HR Generalist (Hybrid, Oxford UK)

Location: Hybrid role 3 days per week on site in our Oxford site (Kidlington) UK. Travel to other UK office in Exeter & other non UK locations as required.

Right to Work: Candidates must be based in and have the right to work in UK. We are unable to offer UK visa sponsorship for this UK based role.

About the Role: We're looking for an experienced and proactive People Operations Generalist to join our growing People team, reporting to the People Operations Director. This is a broad, hands-on people role with real ownership and impact. You will take responsibility for the operational delivery of the full employee lifecycle at Deciphex. You'll deal with everything from onboarding and induction through employee relations, absence management and compliance, to offboarding and exit insights. You will ensure our people processes run smoothly, remain compliant across jurisdictions, and evolve as the organisation grows. You’ll proactively identify gaps, strengthen systems and documentation, and implement practical improvements that support both managers and employees.

Key Responsibilities:

• Global Onboarding Offboarding & Employment Changes: Responsible for the design, management and continuous enhancement of comprehensive onboarding, offboarding and employment changes. Ensure all documentation, compliance and training requirements are completed for all employees. Manage the end-to-end leaver process, including exit interviews, documentation, system updates and handovers.
• Global HR Operations, Systems & Documentation: Responsible for the oversight and administration of all employment documentation. Maintain and optimise BambooHR (HRIS), ensuring data accuracy, reporting integrity and compliance. Produce regular people reports and provide insights to support workforce planning and decision-making.
• Employee Relations & Absence Management: Act as the primary People point of contact for day-to-day employee relations matters, managing performance concerns, grievances, and disciplinary processes in line with company policy. Manage statutory leave and employee absences, ensuring accurate tracking and proactive case management.
• Policy, Compliance & Health & Safety: Maintain and regularly review HR policies to ensure legal compliance and alignment with best practice. Own and manage Health & Safety across the organisation, including risk assessments and required training.
• Performance & Development Support: Support the delivery of the performance review cycle, ensuring timelines, documentation and follow-up actions are completed effectively.
• Wellbeing, DEI & Culture: Support the design and delivery of employee wellbeing initiatives across all locations. Help embed inclusive practices into hiring, onboarding and policy development.

Requirements:

• Third-level qualification in HR, Business or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years experience in a progressive UK HR / People Operations role with end-to-end UK employee lifecycle exposure.
• Strong working knowledge of UK employment law.
• HR experience across multiple jurisdictions is advantageous.
• Extensive experience working with HRIS systems.
• Proven experience owning onboarding, offboarding and core HR processes.
• Strong organisational and documentation skills with high attention to detail.
• Proactive, solutions-focused and comfortable taking ownership of processes and driving improvements.

What are the benefits of working with Deciphex?

• Competitive salary with performance based annual increments.
• Healthcare benefits.
• Competitive annual leave.
• A true sense of meaning in your work by contributing to better patient outcomes.
• The opportunity to work alongside a world-class high performing team in a hyper-growth startup environment.
• A chance to work on exciting, challenging and unique projects.
• Regular performance feedback and significant career growth opportunities.
• A highly collaborative and supportive multi cultural team.

About the Company: Through the work that we do, the team at Deciphex helps pharma to accelerate the process of essential drug development and helps patients to get timely and accurate diagnosis. Founded in Dublin in 2017, Deciphex has scaled rapidly to a team of over 230 people and counting who are providing software solutions to address the pathology gap in research pathology and clinical areas.