System Chief Human Resource Officer

Department/Unit:

President

Work Shift:

Day (United States of America)

Salary Range:

$0.00 - $0.00

Albany Med Health System
Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO)
Culture, Workforce, and Integration
Reports to: President and Chief Executive Officer
Location: Albany, NY (system-wide responsibilities)

Albany Med Health System (AMHS) is in the midst of executing First Choice 2030, a bold, multi-year transformation agenda designed to position AMHS as the region’s trusted, connected, and transformative academic health system.

AMHS’s Vision states:

Albany Med Health System will be the region’s trusted, connected, and transformative academic health system—advancing the health and well-being of every community we serve.

We will unite exceptional care, discovery, and education to deliver the highest quality outcomes, expand equitable access, and shape the next generation of healthcare professionals.

Through collaboration, innovation, and compassion, AMHS will set the standard for value-based, patient-centered care and serve as a catalyst for health, hope, and opportunity across Upstate New York.

AMHS will be the first choice for patients seeking exceptional care, for providers pursuing the most rewarding careers, for partners driving the most advanced innovation, for students aspiring to the best education, and for supporters seeking the greatest impact.

The AMHS mission is to provide compassionate, high-quality care; advance medical discovery and education; and improve the health of the communities we serve.

To realize this vision, AMHS must integrate its academic medical center, community hospitals, physician enterprise, and clinical programs into a unified, high-performing system defined by clinical excellence, operational discipline, value-based performance, and physician alignment.


The System Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) is a strategic executive leader responsible for advancing an integrated, enterprise-wide people strategy that supports the health system's mission. Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer and serving as a key member of the executive leadership team, the CHRO plays a critical leadership role in the transformation of affiliates, clinical entities, and academic partners into a unified, high-performing health system. The CHRO will lead the alignment of workforce strategy, culture, policies, labor relations, and leadership practices as the organization evolves from individual hospitals and academic units into an integrated system, across clinical, academic, and research environments. This role requires close collaboration with physician and faculty leaders, as well as system and local executives to ensure consistency within a high-performing workforce capable of delivering exceptional patient care, advancing clinical excellence, and sustaining financial and operational performance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Serve as a trusted advisor to the CEO, Board of Directors, and academic and clinical leadership on workforce strategy, organizational design, and culture.

• Lead the human capital strategy for the integration of hospitals and academic entities into a single, cohesive health system, ensuring alignment of policies, practices, and leadership models.

• Design and implement system-wide HR governance structure and shared service model that balance local operational needs with enterprise consistency.

• Partner with executive leadership to support growth initiatives, affiliations, mergers, and clinical integrations across the system.

• In conjunction with executive and faculty leadership, develop and oversee system-wide Total Rewards strategy, across hospitals, physician practices and faculty which balances affordability, competitiveness and health of workforce.

• Partner with HR leaders to continuously evaluate the market in maintenance of competitive compensation and benefits programs, supporting recruitment and retention of high-quality staff.

• Provide strategic direction for recruitment, onboarding, and retention strategies, including career mobility and internal talent development across the system

• Oversee leadership development programs which support the strategic direction of the organization, including skills necessary to support an “employer of choice” work environment.

• Oversee succession planning of leadership positions, to ensure continuity of leaders across the health system.

• Lead culture transformation initiatives that support system integration, patient-centered care, academic excellence, and shared values.

• Drive change management strategies to support leaders and employees through system formation, restructuring, and op