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Assoc Dir, Human Resources - MDRH

Job ID 10601 Location Marina del Rey, California, United States Job Category Human Resources Date posted 06/18/2025

Job Description

The Associate Director, Human Resources is responsible for driving the business priorities in the assigned line of business (LOB) and plays a critical role in providing tools, communications, and a clear path for execution of strategic functional initiatives.  Provides a broad range of HR support for achieving business objectives, including talent management, organization development, change management, leader effectiveness, succession planning, and employee engagement. Additionally, the role will leverage and formulate partnerships across the HR Centers of Expertise (COE) to ensure HR deliverables are addressed in a timely and thorough matter.

The Associate Director works with leaders across assigned line of business to establish and maintain an understanding of the client's organization and business practices while building trusted, effective working relationships.  The Associate Director collaborates with department leaders to support organization design including staffing, talent development, career / success planning and talent movement.  In addition, the Associate Director works with department leaders to drive attraction and retention including development of integrated approaches to promoting diversity & inclusion in talent attraction, development, and retention.

Manages and leads a team of HR staff by providing leadership and guidance to address complex questions and issues. Guides staff and ensures HR services and team members meet customers’ needs consistent with Cedars-Sinai philosophy, mission, vision, and strategic plan. May oversee other HR leaders. 
Partners and works with HR leadership in prioritizing and implementing HR LOB goals, initiatives and strategies. 
Responsible for planning, organizing, managing, and controlling the daily operations of the HR Line of Business.  Manages, motivates and mentors a team of HR professionals. Promotes the development, engagement and productivity of each employee by encouraging a healthy team environment. 
Serves as strategic partner to senior leadership, managers, and other personnel. 
Maintains a broad and deep understanding of operational, financial, environmental, regulatory and other business issues impacting the Line of Business, Human Resources and the organization.
Proactively and regularly evaluates the Lines of Business, such as people, processes, programs, systems and HR service delivery relative to organizational and business unit strategy and objectives in order to identify short and long-term opportunities.
Collaborates with management teams within the Line of Business and HR on the creative design and implementation of high quality, integrated, flexible and efficient business solutions and improvement initiatives.
Develops strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders of diverse backgrounds, building reputation as a credible and trustworthy leader in order to successfully influence, facilitate change initiatives and drive buy-in at all levels of the organization.
Develops and interprets HR specific policies guidelines and processes and provides consultation to department leadership on policy application and best practices.  Recommends policy and process changes to support business needs and organizational success.
Recognizes potential employee relations issues in a productive manner.   Manages and resolves complex and sensitive cases through objective and thorough fact-finding investigations, mediation of difficult interactions, political navigation.
Provides strategic consultation to line of business leadership regarding compensation matters in order to ensure, equity, consistency in pay practices, adherence with local/federal wage and hour regulations as well as organizations compensation philosophy. 
Provides education, training and development guidance to management and employees.  This includes analysis of employee engagement surveys and other measurement tools, coaching line of business management on leadership performance and practices, facilitating discussions and action planning for learning, organizational development and talent management as well as career development, and succession planning.
Collaborates with other teams within HR, in cross-functional process improvement initiatives and integration. 


Qualifications

Bachelor's degree required in Business Administration, HR or a related field

Master's Degree - preferred

8 years minimum progressive experience in HR including 4 years minimum managing a team in HR or related field; or experience requiring significant human resource management or administrative oversight


About Us

Cedars-Sinai is a leader in providing high-quality healthcare encompassing primary care, specialized medicine and research. Since 1902, Cedars-Sinai has evolved to meet the needs of one of the most diverse regions in the nation, setting standards in quality and innovative patient care, research, teaching and community service. Today, Cedars- Sinai is known for its national leadership in transforming healthcare for the benefit of patients. Cedars-Sinai impacts the future of healthcare by developing new approaches to treatment and educating tomorrow's health professionals. Additionally, Cedars-Sinai demonstrates a commitment to the community through programs that improve the health of its most vulnerable residents.

About the Team

Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital is a nonprofit community hospital committed to serving the needs of the surrounding coastal and westside communities. In addition to general acute medical services and 24/7 emergency care, the hospital offers expertise in specialty areas including spine, weight loss and orthopaedics. Choose this if you want to work in a growing community focused hospital where every staff member feels like family.

Req ID : 10601
Working Title : Assoc Dir, Human Resources - MDRH
Department : HR MDRH
Business Entity : Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Job Category : Human Resources
Job Specialty : Human Resources
Overtime Status : EXEMPT
Primary Shift : Day
Shift Duration : 8 hour
Base Pay : $63.45 - $111.04

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We are caretakers and innovators committed to the pursuit of equitable healthcare. But health equity is not possible without representation. Our commitment to diversity goes beyond demographics or checking boxes. Our people must reflect the diverse identities, experiences and geographies of the communities and patients we serve – because that’s what our patients, colleagues and communities deserve Quality Care and Research—For All, By All.

Our compensation philosophy

We offer competitive total compensation that includes pay, benefits, and other recognition programs for our employees. The base pay range shown above takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including knowledge/skills; relevant experience and training; education/certifications/licensure; and other business and organizational factors. This base pay range does not include our comprehensive benefits package and any incentive payments that may be applicable to this role. Pay Transparency Non-Discrimination Provision (PDF).

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