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HR Business Partner - Labor Relations
Newburyport, Massachusetts
Organization Facility: Beth Israel Lahey Health - Non Executive Category: Employee Relations Job ID: JR83579 Date posted: 09/09/2025Job Type: Regular
Time Type: Full time
Work Shift: Day (United States of America)
FLSA Status: Exempt
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.
This position will cover the Northern region of MA, with on-site work including Newburyport, Haverhill and Beverly locations.Under the direction of the Executive Director, Labor Relations, this role provides day to day consulting, mediation, facilitation and guidance regarding bargaining unit employment and labor issues, including but not limited to, contract administration, mediation, impact bargaining, discipline, grievance processing, resolution, negotiations, settlements and other labor/employee relations functions.
Job Description:
Essential Duties & Responsibilities including but not limited to:
• Provides consulting services to all organizational levels on labor relations matters, including Vice Presidents, Directors, and Managers across multiple entities within Beth Israel Lahey Health system.
• Mediates labor and employee relations issues by meeting with supervisors and employees to discover the source of the problem and facilitate resolution.
• Consults with in-house legal counsel, when appropriate, on matters related to equitable treatment of employees and to minimize liability and litigation.
• Conducts investigations in a prompt, efficient, and impartial manner. Provide and maintain all relevant documentation and notes. Draft discipline and performance improvement plans, when appropriate.
• Responsible for maintaining satisfactory labor-management relations between management and union(s).
• Co-chair monthly labor management meetings; take and maintain accurate minutes.
• Directs and develops strategy to coordinate bargaining unit layoffs, when appropriate, or other reduction in force plans; ensure involved parties receive appropriate guidance, support and information. Supports all aspects of HR during restructurings.
• Administers the bargaining unit grievance process. Handles day to day responsibilities relating to union grievances and problem-solving, arbitration preparation, contract administration, settlement agreements with legal department.
• Serves as member of management negotiating team and responsible for significant preparation for the bargaining process.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the union job descriptions, performance expectations, and competency assessments.
• Demonstrate a commitment toward meeting and exceeding the needs of our entities.
• Participate in departmental and/or interdepartmental quality improvement activities.
• Assists in the development of policies and procedures.
• Provides educational courses and materials to supervisors, managers and HR representatives.
• Perform all other duties as needed or directed to meet the needs of the department.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education: BS/BA or equivalent in related field
Licensure, Certification & Registration: N/A
Experience: Minimum of 4 years of hands on experience in the area of labor relations, including attendance at negotiations, contract administration, settlements, grievance handling, and investigations
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities:
• Health care experience strongly preferred
• Content expert in areas of collaborative bargaining, alternative dispute resolutions, contract administration, grievance, arbitration and knowledge of similar state laws
• Strong investigative interpersonal, facilitation, communication and consulting skills.
• Ability to understand complex financial and workforce data.
• Demonstrated track record of creative leadership in the development and articulation of labor policy and strategy.
• Ability to assess needs, influence, collaborate and partner at all levels across the organization.
• Knowledge of laws governing employment
• Project management skills
• Effective interpersonal skills to interact with all levels of employees
• Excellent commuinication skills both written and verbal
• Excellent computer skills using Microsoft Office Word, Excel and Access
Preferred Qualifications & Skills:
• SPHR or SHRM-SP. Experience as an HRBP working preferably within a system environment and with a multi-site dispersed workforce
• Experience with Labor Soft and Workday
As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment. Learn more about this requirement.
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