Overview

At SCA Health, we believe health care is about people – the patients we serve, the physicians we support and the teammates who push us forward. Behind every successful facility, procedure or innovation is a team of 15,000+ professionals working together, learning from each other and living out the mission, vision and values that define our organization.

As part of Optum, SCA Health is redefining specialty care by developing more accessible, patient-centered practice solutions for a network of more than 370 ambulatory surgical centers, over 400 specialty physician practice clinics and numerous labs and surgical hospitals. Our work spans a broad spectrum of services, all designed to support physicians, health systems and employers in delivering efficient, value-based care to patients without compromising quality or autonomy.

What sets SCA Health apart isn’t just what we do, it’s how we do it. Each decision we make is rooted in seven core values:

• Clinical quality
• Integrity
• Service excellence
• Teamwork
• Accountability
• Continuous improvement
• Inclusion

Our values aren’t empty words – they inform our attitudes, actions and culture. At SCA Health, your work directly impacts patients, physicians and communities. Here, you’ll find opportunities to build your career alongside a team that values your expertise, invests in your success, and shares a common mission to care for patients, serve physicians and improve health care in America.

At SCA Health, we offer a comprehensive benefits package to support your health, well-being, and financial future. Our offerings include medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401k plan with company match, paid time off, life and disability insurance, and more. Please visit, https://careers.sca.health/why-sca, to learn more about our benefits.

Your ideas should inspire change. If you join our team, they will.

Responsibilities

As the Director, HR Business Partner, you will own HRBP priorities, delivery, judgment, and outcomes for assigned business units while serving as a strategic advisor to senior business leaders and a key connector between the business and HR Centers of Excellence. You will lead and calibrate a team of HR professionals, establish scalable partnership practices, translate business priorities into practical people strategies, and determine where HRBP support should focus to have the greatest business impact. This role requires strong business acumen, sound judgment, analytical capability, and the ability to influence across a complex, matrixed organization. By building trusted relationships, setting clear stakeholder expectations, and using data-informed insights, you will shape talent, organizational effectiveness, engagement, retention, and change management strategies that support business results and strengthen SCA Health’s culture.

This Director, HR Business Partner role is a remote US based position.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a functional HR leader who helps shape HRBP priorities, operating rhythms, and service delivery expectations in collaboration with HR Centers of Excellence and business leaders.
• Lead, coach, and calibrate a team of HR professionals by setting priorities, strengthening judgment, developing capability, and ensuring the team delivers consistent, high-quality counsel, insight, and decision support across assigned areas of responsibility.
• Build and set the standard for influential relationships with business leaders, participating on functional leadership teams as a strategic partner, trusted advisor, and HR subject matter expert who translates business priorities into people strategies.
• Partner with executive and senior leaders to assess organizational goals, business strategy, and workforce challenges; determine which people-related priorities require focused action; and align HR activities, policies, and strategies to help the business deliver for patients, teammates, physicians, and other stakeholders.
• Establish and govern the strategic interface between HR Centers of Excellence and business units to ensure effective, coordinated delivery of end-to-end HR support, including talent acquisition, talent development, performance management, total rewards, inclusion and belonging, organizational effectiveness, engagement, retention, HR operations, communications, and change management.
• Anticipate people-related opportunities and risks that could significantly impact business performance, exercise sound judgment to determine the right path forward, and guide leaders and HR partners in implementing solutions that improve competitiveness and organizational effectiveness.
• Use data and insights to influence HR and business decisions, connect people strategies to business outcomes, and help stakeholders understand how HR initiatives contribute to measurable results.
• Translate data, business context, and organizational insights into clear narratives that help leaders see patterns, understand tradeoffs, and make informed decisions.
• Communicate and facilitate effectively across all levels of the organization, including both large and small audiences.
• Advise, guide, and coach leaders and teammates on organizational issues and workforce challenges, helping them retain, develop, and motivate teammates while building stronger teams and leadership capability.
• Role model our value of Continuous Improvement by pursuing team, function and organizational improvements in process, service delivery, culture, leader and team effectiveness, and change management.
• Navigate the organization effectively, establish scalable partnership practices, and know when, where, and how to engage stakeholders to implement people strategies, resolve barriers, and drive execution through others.
• Conduct research and analysis of macro market trends to stay up to date on outside factors that could impact the enterprise.
• Stay current with federal, state and local employment laws and regulations and make recommendations to create or edit policies and practices to maintain compliance.
• Consistently contributes to activities that strengthen SCA Health’s culture and teammate experience. Actively promote SCA Health’s values, support leaders in reinforcing desired behaviors, and champion inclusion and belonging.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive Human Resources experience in a fast-paced, complex, high-volume, customer-focused environment.
• Preferred qualifications include experience supporting healthcare, multi-site operations, or a geographically dispersed workforce; experience partnering with senior operators in a matrixed environment; and HR certification such as SHRM-SCP, SHRM-CP, SPHR, or PHR.
• 5+ years of experience leading an HR function in a regional, divisional, or matrixed organization.
• 5+ years of experience leading and developing highly performing teams.
• BA/BS in Human Resources Management or related field.
• Excellent stakeholder management and relationship building skills and the ability to work effectively at all levels of the enterprise.
• Strong influencing, consulting, and coaching skills.
• Proven track record of crafting and executing data driven strategies to achieve business results.
• Ability to operate across the full HR spectrum, including strategic, operational, and tactical work.
• A service-first, solution-oriented mindset and a commitment to delivering high-quality work.
• Demonstrated history of leading change and influencing behavioral and mindset shifts among business leaders and key stakeholders.
• Superior written and verbal communication skills, including small and large group facilitation.
• Successful track record of driving diversity, inclusion and belonging strategy through all aspects of work.
• Demonstrated ability to operate ethically in all situations and handle highly sensitive matters effectively and with discretion.
• Exceptional organization and time management skills with the ability to prioritize and reprioritize initiatives while navigating ambiguity.
• High degree of business acumen and data literacy.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook; experience using HR systems such as UKG Pro, Workday, or ADP.
• Ability to travel as required 50%.