About OXGENE™ 

OXGENE, a WuXi Advanced Therapies (WuXI ATU) company, develops pioneering technologies to accelerate the discovery and biomanufacture of cell and gene therapies. We recruit only the best from across the globe to join us on our mission. We are focussed on providing our employees with a rich and rewarding work life, developing their skills sets and supporting their own personal aspirations. OXGENE provides expert design and engineering services for viral vector optimisation and cell line development as well as developing innovative new technologies to transform the manufacture of cell and gene therapies. 

ROLE OVERVIEW:  

OXGENE, a WuXi Advanced Therapies (WuXi ATU) company, provides cell and gene therapy pioneers around the world with the technologies, automation platforms and service solutions they need to come first in the race to deliver ground-breaking therapeutics. Together with WuXi Advanced Therapies, we offer our customers an end-to-end solution for cell and gene therapy development, spanning early pre-clinical discovery to GMP manufacture and commercial lot release.

The job holder will be an integral part of the Global HR team, working closely with other team members to support activities across recruitment and the full life cycle of OXGENE employees. The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent time management skills, a high level of attention to detail and always be willing to pitch in and lend a hand.

• Participate in day-to-day administration, communication and implementation of HR policies and programs.
• Prepare and administer HR related documents including contract change letters, salary increase letters etc.
• Reports, tracks, and processes HR data, including promotions, transfers, new hires, safety related data, employee referrals, employee recognition; employee leavers and update HRIS.
• Supporting monthly payroll by keeping the payroll team informed of changes and movements
• Serving as an informatic resource for general HR information, responding to enquiries and requests
• Managing employee data on the internal HR system and maintaining filing of personnel records for all employees
• Support in delivering HR projects to support growth, culture, engagement, wellbeing initiatives and to build the employer brand
• Coordinating the full lifecycle of recruitment processes including creating job postings, performing candidate sourcing, managing the candidate experience, and maintenance of candidate records in the applicant tracking system (ATS) and central HR tracker
• Phone screening potential candidates where relevant
• Providing coaching and guidance to hiring managers and teams to improve the recruitment process
• Liaising with recruitment agencies on specific roles
• Being the point of contact for and building relationships with candidates during the selection process, maintaining a positive reputation of the company as an employer
• Overseeing and enhancing all onboarding processes; maintaining a new joiner tracker and being point of contact for new joiners
• Working side-by-side with the Global HR team to proactively look at opportunities to streamline and/or enhance processes
• This position is working closely in a small HR team and will give you the exciting opportunity to get exposure to all areas of recruitment and HR

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:  

• Ability to build effective relationships with hiring managers, external recruitment suppliers, candidates and employees
• Pro-active, flexible, approachable, motivated and a good team worker
• Excellent communication skills, maintaining a high level of confidentiality at all times both internally and externally with potential candidates
• Strong organisational skills, including time management and multi-tasking
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ideally experience of recruiting and/or HR in life sciences or biotechnology or a demonstrable interest in this area
• Excellent knowledge of HR policies, procedures and employee handbooks
• An up-to-date good working knowledge of UK law and HR best practices
• Previous experience using UKG is desirable 

DESIRABLE CRITERIA:  

CIPD Qualified or working towards 

JOB LOCATION 

We have offices in the UK and USA. This role will be located at The Oxford Science Park, four miles south east of Oxford, with parking and good public transport links from Oxford.  

Our UK office address is: Medawar Centre, Robert Robinson Avenue, The Oxford Science Park, Oxford, OX4 4HG.