Director, Human Resources

About Bora

Bora Pharmaceuticals is a premier international contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) specializing in formulation development, clinical and commercial manufacturing, and packaging of complex oral solid dose, liquid, semi-solid, biologics, and sterile injectable pharmaceutical products.

From our world-class sites in North America and Asia, we deliver drug products with unparalleled quality to more than 100 markets around the world. Bora’s teams, technologies, and facilities work seamlessly together to enable our clients to deliver much-needed therapeutics to patients worldwide.

At Bora Pharmaceuticals, we see it as our mission, our duty, our responsibility, to make our success and our customer’s success more certain.

Job Summary

The Site Director of Human Resources is a key member of the site leadership team within a dynamic Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) environment. This role is responsible for developing and executing people strategies that support operational excellence, regulatory compliance, and high employee engagement. As a strategic partner and hands-on leader, the HR Site Director will ensure the site attracts, retains, and develops top talent while supporting the organization's mission to deliver high-quality products and services to pharmaceutical clients.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Partner with site leadership to develop and execute HR strategies that support business objectives in a regulated, client-focused manufacturing environment.
• Lead all aspects of HR at the site, including employee relations, talent acquisition, onboarding, organizational development, workforce planning, training, and performance management.
• Act as a Bora cultural ambassador for The Bora Way, fostering a high-performance, quality-first, and compliance-driven workplace.
• Drive site-level organizational change and continuous improvement initiatives, supporting agility and responsiveness to customer and business needs.
• Collaborate with corporate HR and global Centers of Excellence (COEs) to roll out company-wide programs and ensure consistency in practices.
• Ensure full compliance with all applicable local, state, federal, and industry-specific employment regulations, including cGMP, OSHA, FDA, and EHS standards.
• Develop and lead HR metrics reporting and workforce analytics to guide decision-making and monitor key talent indicators.
• Lead, coach, and develop the site HR team, building capabilities for scalable growth.
• Manage site HR budget

The above statements are intended to describe the nature of work performed by those in this job and are not an exhaustive list of all duties. Nothing in this job description restricts managements right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time which reflects management’s assignment of essential functions.  

Minimum Education, Experience and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field
• Master’s degree or MBA preferred.
• 8–10+ years of progressive HR experience with at least 5 years in a manufacturing or CDMO/pharmaceutical/biotech setting.
• Proven leadership experience in a site HR role, ideally in a regulated or GMP environment.
• SHRM-SCP, SPHR, or related certification preferred.

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong understanding of cGMP, regulatory compliance, and quality systems from an HR perspective.
• Demonstrated ability to lead through influence in a matrixed and fast-paced environment.
• Experience supporting operational scale-up, workforce planning, and change management initiatives.
• Deep knowledge of labor law and employee relations
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Analytical and metrics-driven with experience in HRIS and workforce reporting tools.

Salary Range: 162,000-225,000

Compensation and Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support our employees’ wellbeing, including:

• Competitive salary and performance-based incentives

• Comprehensive health coverage including medical, dental, and vision insurance

• Retirement savings plans with employer matching contributions

• Paid time off

• Professional development opportunities

• Employee wellness programs and resources

• Employee Assistance Program and Mental Health Resources

Core Values

At Bora, our values guide everything we do — from how we solve challenges to how we support our people. We lead with a solutions-first mindset, strive to do the right thing, stay proactive, and above all, respect everyone.

Bora Pharmaceuticals is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees according to all applicable equal opportunity and affirmative action laws, directives and regulations of federal, state and local governing bodies and agencies. In keeping with this commitment, Bora Pharmaceuticals  will recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles, without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including factors related to pregnancy or child birth), national origin, age, marital status, familial status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity status with regard to public assistance, employment status, local human rights commission activity, status as a protected veteran, genetic information, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, or any other protected category.