HR Employee Relations Associate

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets.

We’re driven by our vision of ‘Food and Companionship Enriching Life’ and our approach to sustainability – the Elanco Healthy Purpose™ – to advance the health of animals, people, the planet and our enterprise.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.

We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success.

Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

Your Role:

The HR Employee Relations Associate is a member of a centralized team that provides employee relations and HR Investigations support for the US based employees.  This position will answer the needs of our customers by delivering high quality and timely HR services while balancing the needs of the employee, manager and company to improve business performance.  In addition to the day-to-day responsibilities, this position will serve as a subject matter expert on employee relations processes, conduct workshops on ER topics that improve internal HR processes and better enable supervisors, and provide support to HR Business Partners (HR BPs). 

Your Responsibilities:


* Coach and counsel employees in areas such as:
+ Workplace issues
+ Personal issues with referrals to appropriate experts
+ Team member effectiveness and local organizational issues
+ Fair and consistent treatment and application of Elanco policies
+ Performance management and improvement


* Conduct manager and employee discussions to understand reasons for poor performance and assist in the delivery of appropriate discipline
+ Document discussions and store in case management system
+ Timely and consistent follow up as needed
+ Consult with legal on non-standard situations
+ Complete termination documentation and off-boarding activities as needed


* Conduct and manage typically level one and level two HR investigations:
+ Plan, conduct, and document investigations
+ Communicate and deliver investigations outcome
+ Assist/Support Ethics & Compliance team with level three HR investigations


* Maintain knowledge of Elanco HR process and procedures.


* Maintain knowledge of Elanco employee population including business functions


* Ensure all company, state, local and other applicable laws or requirements are met with respect to HR process support.


* Continually improve team's processes and practices to minimize bureaucracy and improve ...