Senior Director, Human Resources

Department
 

BSD MED - Administration

About the Department
 

Our department was the first department created when the medical school began over 110 years ago. It has evolved into the largest department not only in the medical school with over 300 full time faculty and research faculty but is the largest department in the University. The main missions of the Department of Medicine, scholarship, discovery, education and outstanding patient care, occur in a setting of multicultural and ethnic diversity. These missions are supported by exceptional faculty and trainees in the Department. We believe you will quickly agree that the DOM’s faculty, fellows and trainees very much represent the forefront of academic medicine – extraordinary people doing things to support the missions of our department. The result is a Department which reaches far beyond the walls of our medical school to improve humanity and health throughout our community and the world providing high quality patient care and training of the next generation of leaders in medicine.
The Department of Medicine has a long and proud history of research and discovery in the basic, clinical and translational sciences. Currently, the Department of Medicine is among an elite group of medical centers who are leading in the discovery and delivery of personalized medicine. Our impressive pool of talented researchers are renowned for bridging the bench to the bedside, and clinical research evaluations of new drugs and devices. The educational mission of the Department of Medicine is to train exceptional healers and the future leaders in academic medicine. The Department is home to four top residency programs (Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Dermatology and Medicine-Pediatrics) and twelve fellowship programs, including seven federally-funded training grants. Our residents obtain their 1st choice of fellowship programs over 80% of the time with these positions usually obtained in the very best academic programs nationwide, a fact clearly reflecting the high esteem in which our program and house staff is held.
Diversity of House Staff and faculty is a key priority in our enterprise, both to cultivate leadership from underrepresented minorities and women and to reflect the ethnic and racial makeup of the patients we serve. Our trainees and faculty are recruited from top medical schools in the country. The Department of Medicine also takes great pride in providing unparalleled, comprehensive and innovative patient care. The Department’s clinical excellence is continually recognized by the highly regarded US News and World Report. Each of the Department’s subspecialty practices are recognized as programs of national, regional, and local distinction for our novel diagnostic and therapeutic patient care offerings.

Job Summary
 

The Senior Director, Human Resources is responsible for the overall management and strategic development of workforce planning, employee and labor relations, training, performance management, succession planning, compensation management and retention. Reporting to the Executive Administrator, this role will partner with the Executive Committee, Section Chiefs and Section Administrators to achieve all people strategy goals for the Department of Medicine. This position will also oversee human resources for the Department of Anesthesia & Critical Care and the Department of Neurology.

Responsibilities

• Oversees and supervises the Department of Medicine’s overall people strategy efforts within the Human Resources offices.

• Partners with the Executive Administrator and Senior Director of Finance to reduce overhead and streamline work across 15 subspecialty Sections.

• Serves as a key member of senior leadership team providing counsel and input on HR and people strategy for the Department.

• Manages all strategic planning and operations for the Department of Medicine’s Human Resources team. 

• Leads a wide-range of human resources duties that includes strategic planning, employee relations, organizational effectiveness, change and performance management, leadership coaching, and department communications.

• Manages annual compensation planning, tracks compensation budget, and oversees administration of payroll-related activities.

• Manages all employee relations matters within the department including grievance procedures, union negotiations, investigations and management consulting.

• Presents key annual topics at monthly Section Chief counsel (MSO provider compliance, annual merit process, performance management, University training requirements).

• Works with Sections on space planning and space redesign to maximize hybrid needs.

• Administers annual equity review for all positions as part of pre-budget planning process.

• Acts as a strategic partner to BSD Academic Affairs and BSD Human Resources.

• Leverages Workday solutions for better electronic data captures (patient contact, space planning, Magnet data).

• Ensures and may help develop short- and long-term human resources plans and operational policies for a unit. Develops and administers the HR budget for the unit and manages expenses.

• May represent the unit in grievances, complaints, or legal issues, and works with the appropriate University offices to coordinate resolutions.

• Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications
 

Education:

Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.

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Work Experience:

Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 7+ years of work experience in a related job discipline.

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Certifications:

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Preferred Qualifications

Education:

• Advanced degree.

Experience:

• Previous human resources experience within an Academic Medical Center environment.

Preferred Competencies

• Ability to work directly with faculty and senior members of the Division and the University to make sure matters are handled professionally and with a high degree of diplomacy and sensitivity. These areas include, but are not limited to, University Human Resources, Office of Legal Counsel, and the Affirmative Action Office.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Presentation skills.

• Interpersonal skills.

• Customer service skills.

• Interviewing skills.

• Decision-making skills.

• Analytical skills.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• Ability to maintain confidentiality.

• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously, set priorities, and meet deadlines.

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office.

• Ability to coordinate the work of others.

• Ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships with diverse constituencies.

• Ability to develop and implement projects.

Application Documents

• Resume (required)

• Cover Letter (required)

When applying, the document(s) MUST  be uploaded via the My Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of the application.

Job Family
 

Human Resources

Role Impact
 

People Manager

FLSA Status
 

Exempt

Pay Frequency
 

Monthly

Scheduled Weekly Hours
 

37.5

Benefits Eligible
 

Yes

Drug Test Required
 

No

Health Screen Required
 

No

Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required
 

No

Posting Statement
 

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