Senior Director, HR Business Partner - Southeast Region - Quest Diagnostics

The Senior Director, Human Resources - Business Partner (HRBP) reports to the Vice President, Human Resources – Regional Businesses. The HRBP will partner with the Regional President for the Southeast Region and its business/functional leaders to influence the design and execution of the business strategy by providing consultative support and leadership. S/He will translate the business plan into talent and organizational plans and drive for results by building organizational capability and performance.

Core functions include laboratory operations, logistics, patient services, specimen management and commercial sales to doctors, hospitals, government agencies and other health care providers.

The Region is one of the Company’s most successful, with annual revenue of over $1.9 billion.

Key Accountabilities include:

Business Relationships

• Builds relationships with senior level clients. Is a trusted and credible partner who anticipates needs and proactively recommends solutions
• Serves as an active member of the senior leadership team and can influence and challenge others at this level
• Has a solid understanding of current and future business trends, both internal and external
• Has the ability to lead with data and make sound recommendations and decisions
• Serves as executive coach providing guidance and consultation to leadership

Strategy & Planning

• Consults with senior leaders to develop and execute business strategy to build organizational capabilities, behaviors, structures and process. Provides strategic direction and influences at all levels in to drive implementation of the strategy
• Translates the business plan into talent and organizational plan (e.g. owns the People Strategy for assigned business which includes organizational re-design, strategic workforce planning, total rewards solutions, succession planning and talent management, organizational development and employee engagement of workforce)
• Optimizes transformational change efforts by providing consulting support, guidance and a framework for leading and managing change
• Responsible for succession planning / pipeline to ensure leadership talent in support of the business strategy
• Partners with and influences HR Centers of Excellence and HR Service Center to ensure the business is receiving optimal service and value-added programs that are aligned with business strategy
• Use outcome-based metrics to identify trends and influence the business

Business Based Outcomes

• Ensures strong leadership teams in place and plays a key role in recruiting senior level talent
• Drives toward strong organizational performance as evidenced by business measures such as productivity, quality and service
• Drives toward optimal culture that facilitates employees’ success. This includes Engagement,Diversity & Inclusion
• Drives for high performance work environment that makes the organization a great place to work and delivers results
• Fosters positive employee relations by being visible in the field, listening to employee feedback and actioning areas of opportunity

People Management & HR Development

• Responsible for leading, coaching and developing a team of 4 HR Business Partners in support of overall Human Resources and business strategy
• Key member of the HR community working to develop the HR Business Partner role, including staying abreast of current HR trends and best practices.

The successful candidate for Senior Director, Human Resources - Business Partner will possess the following attributes and/or experiences:

• 10+ years of professional experience in Human Resources, including 3+ years managing exempt level HR staff
• A strong educational background including an undergraduate degree in human resources or a related field. A Master’s degree in HR or a related field, or an MBA is preferred
• SHRM-SPC certification strongly preferred
• Proficiency in MS Office products and HR systems
• Understanding of state and federal labor laws and regulations,
• Highly developed and effective leadership and strategic influencing skills
• Ability to work effectively with mid-level to senior members of the organization
• Strong project management and communication skills
• Ability to travel at least 25% of the time (mostly within the region)

Skills:  

• Highly developed and effective leadership and strategic influencing skills   
• Ability to work effectively with mid-level to senior members of the organization   
• Business acumen  
• Strategic agility  
• Drive for results  
• Decision quality  
• Managerial courage  
• Organizational savvy  
• Dealing with ambiguity  
• Developing direct reports

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets