People & Culture Business Partner – Director, Academics

People & Culture Business Partner – Director, Academics

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The People & Culture Business Partner – Director, Academics 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 serve as a trusted advisor to academic leaders on people & culture strategy issues, designing long‑term business solutions in partnership with academic leaders.

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14213 Enterprise Corporate - People & Culture Business Partner

• Acts as a People & Culture business partner to assigned academic leaders, functioning as a consultant on business and people & culture related matters; utilizes a strong grasp of organizational expectations and culture, translating the brand in how people & culture services are delivered.
• Guides short and long‑term decisions within academics, utilizing knowledge of workforce planning and development with sound succession planning processes and programs; provides guidance and support for refining or developing new organizational design and implementation of restructures; 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, utilizing depth of knowledge and expertise in people & culture and organizational strategies.
• Provides effective performance management guidance to leadership (coaching, counseling, career development, corrective action, discharge) which serves to drive academic results; effectively coaches leaders on how their actions reflect and drive the culture and weave cultural standards into practices and processes.
• Provides a balance of the ability to appropriately challenge leaders, while maintaining strong partnership and relationships with academic leaders; applies a high degree of confidence and expertise as an advanced people & culture leader.
• 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 with key people & culture priorities, initiatives and capability building efforts.
• Serves as a liaison between people & culture operations and the academics.

• None required. SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR or SPHR preferred.

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources or related field.

• 7+ years of experience with progressive responsibilities and demonstrated organization strategy activity, development consulting, partnering on complex employee relation issues, and developing, facilitating and leading human resources functions.
• Experience in academic medicine preferred.
• Experience working in a complex academic or health care organization is a plus.
• 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; ability to build/foster strong trusting relationships, influence leaders, use negotiation skills and develop solutions to achieve results; ability to advise leaders on how…