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Director, HR Business Partner - Laboratory Operations (East Region - Hybrid)

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Quest Diagnostics

Jan 22

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  • Job
    Full-time
    Senior & Expert Level
  • People, HR & Administration
  • Clifton

Requirements

  • A Bachelor's degree is required. A Master's degree is preferred.
  • SHRM/SPHR/PHR certifications are strongly preferred.
  • A minimum of 8-10 years of Human Resources experience is required. 2-3 years of managing exempt-level HR staff is preferred.
  • Proficiency in MS Office products and HR systems.
  • Understanding of state and federal labor laws and regulations.
  • Highly developed and effective leadership and strategic influencing skills
  • Ability to work effectively with mid-level to senior members of the organization
  • Business acumen
  • Strategic agility
  • Drive for results
  • Decision quality
  • Managerial courage
  • Organizational savvy
  • Dealing with ambiguity
  • Developing direct reports

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for leading, coaching and developing a team of HR Business Partners in support of overall Human Resources and business strategy.
  • Key member of the HR community working to develop the HR Business Partner role, including staying abreast of current HR trends and best practices.
  • Builds relationships with senior level clients. Is a trusted and credible partner who anticipates needs and proactively recommends solutions.
  • Serves as an active member of the senior leadership team in assigned business/function and can influence and challenge others at this level.
  • Has a solid understanding of current and future business trends, both internal and external.
  • Serves as an executive coach providing guidance and consultation to leadership.
  • Consults with senior leaders to develop and execute business strategy to build organizational capabilities, behaviors, structures and process. Provides strategic direction and influences at all levels to drive implementation of the strategy.
  • Translates the business plan into talent and organizational plan (e.g. owns the People Strategy for assigned business to include organizational re-design, strategic workforce planning, total rewards solutions, succession planning and talent management, organizational development and employee engagement of workforce).
  • Optimizes transformational change efforts by providing consulting support, guidance and a framework for leading and managing change.
  • Responsible for succession planning / pipeline to ensure leadership talent in support the business strategy.
  • Partners with and influences HR Centers of Excellence and HR Service Center to ensure the business is receiving optimal service and value-added programs that are aligned with business strategy.
  • Use outcome-based metrics supplied by HR Service Center to identify trends and influence the business.
  • Ensures strong leadership teams in place and plays a key role in recruiting senior level talent.
  • Drives toward strong organizational performance as evidenced by business measures such as productivity, quality and service.
  • Drives toward optimal culture that facilitates employees’ success. This includes Engagement, Diversity & Inclusion.
  • Drives for high performance work environment that makes the organization a great place to work and delivers results.

FAQs

What is the primary role of the Director, HR Business Partner for Lab Operations?

The primary role is to serve as a strategic partner to the VP of Lab Operations, driving human resource initiatives that align with business objectives and enhance organizational performance.

Where is this position located?

This position is based in Clifton, NJ, and operates in a hybrid format.

What qualifications are required for this position?

A Bachelor's degree is required, with a Master's degree preferred. Additionally, a minimum of 8-10 years of Human Resources experience is required, along with certifications such as SHRM/SPHR/PHR strongly preferred.

How many HR Business Partners will this role lead?

The Director will be responsible for leading, coaching, and developing a team of HR Business Partners.

What are the key responsibilities of the Director?

Key responsibilities include building relationships with senior level clients, consulting with senior leaders on business strategy, managing change, ensuring succession planning, and driving organizational performance.

What skills are desired for this position?

Desired skills include leadership and strategic influencing skills, business acumen, strategic agility, decision quality, and the ability to develop direct reports.

Is experience in managing HR staff required?

Yes, 2-3 years of managing exempt-level HR staff is preferred.

What type of HR systems proficiency is required?

Proficiency in MS Office products and HR systems is required for this position.

What is the goal of the Director in terms of organizational culture?

The goal is to drive towards an optimal culture that facilitates employee success, including engagement, diversity, and inclusion.

Is knowledge of labor laws important for this role?

Yes, an understanding of state and federal labor laws and regulations is important for this role.

What type of environment does the organization aim to cultivate?

The organization aims to cultivate a high-performance work environment that makes it a great place to work while delivering results.

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Quest Diagnostics

Working together to create a healthier world, one life at a time.

Science & Healthcare
Industry
10,001+
Employees
1967
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX) empowers people to take action to improve health outcomes. Derived from the world's largest database of clinical lab results, our diagnostic insights reveal new avenues to identify and treat disease, inspire healthy behaviors and improve health care management. Quest annually serves one in three adult Americans and half the physicians and hospitals in the United States, and our 47,000 employees understand that, in the right hands and with the right context, our diagnostic insights can inspire actions that transform lives. The company offers physicians the broadest test menu (3,000+ tests), is a pioneer in developing innovative new tests, is the leader in cancer diagnostics, provides anatomic pathology (AP) services, & interpretive consultation through its medical & scientific staff of about 900 M.D.s & Ph.D.s. The company reported 2020 revenues of $9.44 billion. Quest Diagnostics offers the most extensive clinical testing network in the U.S., with laboratories in most major metropolitan areas, & in Mexico, the UK & India. The company also operates four esoteric laboratories, 40 outpatient AP laboratories, & 160 smaller, rapid-response laboratories. Patients may have specimens collected in any of the company’s approximately 2,250 patient service centers. On a typical workday, testing is performed for about 550,000 patients. Quest Diagnostics empowers healthcare organizations & clinicians with state-of-the-art connectivity solutions. The company is the leading provider of pre-employment drugs-of-abuse screening for employers & risk assessment services for the life insurance industry. It is the world’s 2nd largest provider of clinical trials testing for new pharmaceuticals.

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