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Corcept Therapeutics

Director, Human Resources

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Redwood City, CA, USA
239K-281K Annually
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In-Office
Redwood City, CA, USA
239K-281K Annually
Expert/Leader
Leads HR support for Corcept leadership and employees, primarily within Research and Development. Responsibilities include organization design, change management, employee relations, learning and development, performance management, HR policy compliance, conflict resolution, terminations, compensation, and HRIS improvements. The role partners with senior executives and supports HR programs across the growing pharmaceutical organization.
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For more than 25 years, Corcept has been singularly focused on the science of cortisol, a powerful hormone that when unregulated, can play a role in a broad range of diseases.

Our commercial portfolio includes treatments for hypercortisolism and oncology, and the company has discovered more than 1,000 proprietary selective cortisol modulators and glucocorticoid receptor antagonists. With advanced clinical trials in patients with hypercortisolism, solid tumors, ALS and liver disease, Corcept is unlocking the power of cortisol modulation to help address some of the most devastating diseases patients face today. 

Corcept is headquartered in Redwood City, California. To learn more, visit www.corcept.com.

The Director of Human Resources (HR) is responsible for providing HR support to Corcept leadership and all employees with a focus on Research and Development.  Responsibilities include strategic organization design, change management, employee relations, supporting Corcept’s learning and development initiatives, and a broad spectrum of HR responsibilities to support the growing business.  This role will have opportunities to be involved in compensation, HRIS improvements and other HR focus areas.

Responsibilities:

  • Corcept’s HRBP support model includes the role traditionally done by HRBP as well as other HR specialized functions to support Executive Team members and their teams
  • Work with Sr Director on executing Corcept’s Learning and Development plan including design, delivery and assessment
  • Ensure employee population is aware of and participating in HR initiatives including but not limited to the company’s performance management process
  • Recommend, develop and implement Human Resources policies and ensure compliance with all U.S. EEO, employment, benefits, and wage-hour laws
  • Facilitate conflict resolution and handle employee relations as well as termination issues

Preferred Skills, Qualifications and Technical Proficiencies:

  • Exceptional interpersonal skills, including: listening, coaching, & training
  • Strong leadership, project management & time management skills
  • Ability to develop strong relationships and work with senior level executives
  • Excellent written, verbal, and non-verbal communication skills
  • Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Preferred Education and Experience:

  • BA or higher
  • Minimum 10 years Human Resources management experience
  • Experience developing, implementing and administering HR programs in an HRBP role or as part of an HR specialization
  • Demonstrated pharmaceutical industry experience with a comprehensive understanding of drug development and the clinical trial lifecycle

The pay range that the Company reasonably expects to pay for this headquarters-based position is $238,900-$281,100; the pay ultimately offered may vary based on legitimate considerations, including geographic location, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and education.

 Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

For information on how Corcept collects, uses, discloses, protects, and otherwise processes personal information and an explanation of the rights and choices available to you with respect to your personal information, please refer to our Privacy Notice link. 

Corcept appreciates the commitment and hard work of all our team members as we strive to discover and develop novel treatments for patients with serious unmet medical needs.

 Please visit our website at: https://www.corcept.com/

Corcept is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Corcept will not conduct interviews via text message or messaging platforms and will not ask you to download anything as part of your interview.  Though we use third-party tools to help with advertising our jobs, please be vigilant in checking that the communication is in fact coming from Corcept.

 

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Corcept Therapeutics Menlo Park, California, USA Office

149 Commonwealth Dr, Menlo Park, CA, United States, 94025

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