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ROY SELVIDGE

San Ramon,CA

Summary

More than 15 years of progressive leadership responsibility for human capital encompassing total rewards, talent acquisition, workforce planning, leadership development, performance management, and labor relations in both union and non-union environments. A strategic leader who is forward-thinking, committed to lean automation and possesses an operations mindset. A strong relationship builder and business partner with leaders and employees. Skills include Excel (pivot tables and V-Lookups), PowerPoint, and VISIO, and various ERP systems (Workday, PeopleSoft, UltiPro).

Strategic Director known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Specialize in operational strategy, team leadership, and financial oversight. Excel in communication, problem-solving, and adaptability, ensuring effective team collaboration and project success.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Director, People

Taiho Oncology, Inc.
Pleasanton, CA
01.2024 - 12.2024
  • Company Overview: Global Subsidiary to Global Parent-Otsuka
  • Following the acquisition of Astex Pharmaceuticals by Otsuka Holdings, Transitioned from Director of Total Rewards to Director, People (HR Business Partner)
  • Acted as a strategic and operational people business partner, addressing the need to align and integrate a newly combined 400-employee entity managed by a 10-person HR team
  • Served as a strategic partner and advisor to the Executive and Operational R&D and CMC Leadership Teams, building a world-class culture and implementing solutions to support business growth, employee engagement, learning, and retention
  • Conducted thorough analysis of current workforce capabilities and future needs, aligning talent management strategies with business objectives
  • Teamed with VP Pharmacovigilance to assess skills gaps and develop training programs and recruitment strategies to fill those gaps due to expanding PV/Clinical Safety to new markets
  • Led change management initiatives, ensuring that communication, training, and support systems were in place, resulting in 80% of transitioned employees rating highly satisfied with the culture, benefits, and onboarding

Director, Total Rewards

Astex Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Pleasanton, CA
09.2021 - 12.2023
  • Company Overview: Global Subsidiary to Global Parent-Otsuka
  • Act as strategic and operational human resource leader and succession to VP of Human Resources for a global pharmaceutical research and development company with 115 employees and 65 contractors
  • Team with VP HR, HR Business Partner, and Parent Company Otsuka Holdings to implement Workday Core HR and Workforce Now (ADP) integration for Payroll including harmonizing benefits offerings
  • Team with Sr Leaders, HR Business Partner, President/CEO and VP of HR to develop total rewards strategies that align with the overall business objective and goals of the organization
  • Implemented Reward and Recognition Software called 'Recognation' so employees and managers can recognize each other electronically
  • Teamed with parent company Otsuka and 3rd party Workday support team to build and test harmonized benefits for open enrollment, EIBs for merit increases maintenance of employee and contractors using Workday, resulting in other subsidiaries using the workflow we developed for their organizations
  • Partnered with the Talent Acquisition Director and developed competitive pay grades and salary ranges to meet transparent pay requirements for job postings and geographical regions
  • Teamed with the Payroll Manager for year-end reporting requirements
  • Team with Business Partner and Payroll to track leave of absence, and 401k audit

Human Resources and Administration Manager (Head of HR)

W. M. Keck Observatory
Kamuela, HI
06.2020 - 03.2021
  • Company Overview: Nobel Prize-winning Observatory on the Big Island of Hawaii
  • Acted as Head of HR for 130-employee Nobel Prize-winning Observatory on the Big Island of Hawaii and led a staff of 4 (Talent Acquisition Manager, Comp and Benefits Manager, Employee Safety and Leave of Absence Manager, and Admin Assistant.
  • Teamed with Observatory Council of Sr Leadership by providing strategic advice and consultive solutions to Sr Leadership Counsel and Managers to enhance team effectiveness, embrace change management, and increase employee engagement
  • Conducted and assessed Gallup Q12 survey and results and implemented management and employee engagement strategies and tactics to increase overall employee engagement
  • Teamed with 3rd party consultant to provide an early leader development program
  • Results included budget approval to develop 6 leaders and a selection process for leader's selection
  • Teamed with 3rd Party HR co-sourcing partner and developed 5-year HR Roadmap to complement 5-year Finance Plan
  • Partnered with the Observatory Council to streamline the Performance Management Program.

