WHY CHOOSE ECRI?
ECRI is an inspiring place to work. We share a common mission to help healthcare organizations make smart, compassionate, and ethical decisions for patients. Consider these additional benefits of joining the ECRI team:
- Industry leadership: We have a long history and proven reputation in patient safety and medical technology research.
- On-the-job-learning: You will have the opportunity to work with specialists across medical science, patient care, healthcare management, and technology.
- Comprehensive healthcare benefits: We offer medical, dental, vision, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, and disability coverage.
- Retirement Savings: Our employees can participate in an employer-matching 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan.
- Additional benefits: ECRI offers additional benefits to our employees, including paid time off and holiday pay, paid leave for parents, tuition assistance, employee assistance program, access to LinkedIn Learning, and other voluntary benefit programs (e.g. accident insurance, identify theft insurance, flexible spending accounts).
- Volunteer Program: ECRI Cares, our employee volunteer program, provides a framework for us to work together and make a difference in the lives of others. All employees are provided 16 hours annually of paid time to volunteer at preapproved ECRI Cares charities during normal business hours.
ABOUT ECRI
At ECRI, our passion for safe, effective, and efficient care is ingrained into the fabric of who we are and why we are here. For more than 50 years, the people of ECRI have been unyielding in their work to protect patients from unsafe and ineffective medical technologies and practices. Now, with the acquisition of the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), we have created one of the largest healthcare quality and safety entities in the world.
As a non-profit, independent organization, we utilize an unbiased, evidence-based approach to develop guidance, and maintain our principles of integrity and transparent work. Our ethical standards have led us to adopt the industry's strictest conflict-of-interest policies, and they are why tens of thousands of healthcare leaders worldwide rely on ECRI to guide their clinical, operational, and strategic decisions across all sites of care.
The Most Trusted Voice in Healthcare
ECRI is proud to serve the healthcare industry, from providers and insurers to government agencies, and medical associations. Our areas of focus include:
- Patient Safety: empowering leaders to eliminate patient harm through the dissemination of best practices, guidance, benchmarking, and recommendations.
- Evidence-Based Medicine: providing clinical evidence to inform and support decisions on the effectiveness of medical technologies, procedures, genetic tests, and clinical practice guidelines.
- Technology Decision Support: arming hospital systems with unbiased insights, so they can optimize their supply chain.
ECRI is the only organization worldwide to conduct independent medical device evaluations, with labs located in North America and Asia Pacific. ECRI is designated an Evidence-based Practice Center by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and a federally certified Patient Safety Organization by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
At ECRI, our passion for the truth drives us to go further and dig deeper in our pursuit to advance effective, evidence-based healthcare globally.
The success of our organization relies on the kind of creative thinking that can only result from a diverse team of individuals. ECRI is proud to be an employer of choice with an inclusive environment for all employees. As part of this goal and in compliance with various laws and regulations, ECRI provides reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees.
It's what makes ECRI unique, and why we are the most trusted voice in healthcare.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) serves as a strategic partner to all levels of ECRI leadership within assigned business units by driving and supporting assigned leaders in creating an inclusive, high accountability, high performance, and innovative work environment that aligns with ECRI’s mission, vision, and strategic plan. The HRBP is responsible for strategically driving talent management functions in assigned business units, regularly consulting with assigned business unit managers and employees on HR-related matters, and serving as a key leader of their assigned business units leadership team. The HRBP is expected to serve as a HR leader and subject matter expert (SME), as well as guide, mentor, and develop employees in their assigned business units to ensure a high accountability, high performance, and inclusive environment.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Reasonable Accommodations Statement
To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Essential Functions Statements(s)
Strategic Business Partnership:
- Serve as a strategic partner to all levels of ECRI leadership within assigned business units by driving and supporting assigned leaders in creating an inclusive, high accountability, high performance, and innovative work environment that aligns with ECRI’s mission, vision, and strategic plan.
- Maintain a solid understanding of the organization, operations, financials, and external landscape.
- Proactively identify key needs related to talent management (e.g., future and succession planning) that will enable more effective achievement of department and organizational goals.
- Provide accurate, timely, and benchmarked talent information (e.g. retention, engagement) to senior leaders in assigned business units to discuss proactive strategies to maintain a highly engaged and productive organization.
- Partner with human resources (HR) subject matter experts (SMEs) to devise approaches to attract, retain, and develop our talent.
- Coach leaders on ensuring an inclusive, high accountability, and high performance environment for all colleagues across the organization.
- Serve as a key leader of assigned business units senior leadership team, ensuring to drive and support their strategic goals and integrating employee and HR-related practices into the successful execution of their plan.
- Serve as the key contact for all employees and leaders in assigned business units to all things HR related (e.g., general HR inquiries, employee relations inquiries, benefits inquiries, etc.)
