Valgenesis17d ago

Director, Human Resources (EMEA) - 12 Month Contract

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ValGenesis is a leading digital validation platform provider for life sciences companies.

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ValGenesis is a leading digital validation platform provider for life sciences companies. ValGenesis suite of products are used by 30 of the top 50 global pharmaceutical and biotech companies to achieve digital transformation, total compliance and manufacturing excellence/intelligence across their product lifecycle.

Learn more about working for ValGenesis, the de facto standard for paperless validation in Life Sciences: https://www.valgenesis.com/about

This is a 12-month fixed-term opportunity covering a Maternity leave coverage for our current HR Director for EMEA.

You will oversee all people operations in EMEA, ensuring they are aligned with our business goals, executed in a compliance and prepared to scale.

About US:

We are a fast-growing technology company transforming the life sciences industry. Our clients are some of the largest Pharmaceutical and Biotech companies in the world. We are headquartered in Santa Clara, with 570 employees globally.

Our EMEA region has exciting growth opportunities as we continue to scale. In Europe our hub is located in Portugal (Lisbon) and we have employees also working remotely in Ireland, UK, Germany, Switzerland , Netherlands and Spain.

We are looking for someone who can be both strategic and tactical and will work in partnership with our Europe Leadership team to deliver first-class HR support and coaching. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to help continue improving our European HR operations and elevating the employee experience.

Please note - This role is hybrid, 3-days a week in office is required.

Serve as a strategic and trusted advisor to the Europe Leadership team, providing guidance and support on all people-related matters in Europe

Provide guidance and support on employee relations matters, including conflict resolution, performance management plans and disciplinary actions.

Support organizational changes and initiatives, ensuring effective communication

Champions a phenomenal employee experience ‚supporting initiatives that bring to life and embed VG values

Drive a performance-led culture, supporting leaders to clearly articulate the business priorities with clarity of expected performance standards, and a consistent performance assessment process

Continuous improvement and execution of all people processes (onboarding, performance management, benefits, rewards, etc.)

Drive employee feedback mechanisms and partner with leaders to develop action plans

Utilize data to provide insights and recommendations to drive informed decision making

Manage international mobility, including immigration support

Work with the HR Leadership Team to create, drive and manage HR projects

Partner with the Talent Acquisition team to source high potential talent

Ensure the appropriate frameworks, practices and procedures are in place for compliance with employment law, social governance and best practice

Translate business and regional growth strategies into effective people priorities and plans across EMEA.

10+ years progressive HR experience, including business partnering, preferably within a SaaS or high-growth company

Comfortable working across multiple time zones with team members based around the globe

Strong knowledge of EU employment laws/regulations (Portugal, Ireland, Spain, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, UK)

Experience working in regions outside of Europe, considered an asset

Strong diagnostic skills and deep curiosity to understand people and situations

Business fluent in English and Portuguese

Strong communication skills, with the ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels

Proactive, can operate autonomously and comfortable with ambiguity

Strong business acumen, focus on value creation

Ability to work calmly and effectively in the face of pressure or setbacks

Ability to think global and act local while translating ideas into tangible results

Location & Eligibility

Where is the job

Lisbon

Hybrid — some on-site time required

Who can apply

Same as job location

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Posted: April 17, 2026
First seen: April 17, 2026
Last seen: May 5, 2026

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ValGenesis Inc. is a leading provider of enterprise validation lifecycle management solutions (VLMS) for the life sciences industry, offering a digital transformation platform to manage compliance-based validation activities.

Employees

750

Founded

2005

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