Part-Time HR Director

Massachusetts Life Sciences Center is a mission‑driven state/quasi‑government entity committed to delivering high‑quality public service, operational excellence, and a values‑aligned workplace. With approximately 30 employees, we operate with the agility of a small organization and the accountability of a public institution.

The HR Director will lead all aspects of Human Resources. This part-time role serves as the Center’s primary HR point of contact and a trusted advisor to the CEO, executive leadership team, managers and employees. The HR Director will drive organizational effectiveness, strengthen leadership capability, and oversee the full suite of HR operations, employee relations, and people processes.

This is a highly visible, hands‑on leadership role responsible for advancing the current people infrastructure while partnering closely with all people leaders to advance culture, performance, and organizational health.

Requirements

Executive Partnership & Strategic Leadership

• Serve as a primary HR advisor to the CEO, providing counsel on organizational health, leadership effectiveness, and enterprise‑wide talent priorities.
• Partner closely with the executive leadership team to align people strategy with business strategy, ensuring clarity, accountability, and high‑functioning team dynamics.
• Facilitate executive team development, including leadership assessments, coaching plans, and team effectiveness interventions.
• Partner with the CEO and the Center’s executive team to model behaviors and build a culture that reinforce trust and transparency.

Talent Management & Organizational Effectiveness

• Oversee and execute performance management strategy, ensuring clarity of expectations, accountability, and meaningful feedback loops.
• Partner with leaders to redesign roles, teams, and structures as the Center evolves.
• Lead change management efforts for enterprise initiatives, ensuring leaders are equipped to communicate, influence, and execute effectively.

HR Operations & People Infrastructure

• Oversee core HR pillars including talent acquisition, onboarding, employee relations, compensation, compliance, performance management, benefits, and HR systems.
• Ensure the Center’s HR policies, practices, procedures, and processes are current, equitable, and aligned with organizational values.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive HR leadership experience, including direct partnership with executive teams.
• Demonstrated expertise in leadership development, organizational development, and talent strategy.
• Proven ability to influence senior leaders, navigate complexity, and drive enterprise‑level change.
• Strong facilitation skills.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands on, operational execution.
• Exceptional communication, judgment, and relationship‑building skills.
• Experience working in a state or government environment is a plus

Salary Range for this Part Time role: $70,000 - 80,000 per year

Although this is a part-time position, MLSC’s policy and expectation is that the individual hired will not perform HR work for any other employer or client during their employment with the MLSC. This includes employment, consulting, fractional-HR services, and other independent HR engagements, even if performed outside scheduled MLSC working hours.

The successful candidate will therefore be required to conclude any existing outside HR engagements before beginning employment with the MLSC and refrain from accepting new outside HR work while employed in this role. This is an MLSC employment requirement, separate from any restrictions imposed by Massachusetts conflict-of-interest law.

Benefits

This part time position is eligible for benefits.