Senior Director, Rewards and Workplace Strategy

Description

Recruitment Period: 02/09/2026 - Until Filled

Job Type: Full-time

Status:
Full-Time, 40 hours/week

Salary Information:
Annual Minimum Salary-$102,700-Annual Maximum Salary-$174,600

Hiring Rate: $130,000-$140,000

Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. Pro‑rated based on hours/week.

Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU) does not sponsor employment visas. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire and for the duration of their employment with PNWU. Employment eligibility will be verified in accordance with federal law.

Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU) was founded as a 501(c)(3) non‑profit medical institution in 2005 aimed at increasing access to health care in medically underserved areas of the Pacific Northwest.

The University currently offers the degrees of Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Doctor of Physical Therapy, Doctor of Dental Medicine, Master of Arts in Medical Science, and Master of Science in Occupational Therapy enrolling over 550 students annually with plans to develop other programs and/or colleges. Interprofessional education partnerships with other universities adds another 100 students to the population. The campus includes 300 employees with academic programming spread over a five‑state region.

PNWU is located in Yakima, WA, a city of approximately 95,000 located in the south‑central part of the state near the eastern slopes of the Cascade Mountains in a major agricultural and outdoor recreation region. It is approximately 140 miles from Seattle, 170 miles from Portland, and 200 miles from Spokane. The Yakima Valley is a wonderful place to live, work and play.

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The Senior Director of Total Rewards and Workplace Strategy is a senior leader within the Human Resources and Workplace Experience team at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU). Reporting to the Vice President of Human Resources and Workplace Experience, this role serves as a strategist for total rewards and workplace strategy, ensuring that compensation, benefits, and workplace practices are equitable, sustainable, and aligned with PNWU’s mission and values.

PNWU is in an important season of institutional growth, systems modernization, and workforce evolution. The Senior Director plays a key role in strengthening faculty and staff stability, trust, and engagement so that the University can consistently deliver excellence and care to students, patients, and the communities it serves. This role is responsible not only for program design and oversight, but also for developing clear frameworks, decision processes, and practices that support thoughtful, values‑informed people decisions across a complex academic and clinical environment.

The Senior Director provides strategic and operational leadership for compensation, benefits, job architecture, workplace accommodations, and holistic well‑being initiatives, working in close partnership with Payroll, Finance, IT, Academic Affairs, and campus leaders. While this role does not directly oversee payroll operations, it establishes strong collaboration and shared accountability to ensure a seamless, accurate, and respectful employee experience across the employment lifecycle.

This position blends analytical rigor with human‑centered leadership and requires systems thinking, sound judgment, and the ability to navigate complexity with steadiness and care. The Senior Director serves as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, offering clear analysis, practical recommendations, and consistent leadership during decisions that directly affect employees and institutional sustainability.

The role calls for a leader who can balance empathy with accountability, bring clarity and transparency to total rewards and workplace decisions, and contribute positively to a healthy, inclusive, and mission‑driven workplace culture at PNWU.

• Mission‑Driven:
  Designs and stewards total rewards and workplace strategies that attract, retain, and sustain a workforce committed to advancing healthcare…