Healthcare Consulting Director - Human Resources Talent & Culture

Huron Consulting Services • Chicago, IL

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About The Position

Huron helps its clients drive growth, enhance performance and sustain leadership in the markets they serve. We help healthcare organizations build innovation capabilities and accelerate key growth initiatives, enabling organizations to own the future, instead of being disrupted by it. Together, we empower clients to create sustainable growth, optimize internal processes and deliver better consumer outcomes. Health systems, hospitals and medical clinics are under immense pressure to improve clinical outcomes and reduce the cost of providing patient care. Investing in new partnerships, clinical services and technology is not enough to create meaningful and substantive change. To succeed long-term, healthcare organizations must empower leaders, clinicians, employees, affiliates and communities to build cultures that foster innovation to achieve the best outcomes for patients. Joining the Huron team means you’ll help our clients evolve and adapt to the rapidly changing healthcare environment and optimize existing business operations, improve clinical outcomes, create a more consumer-centric healthcare experience, and drive physician, patient and employee engagement across the enterprise. Join our team as the expert you are now and create your future. At Huron, Directors represent the pinnacle of professionalism and expertise. They effectively collaborate with Huron and client senior leaders to design and implement complex and sustainable solutions while delivering remarkable results for our clients that often exceed engagement objectives. Throughout their projects, they develop enduring client relationships that benefit the firm in profound ways including networking, ongoing business development, and sales opportunities. Their talents and leadership qualities instill passion and trust in clients, junior staff members, and Huron management. If you can lead teams, create customized solutions, and masterfully communicate on every level…If you’re a consummate professional, a prospective champion of integrity and excellence, and an inspiration of confidence and trust… then you can and will—leave your mark on the future of consulting. Create your future at Huron. The Healthcare Consulting Director in HR Talent & Culture has: HR Strategy & Process Excellence Proven ability to assess, redesign, and implement end-to-end HR processes (talent acquisition, onboarding, performance management, employee relations, compensation, workforce planning, total rewards). Strong command of organizational design principles, workforce optimization strategies, and change enablement methodologies. Experience leading process improvement efforts, preferably using Lean, Six Sigma, or similar continuous improvement frameworks. Data-Driven Decision Making Ability to interpret HR, workforce, and operational data to uncover insights, diagnose root causes, and quantify impact. Skill in building models, dashboards, and scenario analyses to support workforce planning and process redesign decisions. Comfort with tools such as Workday, SuccessFactors, UKG, or similar HRIS platforms. Proven analytical and critical thinking skills required to effectively quantify operational benefits for performance improvement initiatives, identify risks to achieving projected outcomes, and develop and implement solutions to address data gaps or risks. Change Management & Enablement Strong proficiency designing and executing change management strategies, stakeholder engagement plans, communications, and training for HR transformations. Ability to lead cultural shifts, adoption strategies, and behavioral change across large, matrixed organizations. Industry Knowledge & Thought Leadership Deep understanding of HR trends, technology innovation, and workforce transformation strategies. Ability to develop and deliver thought leadership, frameworks, and methodologies that differentiate consulting offerings. Experience presenting at executive steering committees, workshops, and leadership forums.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum seven years of human resources consulting or human resources operations experience in one or more Total Rewards programs and industry practice, including compensation, absence management, benefits, and/or other areas of core human resources expertise
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• The ability to travel based on client, enterprise, or project needs is an essential function of this role. While travel requirements may vary based on business need, the current average travel in the Healthcare practice is less than 50%, annually.

Nice To Haves

• Human resources experience within the healthcare or healthcare consulting industry
• Experience in a matrixed organization or cross-functional team environment

Benefits

• This job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s annual incentive compensation program, which reflects Huron’s pay for performance philosophy.
• Inclusive of annual incentive compensation opportunity, the total estimated compensation range for this job is $161,000 - $212,500.
• The job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s benefit plans which include medical, dental and vision coverage and other wellness programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees