Labor Relations Strategist Principal

Hennepin Healthcare is an integrated system of care that includes HCMC, a nationally recognized Level I Adult Trauma Center and Level I Pediatric Trauma Center and acute care hospital, as well as a clinic system with primary care clinics located in Minneapolis and across Hennepin County. The comprehensive healthcare system includes a 473-bed academic medical center, a large outpatient Clinic & Specialty Center, and a network of clinics in the North Loop, Whittier, and East Lake Street neighborhoods of Minneapolis, and in the suburban communities of Brooklyn Park, Golden Valley, Richfield, and St. Anthony Village. Hennepin Healthcare has a large psychiatric program, home care, and operates a research institute, philanthropic foundation, and Hennepin EMS. The system is operated by Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc., a subsidiary corporation of Hennepin County. 

Equal Employment Opportunities: We believe equity is essential for optimal health outcomes and are committed to achieve optimal health for all by actively eliminating barriers due to racism, poverty, gender identity, and other determinants of health. We are committed to equitable care and working in an environment that celebrates, promotes, and protects diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. We are committed to bringing in individuals with new cultural perspectives to assist in creating a more equitable healthcare organization.

JOB DETAILS
Department: HR Business Partners
FTE: 1.0
Shift(s): Days

Purpose of this position: Partners closely with executive leaders, bargaining teams, and HR teams to ensure alignment between bargaining strategy, contract administration, workforce planning, and organizational goals. Leads labor negotiations, analytics, trend analysis, and risk assessments to inform negotiations, grievance patterns, and workforce climate. Serves as main point of contact for contract implementation, leading project management internally and collaborating with HR peers. Collects and compiles labor metrics and data. Responds to RFIs from unions.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serves as chief contract negotiator during contract negotiations; leads development of bargaining strategy, provides information and bargaining analysis with various Hennepin Healthcare System (HHS) constituents during negotiations and throughout duration of negotiated contract
• Provide recommendations to executive leadership regarding labor relations matters; keep executive leadership informed of bargaining status
• Provides training and/or advising for leaders and administrative personnel in subject areas related to the employee relations program of HHS, such as grievance processing, contract administration, and organizational campaigns. Assists or designs related training programs
• Chairs or facilitates labor/management committees, task forces or related initiatives
• Assists HR employees and leaders with contract interpretation and related labor issues
• Assists HR professionals and leaders in problem solving including, but not limited to, the creation of Memorandums of Understanding, guidelines or policy statements
• Represent HHS in proceedings such as bargaining unit determination hearings and appeals, mediation and arbitration of labor agreements, arbitration of grievances, and labor management committees
• Create appropriate procedures for, and participates in, the grievance and meet and confer processes
• Conduct research; prepare briefs and other documents for arbitration cases and conduct presentations at arbitration or mediation proceedings
• Provide subject matter expertise to functional and technical staff in the development of information system programs supporting existing and new con