Vice President, Human Resources

Huntington Hospital, NY • Pasadena, CA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Vice President, Human Resources, Huntington Hospital (VP HR - HH), serves as the hospital’s senior human resources executive and strategic people leader. In partnership with the Cedars-Sinai Chief Human Resources Officer and reporting to the President of Huntington Hospital, the VP HR shapes and executes an integrated people strategy that advances clinical, operational, financial, service, and culture priorities.

The VP HR is accountable for the quality, integration, and outcomes of HR delivery at Huntington Hospital across locally led HR activities and Cedars-Sinai shared services. Shared services include Total Rewards, HR Compliance/Labor Relations, HR Service Center, Leave of Absence/Disability Management, Learning and Organizational Development, Wellness, and Diversity & Inclusion. The VP HR establishes priorities, clarifies decision rights, monitors service levels, resolves escalated issues, and ensures a seamless employee experience across local and shared service teams.

The VP HR directly leads and develops Huntington Hospital’s Human Resources team. The role is a visible member of the hospital executive leadership team, a trusted advisor to the President and senior leaders, and an active contributor to Cedars-Sinai enterprise HR strategy, governance, talent reviews, succession planning, and transformation initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business, healthcare administration, organizational development, or a related field.
• Ten or more years of progressive human resources leadership experience, including significant experience as the senior HR leader supporting a hospital, health system, complex operating division, or similarly regulated organization.
• At least seven years of leadership experience, including direct leadership of HR professionals and experience developing senior leaders.
• Demonstrated success leading HR in a matrixed or shared-service environment, including defining operating models, decision rights, service levels, and escalation processes.
• Experience partnering with a hospital president, CEO, CHRO, and executive leadership team on enterprise strategy, workforce planning, talent, culture, and organizational performance.
• Experience leading complex change, organizational design, leadership development, employee engagement, and workforce transformation.
• Substantial experience with employee relations, labor relations, employment compliance, investigations, and risk management.
• Demonstrated experience using workforce analytics and financial/business metrics to drive decisions and measurable results.
• Skills in executive communication, influence, negotiation, and conflict resolution.
• Skills in strategic planning, workforce planning, succession planning, and organizational design.
• Knowledge of HR operating model design and shared-service governance.
• Skills in talent, engagement, culture, leadership development, and change management.
• Knowledge of employment law, labor relations, compliance, investigations, and regulatory readiness.
• Financial acumen and ability to interpret data, use dashboards, and develop business cases.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and HR information systems or equivalent technologies.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in a related discipline.
• Healthcare labor relations experience.
• SPHR, SHRM-SCP, or another relevant professional certification.
• Healthcare leadership certification or FACHE experience.

Responsibilities

• Shape and execute an integrated people strategy aligned with clinical, operational, financial, service, and culture priorities.
• Oversee the quality, integration, and outcomes of local HR delivery and Cedars-Sinai shared services at Huntington Hospital.
• Establish priorities and clarify decision rights across local and shared-service HR teams.
• Monitor service levels, resolve escalated issues, and support a seamless employee experience.
• Directly lead and develop Huntington Hospital’s Human Resources team.
• Advise the Huntington Hospital President and senior leaders as a member of the hospital executive leadership team.
• Contribute to Cedars-Sinai enterprise HR strategy, governance, talent reviews, succession planning, and transformation initiatives.
• Partner with executive leaders on enterprise strategy, workforce planning, talent, culture, and organizational performance.
• Lead complex changes, organizational design, leadership development, employee engagement, and workforce transformation.
• Use workforce analytics and financial and business metrics to drive decisions and measurable results.
• Address employee relations, labor relations, employment compliance, investigations, and risk management.

Benefits

• A comprehensive benefits program is available for qualifying positions.
• Additional individual compensation may be available through differentials, extra shift incentives, bonuses, or other compensation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive