Regional People Business Partner

Role Overview:

We are seeking a strategic and data-driven Regional People Business Partner to partner closely with leaders across corporate functions and site-based operational teams in support of a high performing, highly distributed healthcare services organization. This role will act as a trusted advisor, aligning people strategies with business priorities to support growth, scalability, and performance across the organization. Operating in a high-growth, M&A driven environment, this role requires a strong balance of strategic thinking and hands-on execution, with a strong focus on change and performance management, talent and leadership development, organizational design, employee relations and integration.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as a trusted advisor, coach and thought partner to department, team and operational leaders, providing guidance on organizational strategy, workforce planning, employee relations issues and talent implications of business decisions
• Translate business priorities into actionable HR strategies that drive growth, scalability, and operational excellence
• Develop a deep understanding of business units, financial drivers, and market dynamics to proactively shape people initiatives
• Serve as a strategic liaison between the business and the People Team Center of Excellence (COE) to align HR service delivery with business priorities
• Lead workforce planning with business partners, including succession bench planning for promotion readiness
• Drive talent and performance management processes that reinforce accountability, ownership and high standards of behavior and values alignment
• Partner with leaders on succession planning, leadership development, compensation strategies and retention initiatives
• Use data and insights to inform talent decisions while balancing business needs with employee advocacy
• Coach and develop leaders to engage, motivate and lead high performing teams, addressing performance issues early
• Lead change management efforts across growing and evolving teams and structures
• Champion a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• Provide expert coaching on employee relations, leadership effectiveness, and team dynamics while maintaining consistency with company policies
• Ensure compliance with employment laws and company policies, and create and implement improved policies and procedures
• Partner on due diligence, integration planning, and execution for pre and post-acquisition integration
• Support organizational design, talent assessment, and cultural integration of acquired entities
• Anticipate and mitigate people-related risks associated with rapid growth and change, including harmonization of systems, processes and policies
• Partner with the COE to deliver HR transformational initiatives supporting a growing workforce
• Own HR projects focused on employee engagement, leadership development, performance management, and people infrastructure that attracts, develops and retains talent

Qualifications:

• 7-10+ years of progressive HR experience, including working in a fast-scaling, high-growth, complex and ambiguous start-up environment
• Experience in healthcare, clinical research, medtech, life sciences, or related industries strongly preferred
• Experience supporting a highly distributed, growing multi-site location network, domestically and globally, strongly preferred
• Demonstrated experience across a wide range of HR functional domains
• Strong business acumen with the ability to link HR strategy to financial and operational outcomes
• Proven ability to communicate and influence senior leaders and operate as a strategic partner
• Experience in organizational design, change management, and talent strategy
• Data-driven, analytical mindset with comfort leveraging data and analytics to inform decisions
• Excellent communication, coaching, and stakeholder management skills
• Comfort navigating ambiguity and managing multiple competing priorities
• A builder and inventor mindset, with orientation toward piloting and testing programs and iterating before applying a one-size-fits-all approach

Pay Range:

New York pay range: $120,000 - $155,000 USD

Accommodations:

If you require any accommodations to make the application process or interviewing experience more accessible, please contact [email protected].