HR Generalist - Employee Relations and Compliance

The HR Regulatory and Compliance Partner serves as the operational lead for Human Resources regulatory compliance, audit preparedness, and survey readiness. Under the direction of the HR Operations leadership, the role helps to develop, implement, and maintain the HR infrastructure, processes, controls, documentation standards, and monitoring mechanisms necessary to support ongoing compliance with applicable regulatory, accreditation, licensing, and organizational requirements. This role serves as the HR operational lead for Joint Commission, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), state licensing, labor-related audits and actions, and other regulatory surveys, reviews, and audits by ensuring HR documentation, records, policies, processes, and supporting evidence remain accurate, complete, accessible, and survey-ready.
Working closely with HR leadership, Regulatory Affairs, Labor and Employee Relations (LER), Legal, operational departments, and other critical stakeholders, the HR Regulatory and Compliance Partner translates regulatory requirements into sustainable HR operational practices, establishes standardized compliance processes, monitors compliance performance, identifies operational risks and gaps, and drives remediation and continuous improvement.
The role functions as a central point of coordination for HR regulatory readiness and promotes a model of continuous readiness rather than episodic preparation for surveys or audits.
Serves as the HR operational lead for regulatory surveys, audits, reviews, and compliance activities, including Joint Commission, CMS, state licensing, labor-related audits/actions, and other applicable regulatory requirements. Coordinates HR responses and ensures supporting records, documentation, policies, and evidence are accurate, complete, accessible, and survey-ready.

Develops, implements, maintains, and continuously improves standardized HR compliance processes, controls, documentation standards, tools, and monitoring mechanisms to support sustained regulatory and accreditation readiness.

Monitors HR compliance performance; conducts reviews and analyses to identify gaps, trends, and operational risks; Partners with HR leadership, Regulatory Affairs, LER, Legal, operational departments, and other stakeholders to interpret requirements and translate them into sustainable HR operational practices. Minimum 3 years of progressing Human Resources experience , including experience applying HR policies, procedures, employment practices, or regulatory/compliance requirements.
Demonstrated experience supporting audits, regulatory reviews, compliance monitoring, accreditation activities, or similar organizational readiness activities .
Demonstrated experience reviewing processes, records, or data to identify compliance gaps or operational risks and develop recommendations or corrective actions .
Demonstrated experience developing or maintaining standard operating procedures, process documentation, controls, compliance tools, or monitoring mechanisms .
Demonstrated ability to analyze and interpret policies, procedures, standards, regulations, or other complex requirements and translate them into operational processes.
Experience using an HR information system (HRIS/HRMS) and standard business productivity applications to retrieve, organize, analyze, or report information.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and confidential or sensitive information with a high degree of accuracy.
HR regulatory/compliance experience in a healthcare, academic medical center, higher education, or similarly regulated environment .
Experience supporting Joint Commission, CMS, state licensing, accreditation, or comparable regulatory surveys/audits .
Experience working with labor and employee relations, regulatory affairs, legal, or compliance functions .
Experience developing compliance metrics, dashboards, monitoring reports, or corrective-action tracking mechanisms .
Knowledge of regulatory requirements affecting HR documentation, workforce records, credentialing/readiness, or employment practices.
The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is a leading university dedicated to promoting health worldwide through advanced biomedical research, graduate-level education in the life sciences and health professions, and excellence in patient care. We bring together the world’s leading experts in nearly every area of health. UCSF is a diverse community made of people with many skills and talents. We seek candidates whose work experience or community service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to professionalism, respect, integrity, diversity and excellence – also known as our PRIDE values.
In addition to our PRIDE values, UCSF is committed to equity – both in how we deliver care as well as our workforce. We are committed to building a broadly diverse community, nurturing a culture that is welcoming and supportive, and engaging diverse ideas for the provision of culturally competent education, discovery, and patient care. Join us to find a rewarding career contributing to improving healthcare worldwide.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.
The final salary and offer components are subject to additional approvals based on UC policy.
Your placement within the salary range is dependent on a number of factors including your work experience and internal equity within this position classification at UCSF. For positions that are represented by a labor union, placement within the salary range will be guided by the rules in the collective bargaining agreement.