Senior Director, Talent Acquisition

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Seeking Breakthrough Makers
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) offers countless ways to change lives. Our diverse community of more than 20,000 Breakthrough Makers will inspire you to pursue passions, develop expertise, and drive innovation.
At CHOP, your experience is valued; your voice is heard; and your contributions make a difference for patients and families. Join us as we build on our promise to advance pediatric care—and your career.
CHOP’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
CHOP is committed to building an inclusive culture where employees feel a sense of belonging, connection, and community within their workplace. We are a team dedicated to fostering an environment that allows for all to be their authentic selves. We are focused on attracting, cultivating, and retaining diverse talent who can help us deliver on our mission to be a world leader in the advancement of healthcare for children.
We strongly encourage all candidates of diverse backgrounds and lived experiences to apply.
A Brief Overview
About Us
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is the nation's first hospital devoted exclusively to the care of children. Since our start in 1855, we have been the birthplace for countless breakthroughs in pediatric medicine. Today, that same spirit of care and innovation continues. At CHOP, we are breakthrough makers! Whether performing a hand transplant, lending a helping hand to a family who can't find their way, or handling the business, the 22,000 members of our workforce make a difference in the lives of the patients and families we serve. It's not just about helping a child to see, it's about challenging ourselves to see the world around us differently. It's not just about cutting-edge heart procedures, it's about having heart. With 50 locations in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, we are members of the local community. With international medicine programs, we are members of the global community. Like our founders, everyone at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia contributes to a common goal -- to make sick children well and to secure a healthy future for families.
About the Opportunity
None of the ambitious strategies we've launched in clinical care, education and research can succeed without the right people. To do our best work in support of children's health, CHOP needs the best people and the best talent acquisition infrastructure. The Sr. Director Talent Acquisition (TA) is the head of talent acquisition for the enterprise and accountable for thought leadership, structural design, operational excellence, strategic planning, and tactical execution to attract and hire the talent needed to realize CHOP's potential.

The Sr. Director Talent Acquisition will lead and drive the continued innovation of the critical recruitment function across CHOP, designed to strategically attract, hire, and retain top talent in a competitive market. This leader will drive and execute talent acquisition strategies from entry-level hires to finding strategic executive leaders across all departments inclusive of providers and physicians. The position will serve as the primary strategist and chief advisor to senior leadership on talent acquisition initiatives, delivering a strategic and consultative approach to the organization by providing relevant best practices, staying current on market insights, and building innovative programs to meet a high volume of diverse requirements across the organization.

Beyond leading the talent acquisition team for the health system, this leader will be adept at building trusted partnerships with management and internal clients, in addition to having a passion for building a world-class candidate experience in a fast-paced, high-growth field. The Sr. Director Talent Acquisition will be tech savvy, skilled in social media, sourcing, internal mobility, skills-based hiring, workforce initiatives, and talent acquisition/human capital systems. The leader will have exceptional skills leading high performing, highly engaged teams as well as developing infrastructure and scalable, reliable processes to ensure our recruiting engine is running efficiently.

Reporting to the VP Human Resources, the Sr. Director Talent Acquisition will lead an experienced team which works across the organization to deliver a best-in-class service to CHOP’s patients and their families.

What you will do

• The Sr. Director Talent Acquisition will collaborate within Human Resources and with clinical, operational and administrative leaders throughout the enterprise to:
• Build and maintain a reliable, scalable infrastructure. We need our systems, processes and partners firing on all cylinders to fuel our growth with effective practices to effectively attract and hire entry level staff to executives.
• Partner with Internal Communications and Public Relations & Marketing to increase brand recognition and value proposition. Plan and execute multi-channel direct sourcing, pipeline development and partnership strategies and campaigns to attract diverse talent to meet organizational needs.
• Collaborate within HR and with leaders across the enterprise to improve diversity, equity and inclusion. Promote sound practices to reduce unconscious bias in hiring to increase diverse candidate pool and employee base.
• Strike the right balance of high tech and high touch to optimize the candidate experience and hiring manager satisfaction while complying with all the regulations people expect of a healthcare institution.
• Produce and publish key performance indicators to monitor progress, report on outcomes; target improvement opportunities. Partner with HR Technology and others to develop and interpret analytics to support data-driven decisions on forecasting, workforce planning, hiring.
• Develop, manage and motivate a diverse, high performing team of 60+ people including clinical and non-clinical teams of coordinators, recruiters, client relationship managers, program managers and people managers. Build the team’s consultative skills and credibility such that TA is recognized as a trusted advisor.
• Perform fundamental management duties. Schedule and allocate resources. Prepare annual budget and monitor expenses. Manage performance and productivity. Participate in process improvement and compliance. Manage third-party partners and vendor relationships.
• Actively engage in the Human Resources community of practice as a key leader on the HR Leadership Team. Participate in enterprise and departmental initiatives in support of the People Strategic Plan.

Education Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree Required

Experience Qualifications

• At least fifteen (15) years recruiting experience Required and
• At least ten (10) years in progressively responsible management / leadership roles Required

Skills and Abilities

• Successfully navigated service delivery in a large, complex organization.
• Deep understanding of talent markets and a proven track record of success recruiting diverse talent from entry level to executive.
• Proficient with applicant tracking, candidate management, and other human capital technologies.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Deep understanding of current in market trends, social recruiting and industry practices.

Licenses and Certifications

• Professional Human Resources (PHR) - HRCI - upon hire - Preferred or
• Senior Professional Human Resources (SPHR) - HRCI - upon hire - Preferred

To carry out its mission, CHOP is committed to supporting the health of our patients, families, workforce, and global community. As a condition of employment, CHOP employees who work in patient care buildings or who have patient facing responsibilities must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and receive an annual influenza vaccine. Learn more.
Employees may request exemptions for valid religious and medical reasons. Start dates may be delayed until candidates are immunized or exemption requests are reviewed.
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