Associate Director, Unit Human Resources (School of Dentistry)

About the Role

The University of Louisville School of Dentistry is seeking an experienced professional to direct and manage the day-to-day operations of the Human Resources department, including supervision of staff who support functions for faculty, staff, and students. The position will develop and maintain a high-performing team that delivers exceptional customer service and support in a complex organization.

The School of Dentistry has over 400 team members, including more than 150 faculty, serving a student population of 120 DMD students per class, 30 dental hygiene students per class, approximately 60 postdoctoral residents, and a Master of Science in Oral Biology program.

Responsibilities

• Manages the full cycle recruitment process for all faculty positions, including serving as ex-officio member of all faculty search committees. Includes reviewing all requests for new positions, replacement hires and/or in-range salary adjustments, including approval through UofL’s “Authorization to Hire” process.
• Maintains oversight of the hiring and onboarding process for all new faculty and staff.
• Serves as the primary liaison with main campus Human Resources.
• Manages the delivery of comprehensive HR support to faculty and staff.
• Leads employee relations for School of Dentistry and serves as unit’s Subject Matter Expert for basic compensation, benefit, and payroll processes for a School with approximately 350-400 total faculty, staff, and student employees (in partnership with University Human Resources).
• Partners with HR team to design and deliver best practice HR strategies and operation with a high touch approach.
• Serves as a trusted resource for leaders, faculty, and staff, while addressing high priority, sensitive issues as needed.
• Provides interpretation of all Human Resource policies and procedures.
• Consults with and advises supervisors on disciplinary and policy issues to ensure the fairness and consistency of all Human Resources actions.
• In partnership with University Human Resources, analyzes compensation practices, conducts salary reviews, and assists in analysis of market competitiveness and internal equity.
• Implements annual University-awarded salary increase plan, whether merit-based, across-the-board or a combination of both.
• Develops and maintains high-impact relationships with internal and external clients.
• Develops and tracks the school’s annual faculty and staff compensation budget, including the use of overtime and temporary staffing agencies.
• Completes surveys from national dental organizations, University officials, or colleague dental schools, related to faculty rosters, compensation levels of faculty, etc.
• Works with University Counsel and/or outside Counsel for situations involving such things as employment eligibility of foreign nationals, faculty or staff disciplinary matters, or other civil actions.
• Responsible for implementing University procedures for annual employee performance appraisals and maintaining library of blank templates and completed forms of job descriptions and performance appraisals.
• Serves as custodian of ULSD personnel records in all formats.
• Serves as School-wide Administrator of Interfolio, UofL’s system for processing faculty personnel actions, e.g. promotion, tenure.
• Provides for employee training, whether initial or periodic, ongoing.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field and six (6) years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Requires knowledge of software applications including Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Requires the ability to maintain confidentiality of personal and sensitive data.

Preferred Qualifications

• Supervisory experience
• Familiarity with immigration categories and options for employment of foreign nationals
• Familiarity with Workday HR Software

Skills

• Communication
• Critical Evaluation
• Ethical Practice

Pay

Target compensation range: $68,711.00 – $103,067.00 (commensurate with candidate experience).