DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES

Thomson Hospital Kota Damansara; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Petaling Jaya seeks a transformative HR Director to revolutionize workforce strategies in a complex hospital environment. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of HR leadership experience, with a focus on healthcare compliance, talent acquisition, and workforce planning. This role includes mentoring future HR leaders and making a significant impact on healthcare delivery through innovative HR strategies.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive HR leadership, including 3+ years in hospital/healthcare systems.
• Expertise in compliance with healthcare regulations (MSQH, RTAC, JCI, MOH).
• Proven success in managing complex clinical workforces.

Responsibilities

• Reimagine workforce strategies for 24/7 hospital operations.
• Elevate organizational culture in clinical environments.
• Drive enterprise-wide HR transformation.

Skills

Healthcare talent acquisition

Workforce planning

Employee relations

Healthcare regulations knowledge

Strategic vision alignment

Job description

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Shape the Future of Healthcare HR & Grow as Our Next Group HR Leader

We are seeking a transformative HR Director to revolutionize our people strategy across our healthcare system while preparing to ascend to Group HR Division Leadership. This is a career-defining opportunity for an HR executive who thrives in complex hospital environments and can drive workforce excellence that directly enhances patient care.

Why This Role Matters

• Reimagine workforce strategies for 24/7 hospital operations, addressing critical nursing shortages and improving healthcare worker relations.
• Elevate organizational culture in a high-stakes clinical environment where HR impacts care quality.
• Master healthcare HR compliance, ensuring alignment with MSQH, RTAC, JCI, and medical staff governance.
• Build talent pipelines for hard-to-fill specialties while advancing retention and development.
• Lead with innovation in shift work design, clinical staffing models, and workforce planning.

Your Profile

• 10+ years’ progressive HR leadership, including 3+ years in hospital/healthcare systems is an added advantage.
• Expertise in healthcare talent acquisition, workforce planning, and employee relations.
• Proven success managing matrixed or complex clinical workforces (where applicable).
• Deep knowledge of healthcare regulations (MSQH, RTAC, JCI, MOH) and clinical credentialing.
• The strategic vision to align HR initiatives with operational and clinical outcomes.

The Leadership Opportunity

• ✅ Drive enterprise‑wide HR transformation in a growing healthcare organization
• ✅ Partner with C‑suite leaders to build a future‑ready, high‑performance workforce
• ✅ Groom as the successor to lead the Group HR Division, with mentorship from senior executives.
• ✅ Leave a lasting legacy on healthcare delivery through innovative people strategies

The application will include the following questions:

• Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Malaysia?
• What's your expected monthly basic salary?
• Which of the following types of qualifications do you have?
• How many years' experience do you have as a Human Resources Director?
• How many years' experience do you have in employee relations?
• How many years of recruitment experience do you have?

Established in 2008, Thomson Hospital Kota Damansara (“THKD”), formerly known as Tropicana Medical Centre, is the flagship hospital of TMC Life Sciences Berhad, one of the fastest growing healthcare group in Malaysia. We provide outstanding, value‑based medical care to the highest standards through world‑class facilities and comprehensive medical and surgical services. Located in a prime alcove in greater Kuala Lumpur, THKD is easily accessible via all modes of transport, including the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system.

As a multidisciplinary tertiary hospital, we house a panel of over 100 Consultant Specialists with internationally accredited qualifications from institutions across the globe in Malaysia, Australia, India, Singapore, United Kingdom and United States of America. With our state‑of‑the‑art medical technology and modern facilities, we are able to deliver world‑class quality of care to local, regional, and international patients.

In line with our vision of being an international healthcare hub, THKD is embarking on an expansion project that will triple its capacity from 205 to 600 beds, complete with new centres of excellence, health screening centre, additional operating theatres and specialist clinics, exciting concept stores and plenty of parking space. Targeted to complete by 2021, the expansion will make THKD one of the largest private hospitals in the region.

A member of Thomson Medical Group Limited, Thomson Hospital Kota Damansara is committed to providing premier, private integrated healthcare services to customers all over the world.