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# AcelaBio - Human Resources Manager (Part-Time) at Alimentiv

- **Company:** Alimentiv
- **Location:** San Diego, CA
- **Compensation:** $100k–$125k
- **Employment:** part-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-08-06
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-13
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/alimentiv-2/434d8d22-5ef9-4118-8323-fc6188a3e418

## Job description

The HR Manager delivers end-to-end human resources operations across the United States, Canada, and global Employer of Record workers, ensuring consistent, compliant, and efficient people processes aligned with organizational priorities. This role owns the full employee lifecycle from talent acquisition and onboarding through performance management, engagement, and offboarding. The HR Manager administers key annual programs including the merit and bonus cycle, maintains data accuracy through HRIS management, and coordinates payroll and benefits processes across multiple jurisdictions. This role serves as the primary point of contact for day-to-day HR fundamentals, providing hands-on execution that supports a seamless employee experience across all geographies.

Please note this is a part-time position, with an expectation of `20 hours per week

## About the Role

Total Rewards, Payroll & Benefits Administration ·

- Coordinates end-to-end payroll processing across the United States, Canada, and global Employer of Record workers, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with jurisdictional requirements.
- Administers employee benefits and pension programs, including enrollment, changes, terminations, and annual renewals, ensuring alignment with plan provisions and regulatory obligations.
- Investigates and resolves payroll and benefits discrepancies by liaising with vendors, finance, and employees to ensure timely resolution.
- Maintains up-to-date payroll and benefits records within the HRIS, ensuring data integrity and audit readiness.
- Monitors legislative and regulatory changes affecting payroll, benefits, and pension administration across all operating jurisdictions and implements required updates.
- Administers the annual merit review and bonus cycle, including data preparation, validation, communication, and processing of adjustments in partnership with leadership.
- Supports compensation benchmarking and pay equity analysis, and maintains compensation structures, salary ranges, and related documentation.

Talent Acquisition

- Manages the full-cycle recruitment process, including job posting, candidate sourcing, screening, interview coordination, and offer management for positions across all operating regions.
- Partners with hiring managers to define role requirements, develop candidate profiles, and establish selection criteria aligned with organizational needs.
- Ensures a consistent and positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment process, from initial outreach through onboarding handoff.
- Tracks recruitment metrics and maintains applicant data in the HRIS or applicant tracking system to support reporting and process improvement.

People Operations & HRIS Management

- Manages the HRIS as the primary system administrator, ensuring accurate employee records, data integrity, and system functionality across all modules.
- Owns the employee lifecycle processes including onboarding, status changes, leaves of absence, and offboarding, ensuring consistent execution and compliance with applicable policies and legislation.
- Develops, implements, and updates HR policies and procedures in alignment with organizational priorities and evolving legislative requirements across all jurisdictions.
- Coordinates and executes employee engagement initiatives, including surveys, recognition programs, and organizational development activities.
- Provides guidance and training to people leaders on HR processes, policies, and best practices to support effective people management.

Employee Relations

- Serves as the primary point of contact for employee relations matters, providing coaching and guidance to leaders on performance challenges, conflict resolution, and workplace concerns.
- Conducts investigations into employee complaints and workplace issues, documenting findings and recommending appropriate actions in compliance with organizational policies and applicable legislation.
- Advises leaders on progressive discipline, performance improvement plans, and termination processes, ensuring consistency and legal compliance.
- Monitors employee relations trends and recommends proactive strategies to improve workplace culture and reduce organizational risk.
- Escalates high-risk legal, financial, or executive-level employee relations matters to leadership as appropriate.

## About You

- 7 to 9 years of related work experience (10 or more years preferred)
- (Honors) Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Fluent in English (verbal and written)
- Demonstrated experience operating as a highly autonomous HR generalist with end-to-end ownership of core HR functions in a small or scaling organization.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to advise leadership, build trust, and influence decisions across all levels of the organization
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret HR data and prepare accurate reports for leadership decision-making
- Strong working knowledge of employment law and regulatory requirements in the United States and Canada, including payroll, benefits, and pension compliance
- Hands-on proficiency with HRIS platforms, including system administration, configuration, reporting, and data management
- Demonstrated ability to administer performance management programs and annual compensation cycles with a high degree of accuracy and sound judgment
- Experience managing full-cycle recruitment across multiple jurisdictions
- Knowledge of employee relations best practice including investigation techniques, progressive discipline, and conflict resolution