- Effectively communicate and provide guidance on HR policies and procedures throughout the organization and ensure that employees and leaders understand and follow those policies and procedures.
- Working with HR SMEs, create and implement business unit policies and procedures that align and are compliant with ECRI’s policies and procedures.
Engagement and Retention:
- Drive positive employee experiences through integrated programs that support diversity and inclusion.
- Work closely with ECRI managers and employees to help understand and resolve employee relations matters in a timely, effective, and sensitive manner. When necessary, plan, executive, and document thorough and unbiased investigations into employee relations matters.
- Coach, guide, and mentor leaders in proactively and effectively manage and handle people leader matters on a day-to-day basis.
- Create programs that generate positive morale, improve relationships, and boost retention.
- Partner with leaders to review employee engagement metrics and proactively address findings in support of a highly engaged and inclusive workforce.
- Work with managers to identify strategic people issues that can be addressed in order to enhance employee experience and drive retention.
- Provide both immediate support and broad advice and guidance to managers regarding change management and related employee impact.
- Work with key business leaders to develop and sustain recognition and rewards programs.
Talent Development:
- Partner with the Chief Human Resources Officer, HR Director, and assigned business unit senior leadership to develop and execute approaches that continually develop all levels of the organization in effective execution of ECRI work, ensuring alignment of ECRI’s core values and competencies.
- Drive high accountability and high performance in the workforce by partnering with leadership of assigned business units to ensure we are assessing, performance managing, and developing talent to ensure business success and generate behaviors that support ECRI’s core values and competencies.
- Identify business units which may benefit from role redesign and work with the relevant managers and staff to bring about change.
- Embed a development culture within the business operations as a means of driving process improvement by ensuring clear objectives and accountability.
- Identify individual and collective learning and development needs.
- Identify training needs and create development plans that meet those needs at various levels (Employee, Manager, Subject Matter Expert, Director, VP, etc.).
- Support the business area with managing the development of their staff, providing advice, guidance, and direction on training.
- Work with the business managers to identify employees with high potential and develop career paths in consideration of key roles for succession planning.
- Provide input on and help to develop succession planning, talent pool development, and proactive workforce planning at ECRI.
- Support and drive effective operations of performance management system (15Five) and employee development system (LinkedIn Learning).
Additional Responsibilities:
- Maintain a high level of contact and visibility with employees at all levels to foster respectful, trusting and credible relationships.
- Serve as a HR leader and subject matter expert (SME), particularly in the area of talent management and strategic planning.
- Support and manage additional HR tasks and projects in different functional areas, as required.
- Other duties, as assigned.
Accountability Metrics:
- Serves as a coach and advisor to leaders on such topics as performance management, succession planning, and total rewards.
- Meet all goals and objectives set forth each fiscal year.
- Coach managers in the effective leadership and engagement of the organization to create a high accountability and high performance environment as measured by the engagement survey.
- Effectively manage employee relations to maintain an engaged workforce and lower the organization’s risk and liability.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
Experience:
- 5-7 years of recent experience in human resources, with relevant experience in performance management, training & development, and employee relations.
- Human Resources experience in the healthcare industry or a healthcare-related organization is preferred.
- Ability to demonstrate problem solving and conflict resolution.
- Ability to influence people using a range of appropriate techniques and approaches.
- Strong sense of integrity and proven ability to maintain the highest levels of confidentiality
- Strong organizational and planning skills.
- Analytical skills and attention to detail.
- Self-motivated, proactive, and highly committed to continuous improvement.
- Experience implementing and working with automated performance management tools.
- Experience creating, implementing, and sustaining employee recognition and rewards programs.
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and be flexible to changing business needs.
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in HR or HR-related discipline is required.
Computer Skills:
- Proficient with Microsoft Office 365 Suite of products (e.g., Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
- Proficient in a wide variety of Human Resources technology systems is required.
Certifications & Licenses:
- PHR/SPHR, SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP is highly preferred.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
This position operates in a remote environment and requires the individual to remain in a stationary position, whether sitting or standing, before a desk or other fixed workspace, most of their workday. In addition, this position requires the individual to occasionally move about their workspace to access and inspect work-related materials, such as file cabinets with physical files and standard office equipment. This position requires the ability to operate standard office equipment, including, but not limited to, a laptop, keyboard, mouse, webcam, and phone, as well as effectively communicate information and ideas to a wide variety of audiences in written and oral form.
ADA Statement
ECRI is committed to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity, or veteran status. We value diversity and believe that a diverse workforce enhances our ability to succeed. ECRI complies with applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment and prohibits any form of discrimination or harassment based on these protected characteristics.
EEO Statement
ECRI is committed to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity, or veteran status. We value diversity and believe that a diverse workforce enhances our ability to succeed. ECRI complies with applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment and prohibits any form of discrimination or harassment based on these protected characteristics.
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