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# Director, HR Business Partner at Tarsus Pharmaceuticals

- **Company:** Tarsus Pharmaceuticals
- **Location:** Irvine, CA
- **Posted:** 2026-10-22
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-27
- **Apply:** https://tarsusrx.com/careers/apply/?gh_jid=6232198004

## Job description

## About the Role

Tarsus Pharmaceuticals is looking for a Director, HR Business Partner to serve as a strategic, HR partner to an assigned client group. In this role, you’ll blend business acumen with HR expertise to help leaders make sound people decisions, build strong teams, and navigate the day-to-day realities of a fast-growing biotech. You’ll bring both strategic thinking and the willingness to roll up your sleeves and work through the details of employee relations, talent planning, and organizational effectiveness.

Let’s talk about some of the key responsibilities of the role:

- Serve as a trusted proactive advisor and thought partner to leaders within your assigned client group(s), translating business priorities into HR strategies and action plans
- Partner with leaders on organizational design, workforce planning, and succession planning to support current needs and future growth
- Coach people leaders on performance management, feedback, and team effectiveness, building their capability to lead with confidence
- Drive change management for organizational shifts, including restructures and acquisition integration
- Use HR data and metrics (turnover, engagement, headcount, and more) to identify trends and recommend proactive solutions to leadership
- Partner cross-functionally with Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, HR Operations, and Learning & Development to deliver integrated, seamless HR support
- Support core annual HR cycles, including performance reviews, compensation planning, talent reviews, and engagement action planning
- Champion Tarsus’s culture and values, helping build an inclusive, high-performing environment across your client group(s)
- Lead the full spectrum of employee relations matters, partnering with legal and compliance, conducting thorough investigations and providing sound, consistent guidance that balances employee experience with business and legal risk

Factors for Success:

- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related discipline required
- 10+ years of progressive HR experience, including demonstrated experience as an HR Business Partner
- Demonstrates business acumen, connecting HR strategy and priorities to broader organizational goals and compliance requirements
- Proven ability to build trust and relationships with partners at various levels in the organization.
- Ability to exercise discretion, sound judgment, objectivity with the highest professional ethics, and maintain confidentiality.

Tarsus Competencies

- Business Acumen - Applies strong industry, organizational, and financial knowledge to align HR strategy with business priorities and build credibility with leaders across the organization.
- Relationship Management - Builds trust-based relationships through collaboration, networking, persuasion, and influence, driving alignment across diverse stakeholders.
- Emotional Intelligence - Navigates and resolves conflicts that span functions or priorities, balancing compassion with accountability.
- Collaboration and Team Building - Promotes collaboration by aligning diverse teams around shared goals, fostering healthy debate to advance outcomes, and building strong networks that strengthen organizational effectiveness and cross-team learning.
- Outcome Driven - Demonstrates strong outcomes focus by aligning teams around shared priorities, proactively addressing risks and dependencies, and driving cross-functional accountability to sustain progress and deliver results.

A Few Other Details Worth Mentioning:

- The position will be based in our beautiful Irvine office, complete with onsite gym, pool, snacks, drinks, and occasional catered meals. We provide a hybrid work environment.
- We are passionate about our culture! Our Tarsans live our values of commitment to patients, empowerment to champion innovation, and teamwork to amplify impact!
- This position reports directly to the VP, Human Resources
- Some travel may be required – up to 20%

At Tarsus, we understand the importance of attracting and retaining top talent. The expected base pay range for this position is $188,200 - $263,600 plus bonus, stock equity, and comprehensive benefits. The base pay range reflects the target range for this position, but individual pay will be determined by additional factors such as job-related skills, experience and relevant education or training. Our benefits include health, dental and vision insurance benefits to ensure your well-being. We believe in work-life balance and offer generous paid time off, including vacation, holidays, and personal days. For more details regarding Tarsus benefits, please visit: https://eb.alliant.com/26tarsusbenefitssnapshot.

