HR Manager & Business Partner (HRBP)

About BIIE

The Botnar Institute of Immune Engineering (BIIE) is a new interdisciplinary research institute dedicated to innovation in immune engineering. Founded in 2024 through a generous endowment from Fondation Botnar, the BIIE supports scientists in taking on some of the world’s most challenging problems in immunology and global health. The institute unites experts across immunology, biomedicine, bioengineering, computational biology, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, creating a unique multidisciplinary environment with a mission to make a lasting impact and to train future leaders in immune engineering.

Tasks

We are seeking an experienced HR Manager & Business Partner (HRBP) to manage our human resources function and act as the primary strategic HR consultant to our leadership and research groups. The ideal candidate will support our scientific mission by implementing effective HR processes, managing talent, and fostering a positive work environment that enables our researchers and staff to excel. This role requires exceptional organizational skills, discretion, and the ability to work effectively and proactively in a dynamic, international research environment. This position reports to the Head of HR.

Key Responsibilities

Recruitment and Staffing

• Prepare employment contracts compliant with Swiss labor law
• Coordinate work permit applications for international researchers and staff
• Design and implement effective onboarding processes for new employees

Personnel Administration

Compliance and Legal

HR Operations

HR Business Partnering & Strategic Support

Requirements

Joining BIIE offers a unique opportunity to shape communications for a growing institute at the forefront of biomedical innovation. If you are an experienced communications professional with a passion for science, we encourage you to apply.

The Botnar Institute of Immune Engineering is a newly founded non-profit research organization aiming to become a world leading research institute for the advanced study of immunological systems with a mission to develop translational solutions for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease.

The scientific foundation of the BIIE is based on the intersection of three interdisciplinary subdomains : (i) systems immunology, (ii) synthetic immunology and (iii) computational immunology. The BIIE will serve as a hub for multidisciplinary science, by uniting people with diverse expertise in immunology, biomedicine, bioengineering, systems and synthetic biology, computational biology, artificial intelligence and machine learning. As part of the mission of BIIE to make a lasting impact, it will dedicate significant efforts in training early-stage researchers in this unique multidisciplinary environment, thus enabling them to become future leaders in Immune Engineering.