HR Director - Pediatrics

Human Resources Director

Lead HR operations and serve as a strategic HR business partner within the Department of Pediatrics, providing consultative support on workforce issues and employee engagement initiatives. This role will encompass strategic partnership with departmental leadership, ensuring alignment of HR strategies with departmental operational and strategic objectives. This includes advising on human resource management, policies, procedures, and other core areas of HR along with navigating the system to help support the department in achieving the mission and strategic priorities.

The pediatrics department comprises the medical staff of University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children's Hospital, Iowa's only nationally ranked children's hospital and home to the state's only Level 4 NICU and Level 1 Regional Resource Pediatric Trauma Center. The department boasts a strong research portfolio and multiple medical training programs. For its 2024-25 edition of "Best Children's Hospitals," U.S. News & World Report ranked Stead Family Children's Hospital in nine pediatric specialties. We are home to the Hawkeye Wave, voted the best college sports tradition by USA Today readers, where 70,000 football fans wave to our patients and providers every game day. You will never feel as much community support as you do at Iowa. Come wave with us!

Strategic Planning

• Actively engage as a member of the departmental leadership team and participate in establishing and accomplishing strategic goals and initiatives.
• Proactively seek to understand designated departmental strategic plan and act as a resource / partner to meet the human resource needs of the department(s).
• Seek guidance, advocate, and provide specific departmental recommendations to HR leadership.
• Develop and implement new programs and initiatives for department(s) as needed. Collaborate with departmental leadership to establish effective onboarding plans and ensure new providers reach productivity milestones. Facilitate development and implementation of new onboarding and orientation tools, including onboarding plans for new faculty and individual professional practice evaluations for advanced practice providers.
• Provide guidance and recommendations to department leaders with regard to staffing levels and strategic workforce planning models; coordinate communication between divisions, as needed, to ensure all appropriate leadership is engaged.
• Actively engage in budgeting and salary setting process. Ensure funding and staffing aligns with department budgets and strategic direction of department(s). May monitor funds used for recruitments.

Advising / Communication

Talent Management & Engagement

HR Program & Administration

Compliance with Policies, Laws & Regulations

Pay Level : 6A

Required Qualifications :

Desired Qualifications :

Position and Application Details :

In order to be considered for an interview, applicants must upload the following documents and mark them as required to the submission :

Job openings are posted for a minimum of 7 calendar days. This job may be removed from posting and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended. Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check. This position is not eligible for University sponsorship for employment authorization.

Please contact michael-lynch-2@uiowa.edu with any questions.