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The People & Culture Business Partner - Director, Academics role will lead people & culture business initiatives within Advocate Health academics, including Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Health Professions, the National Center for Clinical Trials, and Clinical Training/GME. This role will be responsible for driving business objectives and serve as a trusted advisor to academic leaders on people & culture strategy issues, designing long-term business solutions in partnership with academic leaders. The People & Culture Business Partner - Director, Academics will serve as a consultant to academic leaders on business related issues, leveraging a solid grounding in people & culture programs and practices and business literacy about the business unit’s financial position, its mid and long-range plans, culture, competition and its customers. The People & Culture Business Partner - Director, Academics will develop integrated solutions by communicating needs proactively within people & culture and academic leaders they support. This role will partner across the people & culture function to deliver value added service to management that reflect the business objectives of the organization and acts as an academic champion and change agent. Assesses and anticipates business needs requiring Human Capital Management (HCM) related solutions.
Job Responsibility:
Acts as a People & Culture business partner to assigned academic leaders, functioning as a consultant on business and people & culture related matters
Guides both short and long-term decisions within academics, utilizing knowledge of workforce planning and development with sound succession planning processes and programs
Researches and analyzes trends and metrics in partnership with people & culture centers of expertise, leading to the development of sound people & culture solutions, programs and policies to help leaders meet business challenges
Researches and develops creative and innovative ideas and solutions that will help academic leaders meet objectives
Provides effective performance management guidance to leadership (coaching, counseling, career development, corrective action, discharge) which serves to drive academic results
Provides a balance of the ability to appropriately challenge leaders, while maintaining strong partnership and relationships with academic leaders
Maintains an in-depth knowledge of policies, procedures and legal requirements, mitigating risk and ensuring compliance
Designs and delivers broad learning to leaders to build capability in alignment to key people & culture priorities, initiatives and capability building efforts
Serves as a liaison between people & culture operations and the academics
Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources or related field
7 years of experience in with progressive responsibilities and demonstrated organization strategy activity, development consulting, partnering on complex employee relation issues, and developing, facilitating and leading human resources functions
3 years of management experience in strategic planning, directing and leading comprehensive human resources functions within a complex organization
Demonstrates advanced consulting skills and ability to effectively develop, implement and apply organizational strategies to address complex business challenges including change/succession management, workforce planning, leadership development and organization design
Advanced knowledge and expertise of multiple human resource disciplines and business practices including compensation practices, organizational diagnosis, employee/union relations, diversity, performance management, regulatory compliance, and employment laws
Demonstrated leadership and excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
Acute analytical ability and business, industry, and financial acumen
Must be self-directed, self-motivated, and flexible
Expert in in the use of data, evidence-based research, benchmarks, people & culture and business metrics for critical decisioning
Nice to have:
SHRM-CP, -SCP, PHR or SPHR preferred
Experience in academic medicine preferred
Experience working in a complex academic or health care organization is a plus
What we offer:
Paid Time Off programs
Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
Educational Assistance Program
Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job