HR Business Partner

Aspen Dental•Glendale, AZ

13d•$80,000 - $95,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Aspen Group (TAG) is a large retail healthcare business support organization that supports numerous healthcare professionals and offices across various categories like dental care, urgent care, medical aesthetics, and animal health. TAG partners with independent practice owners and clinicians to improve healthcare. They provide centralized business support services for brands such as Aspen Dental, ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers, WellNow Urgent Care, Chapter Aesthetic Studio, and Lovet. Lovet Pet Health Care aims to provide better care to more pets by building a modern veterinary care experience that is convenient, financially accessible, and comprehensive. As part of TAG, Lovet is scaling nationally while maintaining a collaborative and mission-driven team. The HR Business Partner will support hospital leadership (veterinarians, hospital management, and operational leaders) across the full employee lifecycle. This role requires strong project management, facilitation, and communication skills to deliver impactful talent solutions, drive measurable results, and build trusted partnerships with leaders. The HR Business Partner will implement human resources and operations programs and provide strategic and hands-on HR support in performance management, employee relations, workforce planning and scheduling, onboarding, employment processing, training and development, safety and health, retention, compliance, and labor relations. This role is hybrid in Phoenix, AZ and requires 70% travel to Lovet field locations in the West Valley. This role has no direct supervisory reports but serves as a strategic coach, mentor, and influencer to leaders across the enterprise, including veterinarians, hospital management, and operational leaders, to elevate leadership capability and organizational performance.

Requirements

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Considerable knowledge of principles and practices of human resource management, dynamics of employee development and professional growth, and training program design and presentation.
Working knowledge of state and federal labor laws and regulations.
Ability to compose and present comprehensive reports.
Ability to plan, organize and present training activities to diverse employee groups.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
Bachelor's degree in human resources or a related field preferred.
4+ years of human resource experience; or any combination of education, training and experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position.

Nice To Haves

SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) or SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) credential preferred.

Responsibilities

Delivers timely HR reporting and insights to stakeholders and field teams to enable data‑driven, strategic decision‑making.
Partners with operations to drive best‑practice adoption and compliance at the hospital level, aligning day‑to‑day execution with organizational goals.
Serves as a strategic thought partner and accountability coach to hospitals in achieving revenue targets, improving efficiency, and maintaining high standards of patient care.
Collaborates with learning and development team to design and execute field‑facing training and onboarding programs that enhance DVM and team performance.
Provides targeted recruitment support and helps optimize the candidate interview experience to attract and hire high‑quality talent.
Supports hospital and operational leaders in managing staff and veterinarian performance and contributes to the design and implementation of performance management and talent management programs.
Conducts regular hospital visits, documents findings and action items, and communicates outcomes to ensure follow‑through and measurable impact.
Serves as a liaison between hospitals and practice support center, ensuring clear communication of people and culture initiatives and alignment with the organization’s strategic direction.
Provides guidance on employee relations and leaves of absence (including FMLA and ADAAA), ensuring compliance, mitigating risk, and enhancing leader capability.
Acts as a brand and culture ambassador, modeling Lovet core values and coaching leaders to build a high‑performance, high‑engagement culture that supports retention and hospital results.
Performs other related duties as assigned.