Talent Acquisition Director

Overview

Northwest Permanente is seeking a strategic, creative Director of Talent Acquisition to lead our end-to-end recruitment, onboarding, and workforce planning functions. In this key leadership role, you will design and execute sophisticated hiring strategies that align with our clinical growth, operational priorities, and long-term workforce needs.

As the functional leader for Talent Acquisition, you will champion modern recruitment standards, build robust academic and professional pipelines, and lead a high-performing, multi-level team dedicated to securing top-tier medical and administrative talent.

Key Responsibilities:Strategic Leadership & Workforce Planning

• Drive Recruitment Strategy: Design, measure, and execute Northwest Permanente’s full-cycle recruiting operations for both clinical (physicians and locum tenens) and administrative staff.
• Long-Range Planning: Partner with HR leadership to architect long-term physician workforce strategies, anticipating future talent needs and mitigating potential critical shortages.
• Employer Branding & Sourcing: Collaborate with internal communications to elevate Northwest Permanente’s employer brand and implement data-driven sourcing strategies.
• Pipeline Development: Build and nurture strategic relationships with medical schools, residency programs (GME), and professional organizations to build diverse talent pipelines.

Operations & Team Management

• Team Leadership: Mentor, develop, and lead a multi-level Talent Acquisition team (including recruiters, coordinators, and people leaders), fostering a culture of accountability and high performance.
• Onboarding Excellence: Oversee the enterprise onboarding strategy and New Employee Orientation (NEO) to ensure a seamless, high-quality transition for all new hires.
• Budget & Vendor Management: Manage the Talent Acquisition operating budget and oversee external relationships with temporary, contingency, and retained search firms.
• Data-Driven Execution: Leverage recruitment metrics, analytics, and applicant tracking systems (ATS) to identify workforce gaps, optimize processes, and report trends to executive leadership.

Compliance & Governance

• Regulatory Oversight: Ensure all hiring practices comply with local, state, and federal employment laws, organizational policies, and EEO/AA/immigration guidelines.
• Audit Readiness: Maintain constant organizational readiness for audits and regulatory reviews related to recruitment and onboarding.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Public Health, or a closely related field (or equivalent experience).
• Experience:

o Minimum of ten (10) years of progressive talent acquisition experience.

o Minimum of five (5) years of direct people management experience.

• Technical & Legal Expertise: Deep knowledge of federal/state employment laws, large-employer regulatory compliance, and modern ATS platforms. Proficient in MS Office.
• Leadership & Influence: Exceptional executive presence, communication, and relationship-building skills with a proven track record of collaborating with Executive Leadership, Board Members, and Department Chiefs.
• Analytical Skills: A data-driven mindset with experience using talent acquisition analytics to guide strategic outcomes and deliver training.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in HR, MBA, Healthcare Administration, or a related field.
• Eight (8) years of dedicated experience in physician recruitment.
• Five (5) years of leadership experience within a healthcare organization.
• SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP certification.

For more information about this position, contact Courtney Johnson, courtney.l.johnson@kp.org.

About Northwest Permanente:We are the Permanente in Kaiser Permanente. Northwest Permanente is a self-governed, multi-specialty group of 1,500 physicians, clinicians, and administrative professionals caring for 630,000 members in Oregon and Southwest Washington. Together with Kaiser Foundation Health Plans and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, we form Kaiser Permanente of the Northwest, an integrated health care program. Kaiser Permanente is one of the nation's pre-eminent health care systems, a benchmark for comprehensive, integrated, value-based, and high-quality care.

Our Northwest Permanente administrative professionals enjoy a wide range of company sponsored benefits:

• 15% employer contribution to retirement programs, including pension.
• 90% employer-paid health plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Child Care Benefits
• Flexible Work Schedules
• Paid Parental Leave
• Self-Care Days + Paid Time Off

Equal Opportunity EmployerNorthwest Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.