Director, Org Effectiveness & Data

Job Description

Department Overview

The OHSU Knight Cancer Institute is an internationally recognized leader in cancer research and care, powered by a historic $2 billion gift from Phil and Penny Knight. With a bold mission to revolutionize cancer prevention, detection, and treatment, we offer an environment where innovation thrives, collaboration is central, and your work can have a lasting impact. The institute cultivates a welcoming and supportive environment for caregivers, researchers, and support personnel. Knight affiliates subscribe to three guiding principles: we are bold, we are supportive, and we work as a connected team in our fight to end cancer as we know it. We¿d love for you to join us!

Every Knight Cancer employee is expected to embody our guiding principles:

We act BOLDLY-Breakthroughs require pushing the boundaries of science, exploring new frontiers, and thinking differently

We SUPPORT each other-Respect leads to trust, which leads to excellence

We work as a CONNECTED team - We must leverage our collective brain power to conquer cancer because no one individual can do it alone

Function/Duties of Position

The Director of Learning, Organizational Effectiveness, and Workforce Analytics provides strategic leadership for enterprise learning, leadership development, organizational effectiveness, workforce planning, and people analytics for the Knight Cancer Institute (KCI). Reporting to the Chief Human Resources Officer (or designee), this leader partners with executive leadership to develop organizational capabilities that enable strategic priorities, improve employee engagement, workforce performance, and foster a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and accountability.

The Director leads and develops initiatives that strengthen leadership capability, optimize organizational design, leverage workforce data to inform decision-making, enhance employee engagement and organizational effectiveness, and build organizational capability needed to achieve strategic priorities. Evaluates organizational and learning outcomes using qualitative and quantitative measures.

This position partners with Human Resources Business Partners. Through strategic planning, analytics, consulting, and change leadership, this role positions KCI as an exceptional workplace while improving organizational performance and patient, employee, and business outcomes.

Duties Include:

Strategic Learning & Leadership Development

Lead enterprise learning, leadership development, career development, and succession planning strategies.

Develop scalable programs and tools that strengthen leadership capabilities, employee growth, and internal talent pipelines.

Measure outcomes and continuously improve learning and development initiatives.

Organizational Effectiveness

Advise leaders on organizational design, team effectiveness, workforce optimization, and change management.

Lead organizational assessments and strategies to improve performance, collaboration, and employee experience.

Facilitate strategic planning, leadership, and team development activities.

Workforce Analytics & Planning

Lead workforce analytics, reporting, and planning strategies to support organizational decision-making.

Analyze workforce trends, risks, and opportunities related to retention, engagement, talent, succession, and workforce capacity.

Partner with HR, Finance, and Operations to support workforce planning and organizational priorities.

Talent & Organizational Strategy

Align talent and organizational development initiatives with workforce strategy.

Support talent reviews, succession planning, and leadership pipeline development.

Use research, benchmarking, and workforce data to recommend strategies that strengthen organizational effectiveness.

Leadership & Collaboration

Lead a team responsible for learning, organizational development, workforce planning, and analytics.

Build partnerships across the organization to advance workforce priorities.

Ensure programs meet applicable regulatory and accreditation requirements.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in human resources, Organizational Development, Business Administration, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Healthcare Administration, Education, or a related field

Seven (7) years of progressively responsible leadership experience in learning and development, organizational effectiveness, organizational development, workforce planning, HR strategy, or people analytics

Demonstrated experience leading enterprise-wide organizational initiatives

Experience developing workforce metrics and executive-level reporting

Strong project management, facilitation, and consulting skills

Organizational effectiveness, organizational development, and change management principles and practices

Adult learning, leadership development, and talent development strategies

Workforce analytics, workforce planning, and data-driven workforce practices

Analyzing and interpreting workforce and organizational data and translating findings into actionable recommendations

Designing and implementing learning, organizational effectiveness, and workforce development initiatives

Consulting with, influencing, and communicating effectively with leaders and diverse stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree in organizational development, Human Resources, Business Administration, Public Health, Education, or related discipline

Experience in an academic medical center, integrated healthcare system, or complex matrixed organization

Professional certifications such as SHRM-SCP, SPHR, Prosci Change Management, ATD, Lean, Six Sigma, or equivalent

Experience with workforce analytics and business intelligence platforms such as Power BI, Tableau, or Workday Prism Analytics

Additional Details

Apply online. Please be sure to upload a Cover Letter and Resume/CV.

We offer a variety of benefits on top of joining a thriving organization:

Medical, dental and vision coverage at no or low cost to employees

Covered 100% for full-time employees and 88% for dependents

Several retirement plans to choose from with contributions from OHSU

208 hours of PTO per year

8 days of sick time off

9 paid holidays per year

Commuter subsidies

Tuition reimbursement

Access to group life insurance, disability insurance and other supplemental benefits

Annual Merit Increase

Growth/Development Opportunities

Employee discounts to local and major businesses

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Why apply to OHSU?

We are Oregon's only public academic health center.
In addition to caring for patients, we lead groundbreaking research. We also train the next generation of health care professionals. As Portland's largest employer, we give you opportunities to learn and advance in a system of hospitals and clinics across Oregon and Southwest Washington.

All are welcome.
OHSU welcomes people of all ages, ethnicities, genders, national origins, religions and sexual orientations. We are striving to build an anti-racist, multicultural institution and encourage people with diverse backgrounds to apply. To request reasonable accommodation, contact askhr@ohsu.edu