#LI-Hybrid Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

## About Tarsus Pharmaceuticals

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: A biopharmaceutical company creating novel therapies to treat the root cause of diseases, starting with eye care and expanding into dermatology and infectious disease prevention.
- **Entity Type**: Public (NASDAQ: TARS)
- **Headquarters**: Not publicly available in provided sources (inferred to be Irvine, CA, but not confirmed)
- **Founded**: 2016
- **Founders**: Bobak Azamian, MD, PhD and Michael Ackermann

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Biopharmaceuticals (eye care, dermatology, infectious disease prevention)
- **Target customers**: Patients with high unmet medical needs; prescribing eye care professionals, dermatologists, and other healthcare providers (B2B/B2C hybrid)
- **Mission or purpose**: To revolutionize treatment for patients with unmet needs by pursuing the root cause of disease, not just symptoms.

## Products & Services
- **[XDEMVY® (lotilaner ophthalmic solution) 0.25%]**: The first and only FDA-approved treatment for Demodex blepharitis, an eyelid disease affecting approximately 25 million Americans. (Product, prescription medicine)
- **[TP-03 (lotilaner ophthalmic solution)]**: Investigational treatment for Meibomian Gland Disease (MGD), currently in Phase 2a clinical trial. (Pipeline candidate)
- **[TP-04]**: Investigational treatment for Rosacea (ocular rosacea), currently in Phase 2a clinical trial. (Pipeline candidate)
- **[TP-05]**: Oral tablet for the prevention of Lyme disease, currently in Phase 2a clinical trial. (Pipeline candidate)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed in provided sources (public company, stock price available via LSEG with 15-minute delay)
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue – Not disclosed in provided sources (public company, quarterly earnings reported; Q1 2026 results mentioned but figures not included)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Initial backing from Versant Ventures and Third Rock Ventures (per founder background); global partnerships mentioned but not specified.
- **Growth Signals**: FDA approval of first product (XDEMVY); advancing three pipeline candidates into Phase 2a trials; partnership with John Cena to raise awareness of Demodex blepharitis; public listing enabling further financing.

## Competitive Advantages
- **First-mover category**: XDEMVY is the only FDA-approved treatment for Demodex blepharitis, creating a new category in eye care.
- **Root-cause approach**: Focus on treating the underlying cause of disease rather than symptoms, potentially offering more durable solutions.
- **Expanding pipeline**: Leveraging the same platform (lotilaner) to address multiple large, underserved conditions (MGD, rosacea, Lyme disease prevention).
- **Strong leadership and culture**: Experienced management team with deep biotech expertise; culture of teamwork, empowerment, and commitment.

## Strategic Focus
- **Current priorities**: Commercialize XDEMVY and expand its reach; advance Phase 2a trials for TP-03, TP-04, and TP-05; pursue new categories in eye care, dermatology, and infectious disease prevention.
- **Direction for growth**: Build on the success of XDEMVY to establish a pipeline of novel therapies addressing high unmet needs, with potential to expand beyond the eye.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Driven by core values of teamwork, empowerment, and commitment; described as nimble, differentiated, and patient-centered.
- **Work model**: Hybrid work options available; on-campus gym at headquarters.
- **Perks & benefits**: Comprehensive health & wellness program (medical, dental, vision with significant employer contribution), flexible time off, paid parental leave, sabbatical program, 401(k) match, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, gym reimbursement, Calm and LifeBalance memberships, cell phone allowance, in-office meals and snacks, family-building assistance via Carrot.
- **Growth opportunities**: Learning and career development resources; recognition programs; exposure to a fast-growing public company with a promising pipeline.

## Sources
1. [tarsusrx.com](https://tarsusrx.com/)
2. [tarsusrx.com/careers](https://tarsusrx.com/careers/)
3. [tarsusrx.com/our-story](https://tarsusrx.com/our-story/)
4. [ir.tarsusrx.com/investor-relations](https://ir.tarsusrx.com/investor-relations)
5. [tarsusrx.com/our-leadership](https://tarsusrx.com/our-leadership/)

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