## About Alimentiv

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Alimentiv is a global, specialized gastrointestinal (GI) contract research organization (CRO) that provides full‑service clinical trials, advanced medical imaging, and precision medicine solutions to accelerate the development of GI therapies.
- **Entity Type**: Private (owned by Alimentiv Health Trust, a profit‑with‑purpose trust)
- **Headquarters**: London, Ontario, Canada
- **Founded**: 1986 (originally as part of Robarts Research Institute; rebranded to Alimentiv in 2020)
- **Founders**: Not publicly available (the organization evolved from academic GI research at Robarts Research Institute)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Pharmaceutical contract research (CRO), specifically gastrointestinal diseases
- **Target customers**: B2B – pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies developing therapies for GI indications (e.g., IBD, celiac disease, eosinophilic esophagitis)
- **Mission/purpose**: To advance the science of gastrointestinal diseases by designing and executing better, more efficient trials, generating quality data that bring pivotal GI products closer to patients [alimentiv.com](https://alimentiv.com/about-us/)

## Products & Services
Alimentiv offers a comprehensive, end‑to‑end suite of GI‑focused clinical development services:

- **Clinical Trial Services**: Full‑service study management, site selection (5,000+ sites in 60+ countries), medical monitoring, and clinical operations.
- **Medical Imaging Solutions**: Proprietary platforms including Notō and Lucidity™, central reading for endoscopy, MRE/MRI, intestinal ultrasound (IUS), and AI‑powered tools (DovaVision™ UC, PathwaysGI, IAG).
- **Precision Medicine / Biomarkers**: Biomarker analysis, spatial biology, and real‑world evidence services.
- **Histopathology & Laboratory Services**: Delivered via AcelaBio, a wholly owned specialty lab offering histopathology and precision medicine for clinical trials.
- **Statistics & Data Sciences**: Biostatistics, clinical data management, and medical writing.
- **Clinical Pharmacology**: Pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic support.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not disclosed (privately held by Alimentiv Health Trust)
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue of $75 M (estimated, per LinkedIn) [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/alimentiv)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Alimentiv Health Trust (parent); partnerships with academic centers, imaging societies (IBUS), patient advocacy groups (Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, Beyond Celiac, EUREOS), and industry consortia (STAR, CDISC Platinum Member).
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Headcount of 507 employees (+13.9% YoY, +81 people) [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/alimentiv)
  - Trusted for over 70% of IBD compounds in development globally
  - Recent expansion into Australia and Latin America (2024)
  - AI imaging partnerships and new modalities (MRE/MRI, IUS) launched in 2022‑2023

## Competitive Advantages
- **Deep GI specialization**: 30+ years of exclusive focus on gastrointestinal diseases, with deep scientific and operational expertise.
- **Proprietary imaging technology**: Advanced central reading platforms (Notō, Lucidity™) and AI‑driven tools that are widely adopted in GI trials.
- **Global site network**: 5,000+ GI‑experienced sites across 60+ countries, enabling seamless multi‑regional studies.
- **Profit‑with‑purpose ownership model**: Alimentiv Health Trust reinvests profits into research, technology, and employee benefits, creating a long‑term, mission‑driven structure.
- **End‑to‑end capabilities**: From clinical management to imaging, biomarkers, histopathology, and statistics – all under one roof.

## Strategic Focus
- **Innovation in GI trial design**: Developing validated endpoints, novel imaging biomarkers, and AI‑powered diagnostics.
- **Expansion of precision medicine**: Growing histopathology and biomarker services (AcelaBio) and spatial biology offerings.
- **Geographic expansion**: Building presence in Asia‑Pacific, Latin America, and Europe to support global trials.
- **Partnership development**: Deepening collaborations with academic consortia, patient advocacy groups, and technology partners.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as “profit‑with‑purpose” – commercial success is channeled back into scientific research, technology, and employees. Employees can become beneficiaries of the Alimentiv Health Trust.
- **Work environment**: Flexible and remote work options available for many roles; policies include flexible summer hours, a December holiday shutdown, and “working while visiting” programs.
- **Compensation & benefits**: Industry‑benchmarked salaries, performance‑based incentives, retirement/savings plans, comprehensive health/dental/vision, generous paid time off, and parental leave.
- **Engineering & science culture**: Focus on “clinical trial excellence” with opportunities to work on the most important GI studies globally. Teams include data sciences, clinical operations, imaging, and biostatistics.
- **Social & inclusion**: Employee‑led social committee, virtual and in‑person regional events, and a collaborative, inclusive atmosphere.

## Sources
1. [alimentiv.com – About Us](https://alimentiv.com/about-us/)
2. [alimentiv.com – Careers](https://alimentiv.com/careers/)
3. [linkedin.com – Alimentiv Company Page](https://linkedin.com/company/alimentiv)
4. [alimentiv.com – Global Reach](https://www.alimentiv.com/about-us/global-reach/)
5. [jobs.lever.co – Alimentiv Open Roles](https://jobs.lever.co/alimentiv-2)

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