AVP of Labor Strategy

MultiCare Health System•Tacoma, WA

17h

About The Position

Join a team that shares your calling At MultiCare, you’re more than just a job title — you’re part of a team built on trust that cares for each other, our patients and our communities. Belonging here means living our mission and values every day. If your purpose and passions align with ours, you’ll find a place to grow, do meaningful work and build a career you love in a community that feels like home. FTE: 1.0, Shift: Days, Schedule: Business Hours The Pay Scale Is $228,779.20 - $329,201.60 Position Summary The Assistant Vice President, Labor Strategy is an enterprise executive leader accountable for defining, governing, and advancing labor strategy across MultiCare's complex, mission-driven healthcare system. This position reports directly to the Chief Human Potential Officer and serves as the senior authority on labor relations and collective bargaining strategy. The role requires a senior HR business leader with deep experience leading labor relations strategy in unionized healthcare environments, capable of balancing strategic vision with operational excellence while ensuring alignment with organizational mission and values.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Labor Relations, Industrial Relations, Business Administration, or a related field
Minimum of 15 years of progressive leadership experience in labor relations and labor strategy
Demonstrated experience leading collective bargaining across multiple unions and bargaining units
Experience within a unionized healthcare system or similarly complex, highly regulated environment preferred
Advanced knowledge of labor laws, collective bargaining, and labor relations practices
Expertise in developing and executing enterprise labor strategies
Proven ability to advise executives and boards on complex labor matters
Strong negotiation, risk management, and strategic leadership capabilities

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in a related field preferred

Responsibilities

Define and steward enterprise-wide labor strategy aligned with organizational mission, financial sustainability, and operational objectives.
Establish governance structures and decision-making frameworks for labor relations across the system and provide executive-level counsel on labor risks, trends, and opportunities.
Lead and oversee all aspects of collective bargaining strategy and execution across multiple unions and bargaining units.
Ensure negotiation outcomes support operational flexibility, workforce engagement, and quality patient care while protecting organizational interests.
Establish and maintain enterprise labor relations policies and standards to ensure compliance with applicable labor laws, regulations, and collective bargaining agreements.
Partner with Legal and Compliance to manage grievances, arbitrations, unfair labor practice charges, and regulatory inquiries, and implement proactive risk identification and mitigation strategies.
Serve as a strategic advisor to senior executives and system leadership on complex labor and union-related matters.
Provide consultation and guidance to leaders on high-impact labor relations and employee relations issues involving represented employees.
Build organizational capability to lead effectively in a unionized environment by shaping education, tools, and frameworks that enable consistent, compliant, and effective leader decision-making related to labor relations.
Lead, develop, and sustain an enterprise labor relations team with clear roles, accountabilities, and succession planning.
Ensure appropriate resourcing and capability to support system-wide labor strategy execution.