HR Business Partner (m/f/d)
MSDLower Saxony, Germany •
Posted November 21, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
At MSD, known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA in the United States and Canada, we are unified around our purpose: We use the power of leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world. For more than 130 years, we have brought hope to humanity through the development of important medicines and vaccines. We aspire to be the premier research-intensive biopharmaceutical company in the world – and today, we are at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions that advance the prevention and treatment of diseases in people and animals. We foster a diverse and inclusive global workforce and operate responsibly every day to enable a safe, sustainable and healthy future for all people and communities. For more information, visit www.msd.com and connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.
Job Description
We are looking for a HR Business Partner to join our team in Burgwedel, Germany. The successful candidate will support key stakeholders in implementing the strategic direction of the organization, provide effective HR support, and oversee strategic HR topics. The role requires a sound knowledge of labor law, including collective bargaining law and works constitution law.
Requirements
- Adequate studies, such as business administration or related working experience
- Around 5 years’ experience as an HR Business Partner in an international matrix environment
- Profound knowledge of German labor law, including confident collaboration and working with works councils, experience with collective agreements and involvement in restructuring processes
Benefits
- Flexible working hours (37.5 hours/week) and an attractive company pension scheme
- Competitive salary package: 13 monthly salaries + holiday pay + target bonus
- 30 days holiday entitlement
- Hybrid working model (up to 50 % remote)
- Internal training and promotion opportunities
- International co-operations
- Training on the job
- Contributing your own ideas to the process design
- Insights into the development of medicinal products
- Corporate benefits and free car parking
- Working across borders (20 days per year)
- Paid Parental Time Off (PPTO)