Director Compensation, Talent Acquisition, HRIS

John Muir Health
Walnut Creek, CA
10.2016 - 01.2020
  • Company Overview: Regional private/non-profit healthcare system
  • Acted as a strategic and operational total rewards and talent acquisition leader for a regional private/non-profit healthcare system with 6,500 employees and labor contracts with four unions. Led a team 3 managers (Talent Acquisition, Compensation/HRIS, and Benefits Manager) led a team of 5 recruiters, 3 Compensation Analysts, 3 HRIS Specialists, 1 Benefits Specialist, and 1 Credentialing Specialist
  • Served as strategic partner and advisor to the Executive & Operations Leadership Teams building a world-class culture and successfully implementing strategic solutions that support growth, employee engagement, learning, and retention
  • Lead the strategic design, implementation, and administration of the company's broad-based compensation programs, including job architecture, base pay, and short-term incentives
  • Provide leadership to cross-functional programs that impact compensation to ensure alignment with John Muir Health's overall philosophy and growing our business in accordance with our business strategy
  • Co-led Workday ERP system and Workforce Now as payroll system for the HR Optimization project with Controller
  • Resulted in budget approval for an Optimization plan for Core HCM, Benefits, Compensation, Reporting, Absence, Security, and Recruiting optimization
  • Led 2019 Zero Based Budget for $12 Million all departments with the Human Resource Division resulting in .46% increase in budget 2019 vs 2018 ($1,519,866 in reduction (13.17%) made in HR Division and $1,572,374 in additions (13.63%) to HR Division in 2019)
  • Led the health system's annual salary budget planning of $600 million by projecting wage increases due to market, merit, equity, and parity and obtained annual operating budget approval
  • Eliminated PTO for Director Level and above resulting in $6 million cost-saving in vacation liability
  • Teamed with benefits consultant and CHRO and presented potential cost-saving strategies for the retirement programs to the retirement committee
  • Teamed with benefits consultant and CHRO and presented healthcare benefits strategic plan resulting in an economically neutral option to move JMH Network Select product and membership to Canopy Health
  • Teamed with CHRO, CFO, COO and CNO led the managed services program. The project included identifying the challenges in the current process and opportunities for improvement; discussing challenges, and workflow in the current allied and per diem process and opportunities for improvement; establishing a timeline for cost savings; and benchmarks savings measured against
  • Facilitated and project managed new nurse agency contract resulting in a multi-year MSP vendor staffing agreement, reducing previous years' rates, with projected cost savings of 10% representing $1.6 million in savings based on utilization

Director Total Rewards and HRIS

Community Medical Centers
Fresno, CA
03.2015 - 10.2016
  • Company Overview: Regional non-profit healthcare system with four acute care hospitals
  • Acted as a strategic and operational total reward, HRIS, employee health and worker's compensation leader for a regional non-profit healthcare system with four acute care hospitals with 7,500 employees, $1.6 billion revenue, and a $300 million benefits budget and led a team of 3 managers overseeing 3 Compensation Analysts, 1 HRIS Specialist, 3 Benefits Specialist, 8 employee health staff.
  • Contributed as a member of strategic committees, programs and workgroups designed to continue efforts to improve the health system performance
  • Served as a project executive sponsor and subject matter expert on system-wide ERP system upgrade from Infor (Lawson S3 to Global HR)
  • Co-Led with VP of Total Rewards and CHRO Pension Choice Retirement program freezing defined benefit plan and creating an enhanced defined contribution plan 403(b) with higher matching
  • Project included communications, marketing, educational drop-in sessions and Q&A's
  • Co-Led with VP of Total Rewards and CHRO the selection and change out of Express Scripts PBM to MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc
  • Teamed with the CHRO to improve existing compensation and benefits policies, programs, and procedures proved to be more cost-effective, fair and efficient system wide
  • Successfully developed and rolled out new total rewards statements showing employee and employer breakout contributions
  • Developed and implemented an organization-wide $7 million market adjustment program
  • Planned, designed, and launched a new employee health program and clinic including setting up third-party contract with employee health provider

