Director, HR Business Partner

Labcorp; Durham (NC); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Life Insurance

STD/LTD

401(k)

Paid Time Off / PTO or Flexible Time

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Labcorp seeks a Director, Human Resources Business Partner to align people strategies with business objectives and drive organizational effectiveness across Specialty Testing Sales, Payor Solutions, and Data Analytics. The role demands strategic leadership, executive-level coaching, and data-driven decision-making in a complex matrixed environment.

You will partner with executive leaders to translate business strategy into workforce and organizational actions that drive performance, culture, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; 10+ years HR experience with strategic HRBP background preferred.
• Master’s degree and certifications like SPHR/SHRM-SCP are a plus.
• Experience advising Vice Presidents in a matrixed organization.
• Healthcare or regulated industry experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Serve as trusted advisor to VPs, aligning people strategies with business objectives.
• Translate priorities into integrated talent and workforce strategies.
• Identify risks and talent gaps before they impact performance.
• Provide executive coaching and guidance on culture, leadership, and succession.
• Lead organizational design, workforce planning, and change initiatives.
• Use data, benchmarks, and AI tools to inform decisions and improve outcomes.
• Partner with HR Centers of Excellence to deliver integrated HR solutions.

Skills

Executive coaching

Strategic HRBP

Data analytics

Change management

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master’s degree

Job description

Labcorp is a global leader in laboratory services, providing the insights and answers that help healthcare providers, patients, researchers, pharmaceutical companies and health systems make confident decisions and improve outcomes. Through our unparalleled science, data, technology and laboratory network, we advance diagnostics, accelerate innovation and help address some of the world’s most important health challenges. As we shape the future of healthcare, we are leveraging advanced technologies, intelligent digital solutions and data-driven innovation across our operations to enhance how work gets done and deliver greater value to customers and patients. With our global scale and deep expertise, you’ll have the opportunity to do meaningful work, grow your career and make a real impact on people’s health around the world. Together, we’re improving health and improving lives.

Labcorp is seeking a Director, Human Resources Business Partner to join our team!

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor to Vice Presidents, aligning people strategies with business objectives.
• Translate business priorities, market dynamics, and organizational needs into integrated talent and workforce strategies.
• Proactively identify business risks, organizational challenges, and talent gaps before they impact performance.
• Frame complex business issues, develop clear problem statements, and present practical, data-driven solutions.
• Challenge leaders constructively while influencing decision-making through insight, credibility, and business acumen.
• Provide counsel on organizational culture and effectiveness, leadership team performance, workforce planning, and change leadership.
• Lead organizational design initiatives that improve efficiency, accountability, scalability, and business performance.
• Evaluate organizational structures, spans and layers, workforce deployment, and operating models to support business goals.
• Drive workforce planning strategies aligned to growth objectives, productivity goals, and financial plans.
• Lead VP-level talent reviews and succession planning discussions.
• Provide executive-level coaching to senior leaders on leadership effectiveness, organizational impact, team dynamics, culture and talent decisions.
• Leverage workforce data, business metrics, and external benchmarks to identify trends and inform decisions.
• Develop executive-ready insights that translate complex information into actionable recommendations.
• Utilize AI as a thought partner, integrating AI-enabled tools, technology, and digital capabilities into every aspect of the role to improve impact and decision quality.
• Lead complex change initiatives and build stakeholder alignment.
• Partner closely with HR Centers of Excellence to deliver integrated HR solutions.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 10 years of progressive HR experience including strategic HRBP experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in business, Human Resources, Organizational Development, or related field.
• SPHR, SHRM-SCP, or comparable certification.
• 1 or more years' experience in healthcare, life sciences, diagnostics, or regulated industries.
• 1 or more years' experience advising Vice Presidents in a complex matrixed organization.
• 1 or more years' experience developing and executing workforce, talent, and organizational strategies that drive measurable business outcomes.
• 1 or more years' experience leading organizational design, workforce planning, succession planning, and change management initiatives.

Additional Job Standards

• Proven ability to influence executive leaders through data, analytics, and business insight.
• Strong business and financial acumen.
• Exceptional executive communication and stakeholder management skills.
• AI-fluency and commitment to continue to build capability in this area.
• Strategic and critical thinking that shapes business outcomes.
• Strong initiative and ownership with a bias toward action.
• Intellectual curiosity and commitment to understanding business dynamics.
• Ability to independently identify issues, develop recommendations, and drive solutions.
• Executive presence, confidence, and a clear point of view.
• Advanced analytical capability and ability to synthesize data into business insights.
• Comfort operating in ambiguity and complexity.
• Courage to challenge assumptions and influence senior leaders through facts and judgment.
• Track record of leveraging technology and AI tools to improve effectiveness and decision-making.

This is a hybrid role - Applicants who live within 35 miles of either the Burlington, NC or Durham, NC location will follow a hybrid schedule. This schedule includes a minimum of three in-office days per week and two days working remotely, supporting both collaboration and flexibility.

The Director, Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) is an HR leader who serves as a trusted advisor to Vice Presidents in the following business areas: Specialty Testing Sales, Payor Solutions, Workforce Optimization & Data Analytics, and Commercial Pricing. This role partners directly with executive leaders to translate business strategy into actionable workforce and organizational strategies that drive performance, growth, positive culture and organizational effectiveness.

This position requires a highly strategic, intellectually curious, and results-oriented leader who can independently identify emerging business challenges, diagnose root causes and make recommendations using data and insights to influence executive decision-making. The successful candidate will operate with a high degree of autonomy, bringing a strong point of view, challenging assumptions, and helping leaders make better business decisions through effective people strategies.

Success in this role is measured by business outcomes, including organizational effectiveness, leadership capability, talent strength, workforce productivity, and the successful execution of strategic business priorities.

Benefits:

Employees regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week are eligible for comprehensive benefits including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD, 401(k), Paid Time Off (PTO) or Flexible Time Off (FTO), Tuition Reimbursement and Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Employees regularly scheduled to work less than 20 hours, Casual, Intern, and Temporary employees are only eligible to participate in the 401(k) Plan. Employees who are regularly scheduled to work a 7 on/7 off schedule are eligible to receive all the foregoing benefits except PTO or FTO. For more detailed information, please click here

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