Director, HR Business Partner

About the Role

Tarsus Pharmaceuticals is looking for a Director, HR Business Partner to serve as a strategic, HR partner to an assigned client group. In this role, you'll blend business acumen with HR expertise to help leaders make sound people decisions, build strong teams, and navigate the day-to-day realities of a fast-growing biotech. You'll bring both strategic thinking and the willingness to roll up your sleeves and work through the details of employee relations, talent planning, and organizational effectiveness.

Let's talk about some of the key responsibilities of the role

• Serve as a trusted proactive advisor and thought partner to leaders within your assigned client group(s), translating business priorities into HR strategies and action plans
• Partner with leaders on organizational design, workforce planning, and succession planning to support current needs and future growth
• Coach people leaders on performance management, feedback, and team effectiveness, building their capability to lead with confidence
• Drive change management for organizational shifts, including restructures and acquisition integration
• Use HR data and metrics (turnover, engagement, headcount, and more) to identify trends and recommend proactive solutions to leadership
• Partner cross-functionally with Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, HR Operations, and Learning & Development to deliver integrated, seamless HR support
• Support core annual HR cycles, including performance reviews, compensation planning, talent reviews, and engagement action planning
• Champion Tarsus's culture and values, helping build an inclusive, high-performing environment across your client group(s)
• Lead the full spectrum of employee relations matters, partnering with legal and compliance, conducting thorough investigations and providing sound, consistent guidance that balances employee experience with business and legal risk

Factors for Success

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related discipline required
• 10+ years of progressive HR experience, including demonstrated experience as an HR Business Partner
• Demonstrates business acumen, connecting HR strategy and priorities to broader organizational goals and compliance requirements
• Proven ability to build trust and relationships with partners at various levels in the organization.
• Ability to exercise discretion, sound judgment, objectivity with the highest professional ethics, and maintain confidentiality.

Tarsus Competencies

• Business Acumen - Applies strong industry, organizational, and financial knowledge to align HR strategy with business priorities and build credibility with leaders across the organization.
• Relationship Management - Builds trust-based relationships through collaboration, networking, persuasion, and influence, driving alignment across diverse stakeholders.
• Emotional Intelligence - Navigates and resolves conflicts that span functions or priorities, balancing compassion with accountability.
• Collaboration and Team Building - Promotes collaboration by aligning diverse teams around shared goals, fostering healthy debate to advance outcomes, and building strong networks that strengthen organizational effectiveness and cross-team learning.
• Outcome Driven - Demonstrates strong outcomes focus by aligning teams around shared priorities, proactively addressing risks and dependencies, and driving cross-functional accountability to sustain progress and deliver results.

A Few Other Details Worth Mentioning

• The position will be based in our beautiful Irvine office, complete with onsite gym, pool, snacks, drinks, and occasional catered meals. We provide a hybrid work environment.
• We are passionate about our culture! Our Tarsans live our values of commitment to patients, empowerment to champion innovation, and teamwork to amplify impact!
• This position reports directly to the VP, Human Resources
• Some travel may be required - up to 20%

At Tarsus, we understand the importance of attracting and retaining top talent. The expected base pay range for this position is $188,200 - $263,600 plus bonus, stock equity, and comprehensive benefits. The base pay range reflects the target range for this position, but individual pay will be determined by additional factors such as job-related skills, experience and relevant education or training. Our benefits include health, dental and vision insurance benefits to ensure your well-being. We believe in work-life balance and offer generous paid time off, including vacation, holidays, and personal days.

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