opportunities. It is an exciting time to join our revolutionary team as we push boundaries and continue to grow.


Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK
**_ Strictly no agencies please_
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