People Operations Generalist

Obsidian Therapeutics

People Operations Generalist managing HR processes for employee lifecycle in a biotech. Focusing on onboarding, benefits administration, compliance, and employee engagement.

Posted 6/30/2026full-timeBedford • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $95,500 - $117,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in HR processes, employee lifecycle management, and benefits administration while ensuring compliance and operational excellence. Strong communication and organizational skills are essential for supporting employee engagement and performance management initiatives.

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Employee Lifecycle ManagementBenefits AdministrationHR Systems KnowledgeCompliance Training CoordinationOperational Excellence

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Hard Skills

OnboardingOffboardingEmployment VerificationsI-9 DocumentationImmigration SupportPersonnel Record MaintenanceProcess ImprovementDocumentation ManagementPerformance ManagementTalent Processes

Soft Skills

Exceptional Written CommunicationVerbal CommunicationHighly OrganizedProactiveCollaborative

Tools & Technologies

HR SystemsPeople Operations ToolsCompliance Records

Industry Keywords

BiotechLife SciencesPharmaceuticalRegulated EnvironmentFast-Growing Environment

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as a trusted first point of contact for employees on HR processes, policies, benefits, systems, and general people-related questions.
Ensure operational excellence. Manage and continuously improve employee lifecycle processes, including onboarding, offboarding, employee changes, employment verifications, I-9 documentation, immigration support, and personnel record maintenance.
Own benefits administration, partnering with Director of People Operations and external vendors to ensure accurate, timely, and employee-friendly execution.
Maintain accurate employee data and documentation across HR systems, reports, distribution lists, organization charts, compliance records, and related people operations tools.
Coordinate required compliance training, including Code of Conduct, anti-discrimination and anti-harassment training, and future public-company readiness topics.
Drive continuous improvement of People Operations workflows to improve consistency, scalability, documentation hygiene, and the employee experience.
Support employee engagement, and internal community and culture initiatives, including social committee activities, DEI-related programming, and employee communications.
Support performance management and talent processes by assisting with communications, timelines, materials, documentation, and process administration.
Maintain job description template and library, career frameworks, competency materials, and related HR documentation and resources.
Draft and coordinate employee communications, including intranet content, promotion announcements, company meeting materials, and other People team updates.
Partner flexibly across the People function to support emerging priorities as the company grows and prepares for increased operational complexity.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree required; typically 5+ years of relevant HR or People Operations experience.
Experience in biotech, life sciences, pharmaceutical, or another regulated, fast-growing environment strongly preferred.
Strong operational orientation with the ability to manage details accurately while improving processes for scale.
Working knowledge of employee lifecycle processes, benefits administration, HR systems, compliance training, and employee documentation.
Comfortable working in a dynamic environment where the role will stretch across multiple HR workstreams, and priorities may shift based on business need.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interact professionally and confidentially with employees at all levels.
Highly organized, proactive, collaborative, flexible, and self-motivated, with strong follow-through and sound judgment.
Excellent planning, coordination, and time management skills

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
Company contributions to health savings and retirement accounts
Ample paid time off
Access to wellness programs
Rich career growth opportunities