Director, HR Business Partner

Duke Clinical Research Institute
United States, North Carolina, Durham
300 West Morgan Street (Show on map)
Jan 02, 2026
At Duke Health, we're driven by a commitment to compassionate care that changes the lives of patients, their loved ones, and the greater community. No matter where your talents lie, join us and discover how we can advance health together. Duke Health Integrated Practice https://careers.dukehealth.org/us/en/dhip Duke Health Integrated Practice comprises more than 110 primary and specialty outpatient clinics, extending the reach of Duke Health's mission across the state of North Carolina. Director, HR Business Partner JOB LOCATION 4825 Creekstone Dr, Durham, NC 27703 JOB SUMMARY Duke Health seeks a senior HR executive to serve as Director, HR Business Partner - Clinician Experience, providing enterprise-level leadership for physician and Advanced Practice Provider populations across a complex academic medical environment. This role functions as the system authority for clinician HR governance, policy interpretation, and escalation management across Duke University Health System and Duke Health Integrated Practice. The Director will partner closely with executive clinical, academic, and operational leaders to ensure alignment across dual employment structures, compensation practices, leave administration, and professional conduct standards. The successful candidate will bring deep experience operating within large, highly matrixed organizations and demonstrate the ability to influence without authority, navigate ambiguity, and lead through complexity. Key Leadership Expectations Serve as the senior escalation point for complex clinician employee relations and professional conduct matters Provide governance and oversight for clinician HR policies spanning multiple legal entities Partner with executive leadership on workforce risk mitigation, clinician engagement, and enterprise consistency Lead and develop senior HR Business Partners supporting physician and APP populations JOB ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS Bachelor's degree required. Master's degree preferred (Human Resources, Business, or Health Administration). Prior experience working with dual employment/faculty structures preferred. Minimum 10 years of progressive HR leadership experience in an academic medical center or large health system Demonstrated expertise supporting physician and APP populations Experience with dual employment, faculty appointments, and academic compensation models strongly preferred Recognized for sound judgment, discretion, and executive presence Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation or military status. Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas-an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values. Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.