HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST in Rensselaer, NY Curia provides global contract research and manufacturing services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. The Human Resources Specialist will be responsible for partnering with the HR site leadership to support staff activities related to recruitment, FMLA, employee engagement, answering employee benefit questions, onboarding, maintaining and tracking FMLA, performance management and any other employee-orientated practice or program. Join our talented workforce, where a commitment to excellence and a customer focused attitude is everything. We pursue excellence because our work has the power to improve patients’ lives with the pharmaceuticals we develop and manufacture. We proudly offer + Generous benefit options (eligible first day of employment) + Paid training, vacation and holidays (vacation accrual begins on first day of employment) + Career advancement opportunities + Education reimbursement + 401k program + Pension (for union employees) + Learning platform And more! Essential Duties & Responsibilities: + Monitor and maintain non-exempt recruitment activities + Identify/source, manage and monitor the effectiveness of recruiting sources for potential employees. This may include attendance at trade shows, university recruiting and managing relationships with employee search firms + Maintain internal systems for applicant tracking + Develop promotional literature and advertisements to assist with recruiting activities + Assist with prescreening and interviewing applicants and coordinate the scheduling of interviews + Perform reference verifications, applicant rejections and act as an ongoing liaison with pending new hires + Track and monitor FMLA program for the site + Assist employees with basic benefit questions + Assist HR site leadership with employee engagement activities + Participate in self-development activities and training of others especially in areas of recruitment and human resource practices + Recommend and implement methods to increase the quality of products and/or service + Exhibit safety awareness and safe work practices Education and/or Experience + Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or related field + Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in Human Resources Knowledge, skills and abilities + Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations + Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals + Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public + Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume Pay Range: $59,000.00-$73,500.00/year Education, experience, location and tenure may be considered along with internal equity when job offers are extended. We do not accept unsolicited assistance from any headhunters or recruitment firms for any of our job openings. All resumes or profiles submitted by search firms to any employee at Curia, in any form without a valid, signed search agreement by an authorized signatory in place for the specific position, approved by Talent Acquisition, will be deemed the sole property of Curia. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Curia because of the unsolicited referral. All interested applicants must apply online. Please be aware of scammers. Curia will only send offer letters and requests for sensitive personal information from a curiaglobal.com email address. Curia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Curia is an E-Verify employer. #LI-KS1