Vice President

Associate Vice President, Labor Relations Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) is seeking an Associate Vice President, Labor Relations who will advance labor strategy aligned with the clinical, academic, and research missions of the institution, lead from the bargaining table, develop and coach a growing labor relations team, and guide labor partnership for a workforce where nine unions represent more than 17,000 employees, roughly 75% of OHSU's overall employee population. OHSU is a labor-friendly institution and a continued strong, positive relationship with union partners is essential to the university's continued success and growth. Roughly three in four OHSU employees, more than 17,000 people, are represented by one of nine collective bargaining units spanning healthcare, research, and public employee unions. Labor relations is not a peripheral human resources (HR) function at OHSU; it is central to how the institution operates, negotiates change, and sustains its clinical, academic, and research missions. Function/Duties of Position The Associate Vice President (AVP), Labor Relations is OHSU's enterprise executive for labor strategy, collective bargaining, and union partnership across the university. Reporting to the Vice President, HR Business Partners & Employee and Labor Relations, and with a dotted line to the Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer, this role carries executive-level accountability for how OHSU engages with a represented workforce that makes up roughly three-quarters of its total employee population across nine bargaining units. The AVP will lead a labor relations organization and will set a vision for the structure, hiring and development of its leaders to ensure the team operates as a unified, strategically aligned function. Beyond internal leadership, the AVP is OHSU's senior voice at the bargaining table and in the C-suite on labor matters — translating institutional priorities into negotiation strategy, advising executive leadership on risk and opportunity, and ensuring that labor strategy is woven into how OHSU plans its workforce, its finances, and its operations. The successful candidate will bring both the gravitas to advise senior executives on high-stakes labor matters and the operational discipline to lead a growing, specialized team through a period of significant organizational change. More than anything, OHSU is looking for someone who leads with a people-first mindset, makes it a priority to build authentic relationships with leadership, and sees strong labor partnership as core to moving OHSU to even greater heights.

Partner with HR Business Partners, Employee Relations, Total Rewards, and Workforce Planning to ensure labor strategy is not siloed — that it actively informs and is informed by organizational design, compensation strategy, and employee engagement efforts across OHSUProvide escalation support to HR Business Partners and Employee Relations on complex disciplinary matters involving represented employees, ensuring performance management and discipline decisions hold up against active contract language Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEIB) Advance DEIB outcomes within the labor relations function and in how labor strategy is executed — through hiring, development, promotion, and the equitable application of contract provisions This role requires regular onsite presence across OHSU locations and the ability to respond in person to critical events at any OHSU site within four hours. Work is generally performed during standard business hours; however, extended and non-traditional hours should be expected during active negotiations and time-sensitive labor matters. The AVP will maintain a visible, in-person presence at the bargaining table and across OHSU worksites to stay connected to workplace climate and workforce trends. Required