Human Resources Business Partner, Neuroscience Administration

Indiana University; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

HSA (Health Savings Account)

Flexible spending accounts

Life insurance

Tuition subsidy for IU courses

Paid holidays

Job summary

Indiana University is seeking an HR Business Partner for the Neuroscience Administration Center to guide HR strategy for Neurology, Neurological Surgery, PM&R, and the Stark Neurosciences Research Institute.

The role partners with faculty and senior leaders, delivering HR services across the employee lifecycle and ensuring policy alignment with university requirements. Strong focus on research, tenure, and clinical faculty.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 3 years of HR or related experience.
• SHRM-CP/PHR within 1 year preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supports full HR services lifecycle including talent acquisition, salary administration, performance management, and compliance.
• Partners with department and School of Medicine leadership on faculty recruitment, compensation and annual reviews, promotion and tenure.
• Provides guidance on policies, HR processes, faculty affairs, and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinates visa processes (J-1, H-1B, O) and permanent residency petitions.
• Oversees promotion/tenure processes and timelines for neuroscience departments.
• Maintains accurate HR content and collaborates with COEs and university partners.

Skills

Collaboration

Conflict management

Interpersonal skills

Project management

Presentations

Verbal communication

Influence

HR disciplines

Employment laws

Education

Bachelor's degree

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources

Job description

NEUROSCIENCE ADMINISTRATION (IN-NSCC-IUINA)

The Neuroscience Administration Center brings the best in neurological care, combining the best doctors, most advanced treatments, and latest research breakthroughs into 1 convenient facility. The Neuroscience Administration Center is a premier facility that combines comprehensive neurological services into a single location for a more integrated approach to care.

The Neuroscience Administration Human Resources (HR) Business Partner (HRBP) provides strategic HR guidance and support for the Departments of Neurology, Neurological Surgery, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and the Stark Neurosciences Research Institute. This role serves as a trusted partner to faculty and staff, department chairs, vice chairs, center directors, and senior operational leaders, providing HR expertise across the employee life cycle and collaborating with HR colleagues and university, hospital, campus, and School of Medicine partners to deliver timely, high-quality HR services and ensure alignment with university policies and requirements. A key focus of this role is supporting research, tenure, and clinical track faculty and faculty leaders.

Department‑Specific Responsibilities

• Supports the full life cycle of HR services, including talent acquisition, talent management, salary administration, performance management, corrective action, leadership development, coaching, mentoring, and compliance.
• Partners with department and School of Medicine leadership on faculty recruitment, compensation, annual faculty reviews, promotion and tenure, faculty leaves, and appointments.
• Provides guidance and education regarding university policies, HR processes, faculty affairs, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Partners with the University's Office of International Affairs to facilitate visas, including J-1, H-1B, and O visas, Conrad Waivers, and permanent resident petitions.
• Oversees and supports the promotion and tenure processes and timelines and other faculty‑related HR activities.
• Maintains HR‑related content on the department website, ensuring information is accurate, current, accessible, and responsive to the needs of faculty, staff, and department leaders.
• Identifies opportunities to improve HR processes and develop policies, standard operating procedures (SOPs), training, and resources, including fireforms, that support the needs of the Neuroscience departments.

General Responsibilities

• Utilizes and applies in-depth academic and staff HR body of knowledge and skills to provide tactical guidance for HR related matters like salary administration, hiring, training, and policy interpretation.
• Resolves and provides solutions for more complex employee relations issues with continued partnership, counsel, and support from centers of expertise (COEs).
• Provides HR support for academic personnel processes, including administration for academic leaves, policy review and consultation, visa‑processing coordination, and facilitation of promotion and tenure procedures.
• Collaborates with other business partners and managers to improve and build effective relationships to improve employee engagement and identify "high priority" retention needs.
• Coaches leaders to help determine best solutions regarding policy interpretation, performance issues, workforce planning, change management, conflict resolution to ensure alignment and consistency across the university.
• Provides HR consulting and problem‑solving solutions on issues to leaders and managers.
• Collaborates with HR COEs to roll out and support university‑wide initiatives, ensure client's needs are understood and met, and deliver change management interventions.

Education

Required

• Bachelor's degree

Preferred

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources

Work Experience

• 3 years of Human Resources or related progressively responsible experience

Licenses and Certificates

Preferred

• Society for Human Resource Management Certified Professional (SHRM-CP)/ Professional in Human Resources (PHR) within 1 year from date of hire

Skills

Required

• Excellent collaboration and team building skills
• Effective conflict management skills
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Demonstrates project management skills
• Develops and delivers effective presentations
• Strong verbal communication and listening skills
• Ability to influence internal and/or external constituents
• Strong working knowledge of multiple human resources disciplines including talent acquisition, employee relations, compensation practices, compliance with federal and state laws
• Possesses detailed knowledge of Federal, State, and Local employment laws/regulations
• Consulting acumen
• Developing coaching skills

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

Benefits

For full‑time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long‑term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU‑sponsored volunteer events
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure.

Career Level

Career

FLSA

Exempt

Job Function

Human Resources

Job Family

HR Generalist/HRBP

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