Campus Human Resources Director

Catalent’s Kansas City facility is home to our Oral & Specialty Drug Delivery, Biologics Analytical Services and Clinical Supply Services businesses.

Position Summary

We have an opportunity for a Campus Human Resources Director to join our team and lead the HR function across our campus. In this role, you will partner with site leadership to drive organizational effectiveness, culture, and business change. You will oversee talent strategies, employee engagement, and HR processes to support business goals. This is a key leadership position focused on building high-performing teams and fostering a positive, inclusive workplace.

This is a highly strategic role leading the people and talent strategy for a 1,000+ employee manufacturing campus. We’re looking for someone who can elevate HR beyond the day-to-day, influence senior leaders, strengthen culture and succession planning, and balance immediate business needs with a long-term workforce strategy.

Shift: Monday - Fridays, Days, Salaried
Location: Kansas City, MO
100% Onsite

The Role

• Represent HR in campus Site Leadership Teams, driving the talent agenda and providing leadership, coaching, and counsel to site leaders.
• Oversee organizational design in partnership with General Managers to ensure alignment with strategic and financial plans.
• Support leadership in managing organizational changes impacting people and talent, acting as a trusted advisor to senior leaders.
• Lead talent planning, recruitment, retention, performance management, employee relations, and engagement activities.
• Implement and continuously improve HR processes.
• Build high-performing teams through coaching and mentoring leaders.
• Partner with HR Centers of Excellence to deliver projects, programs, and maintain compliance.
• Manage people-related projects and collaborate with the Global HR team.
• Develop and implement HR strategies aligned with company goals.
• Advise site management on HR issues and provide insights for decision-making.
• Foster a positive company culture that promotes engagement and high performance.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition to oversee recruitment and selection processes.
• Partner with Talent Development to implement training and development programs.
• Lead performance management processes, including setting standards and evaluations.
• Manage employee relations, addressing concerns and resolving conflicts fairly.
• Promote diversity and inclusion, ensuring equal opportunities for all employees.
• Partner with Total Rewards on benchmarking and market analysis for equitable compensation.
• Ensure compliance with all employment laws and regulations.
• Develop, implement, and maintain HR policies and procedures.
• Use HR metrics and analytics to drive data-informed decisions and continuous improvement.

The Candidate

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field AND am minimum of 10 years of progressive HR experience, with at least 5 years in an HR leadership role.
• Strong knowledge of HR laws, regulations, and best practices.
• Succession Planning & Leadership Pipelines – Building stronger succession plans and developing future leaders.
• Talent & Workforce Strategy – Ensuring the campus has the talent and capabilities needed for today and the future.
• Culture & Engagement – Helping shape a high-performing, accountable culture across a large manufacturing population.
• Internal Mobility – Creating visibility around talent and influencing movement and development across the organization.
• Strategic HR Leadership – Elevating the HR function beyond the transactional day-to-day and keeping the team focused on the bigger people strategy.
• Executive Partnership – Confidently advising, influencing, and, when appropriate, challenging senior operational leaders.
• Demonstrable leadership experience at Catalent (including but not limited to participation in Catalent‑sponsored leadership programs such as NGGL, GOLD, LEAD Now, GM Excellence, and GROW) may be considered in place of external experience.

Preferred Skills & Background

• Master’s degree and HR certification (e.g., SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP)
• Workday experience

Why You Should Join Catalent

• Defined career path with annual performance reviews and feedback process.
• Diverse and inclusive culture.
• Potential for career growth on an expanding team within an organization dedicated to preserving and bettering lives.
• Competitive paid time off plus 8 paid holidays.
• Community engagement and green initiatives.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits effective day one of employment.
• Tuition reimbursement.

Catalent offers rewarding opportunities to further your career!  Join the global drug development and delivery leader and help us bring over 7,000 life-saving and life-enhancing products to patients around the world. Catalent is an exciting and growing international company where employees work directly with pharma, biopharma and consumer health companies of all sizes to advance new medicines from early development to clinical trials and to the market. Catalent produces more than 70 billion doses per year, and each one will be used by someone who is counting on us. Join us in making a difference. 

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