HR Generalist

HR Generalist
Location: Cambridge, UK (Hybrid - 2-3 days per week in the office)
Department: HR
Job type: Full Time
Join us and make a difference when it matters most!
At Mundipharma, we are proud of the work we do to bring innovative treatments to patients. We challenge ourselves constantly to deliver more for patients, healthcare professionals, our partners, and our employees.
The Team
The HR Generalist will join the HR team at Mundipharma, delivering day-to-day HR support across the employee lifecycle, with a core focus on managing employee relations matters. Acting as the first point of contact for employees and managers, the role provides practical advice, manages routine cases including absence, performance, conduct, grievance and probation, maintains accurate case documentation, and escalates complex or higher risk matters appropriately. The role also coordinates HR processes and people programmes, completes HR transactions, maintains accurate employee data, and works with HR colleagues and relevant stakeholders to ensure timely, compliant and consistent service delivery.
Role and Responsibilities
Employee Lifecycle Management: Coordinate end-to-end lifecycle activities, including onboarding, contractual amendments, leaves of absence, internal transfers, and offboarding.
HR Advisory & Operations: Act as a key point of contact for employee and manager inquiries, delivering timely guidance on global and local policies within agreed service levels.
HRIS & Data Integrity: Maintain accurate employee records in the HRIS, conduct regular data audits, and ensure seamless, accurate inputs for payroll and benefits administration.
Annual People Programmes: Coordinate the operational execution of key annual cycles, including performance management, talent and succession planning, engagement initiatives, and reward reviews.
Talent Acquisition Support: Assist with recruitment delivery through interview scheduling, offer letter generation, and pre-employment onboarding administration.
Employee Relations (ER): Manage routine ER cases—including absence, performance, conduct, grievances, and probation reviews—in line with local employment legislation.
Compliance & Escalation: Maintain auditable, legally compliant case files and escalate complex or high-risk employee relations matters to Senior HR Business Partners or Legal.
Workforce Reporting & Insights: Generate scheduled and ad hoc reports, dashboards, and workforce trackers, providing clear commentary on trends such as headcount, turnover, and absence to support planning.
Continuous Improvement & HR Projects: Support strategic HR projects, identify process gaps to streamline workflows, document standard operating procedures, and provide cross-team coverage as needed.
What you’ll bring
Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or a related field.
Relevant professional certification (e.g. Chartered Institute of Professional Development (CIPD) or equivalent) is highly desirable.
Proven experience in similar level HR Generalist / HR Advisor positions in companies of comparable size and complexity.
Previous experience in supporting Employee Relations cases.
Experience of working in a global environment is desirable.
Knowledge of local Labour laws; ability to quickly learn international regulations
Act locally, think globally.
Ability to focus under pressure with strong organizational and time management skills.
HR System Proficiency - experience with HR Information Systems (HRIS); Workday experience is highly desirable.
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Strong written and verbal communication skills (business-level English) and proven ability to collaborate and build relationships across all organizational levels.
Demonstrated ability to drive processes and to deliver high-quality services in a fast-paced, high-change environment
Data management skills and recognizing the importance of data integrity and data management.
Strong work ethic, highly discrete and can handle sensitive and confidential employee information
What we offer in return
Flexible benefits package
Opportunities for learning & development through our varied programme
Collaborative, inclusive work environment
Diversity and inclusion
Building an inclusive environment where people can thrive, grow and achieve their full potential is a priority. We believe this isn’t just the right thing, but also the smart thing to do. We are on a journey and will seek to move forward together through education and awareness to build a culture that welcomes and celebrates diversity and uniqueness. We will create a workplace environment where everyone can, every day, bring their authentic selves and is treated with dignity and respect.
About Mundipharma
Mundipharma is a global healthcare company focussing on customers across Africa, Asia Pacific, Canada, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East.
Mundipharma is dedicated to bringing innovative treatments to patients in the areas of pain management, infectious disease as well as other severe and debilitating disease areas. Their guiding principles, centered around Integrity and Patient-Centricity, are at the heart of everything they do. For more information visit www.mundipharma.com.
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Additional Job Description:
Primary Location:
GB Cambridge
Job Posting Date:
2026-10-13
Job Type:
Permanent