VP, People & Culture

Deborah Heart and Lung Center is seeking an accomplished, collaborative, and highly engaged human resources executive to serve as its next Vice President, People and Culture.

This is an exceptional opportunity to lead the people strategy for a nationally recognized specialty healthcare organization with a distinctive mission, strong culture, and longstanding commitment to clinical excellence and an exceptional team member experience.

The Vice President, People and Culture serves as Deborah’s senior human resources leader and works closely with executive leadership, physician leadership, and department leaders on the full range of workforce and organizational matters.

This is a highly visible, hands-on leadership role within a lean People and Culture environment. The successful candidate must be equally comfortable operating at the strategic and tactical levels providing senior-level counsel on complex workforce and organizational matters while remaining actively engaged in the work of Human Resources.

The Vice President, People & Culture will join Deborah at an important time as the organization continues to strengthen its leadership capabilities, invest in its workforce, modernize its people practices and technology, and prepare its organization and talent for the future.

The Vice President, People & Culture provides strategic and operational leadership for all aspects of the People and Culture function. As a trusted advisor to senior leadership, the Vice President will help shape workforce strategy, organizational culture, leadership effectiveness, talent, compensation, engagement, and the overall team member experience.

The portfolio includes talent acquisition and workforce planning; physician recruitment and contracting; employee relations; employee engagement and culture; compensation and total rewards; leadership incentive and physician compensation programs; benefits and retirement programs; HRIS and people analytics;
Employee Health; workers’ compensation; leave and accommodation administration; learning and leadership development; performance management; and HR policy, compliance, and operations.

The Vice President leads a lean team of HR professionals and must bring significant functional knowledge, intellectual agility, and a willingness to remain close to the work.

Serve as a trusted advisor to executive, physician, and organizational leadership on workforce strategy, talent, organizational effectiveness, culture, compensation, and complex people matters. Anticipate emerging workforce needs and risks and develop practical solutions that appropriately balance the needs of Deborah, its patients, and its team members.

Lead and develop the People & Culture team, establishing priorities and ensuring responsive, credible, and high-quality support throughout the organization. The successful candidate must be comfortable operating without multiple layers of specialized HR leadership and know when to delegate and when direct involvement is needed.

Lead Deborah’s approach to talent acquisition, workforce planning, retention, and employment branding, with particular attention to the competitive healthcare labor market.

Partner closely with physician and executive leadership on physician and advanced practice provider recruitment and contracting, including direct involvement in the development, negotiation, renewal, and administration of physician employment agreements.

Provide leadership for Deborah’s compensation and total rewards programs, ensuring they remain competitive, equitable, financially responsible, and aligned with organizational…