Director Compensation, Talent Acquisition, HRIS, Analytics and Payroll

UW Medicine - Northwest Hospital and Medical Center
Seattle, WA
08.2006 - 03.2015
  • Company Overview: Regional non-profit healthcare system
  • Acted as a strategic and operational compensation and talent acquisition leader for a regional non-profit healthcare system with 2,500 employees and labor contracts with four unions overseeing 1 Payroll Manager, 1 Compensation Analyst, 3 recruiters and 1 recruitment coordinator, and 1 credentialing specialist
  • Teamed with Sr Leaders to develop a comprehensive compensation philosophy to drive merit pay programs for non-union employees competitive with union employees
  • Teamed with Sr Leadership and created a Three-Year Strategic Plan for Compensation and Benefits
  • Developed guidelines for writing excellent job descriptions to ensure nonbiased, ADA and OFCCP compliance
  • Worked with nursing leadership on competency-based job descriptions to incorporate into competency checklist for Joint Commission Surveys
  • Conducted market review and analysis to ensure employees are in the correct salary range
  • Provided upgrade and new systems proposals, budgets, and project management to various committees for approval

Commercial Sales Representative

Alaska Structures, Inc.
Kirkland, Washington
03.2005 - 08.2006
  • Company Overview: Global manufacturer sales representative organization
  • Led all aspects of human resources for a global manufacturer sales representative organization that secured a $300 million government contract and $125 million in commercial contracts to provide high-performance shelter systems internationally
  • Consulted with company executives and CEO to develop company mission, vision, and value statement
  • Exceeded hiring goal by aggressively hiring the first 100 employees in multiple states and London England
  • Developed strategic HR plans and policies encompassing diversity, inclusion, recruitment, training, compensation, and benefits
  • Authored the company's first Affirmative Action Plan and OFCCP reporting document
  • Global manufacturer sales representative organization

Education

M.B.A. - focus on eBusiness (ERP systems, workflow design, and data analytics strategy)

University of Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ

B.A. - Political Science/Pre-Law

Washington State University
Pullman, WA

A.A. - Math and Science

South Puget Sound Community College
Olympia, WA

Skills

  • Total rewards management
  • Payroll administration
  • HRIS systems
  • Benefits administration
  • Acquisition due diligence
  • Acquisition strategies
  • Enterprise application integration
  • Data mapping
  • Business process management
  • Global mindset
  • Talent acquisition and retention
  • Talent assessment

Certification

  • HRCI - Senior Professional Human Resources (SPHR)
  • Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) Senior Competency Professional (SCP)

Military Service

United States Navy, Hospital Corpsman (HM2/E-5), Awarded Letter of Commendation for outstanding performance.

Timeline

Director, People

Taiho Oncology, Inc.
01.2024 - 12.2024

Director, Total Rewards

Astex Pharmaceutical, Inc.
09.2021 - 12.2023

Human Resources and Administration Manager (Head of HR)

W. M. Keck Observatory
06.2020 - 03.2021

Director Compensation, Talent Acquisition, HRIS

John Muir Health
10.2016 - 01.2020

Director Total Rewards and HRIS

Community Medical Centers
03.2015 - 10.2016

Director Compensation, Talent Acquisition, HRIS, Analytics and Payroll

UW Medicine - Northwest Hospital and Medical Center
08.2006 - 03.2015

Commercial Sales Representative

Alaska Structures, Inc.
03.2005 - 08.2006

M.B.A. - focus on eBusiness (ERP systems, workflow design, and data analytics strategy)

University of Phoenix

B.A. - Political Science/Pre-Law

Washington State University

A.A. - Math and Science

South Puget Sound Community College
ROY SELVIDGE