Sr Director, Benefits and Leave of Absence

Nemours Children's Health is seeking an experienced Director of Benefits and Leave Administration.

This will be a remote position with travel based on organizational need.

Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized children's health system.

With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children's hospitals - Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida.

Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals.

We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I.

DuPont Trust, as well as other income.

As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we're on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children's health.

Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child's world a place to thrive.

It's a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.

The Senior Director of Benefits and Leave of Absence serve as the enterprise leader responsible for setting the long-term strategy, financial stewardship, governance, and operational excellence of Nemours Children's Health's benefits and leave programs across all states and entities.

This role functions as a trusted advisor to executives, influencing system wide decision-making and ensuring programs advance Nemours Total Rewards philosophy, workforce strategy, and organizational priorities.

The Senior Director oversees multiyear plan design, vendor ecosystem optimization, policy governance, and enterprise compliance.

This leader is accountable for delivering high value, cost-effective programs that drive associate wellbeing, retention, and organizational performance.

In partnership with HR, Legal, Finance, and Operations leaders, the Senior Director shapes enterprise strategy, anticipates regulatory and market shifts, and builds it into a scalable, future ready benefits and leave framework.

Essential Functions:

Strategic Leadership & Governance



* Develop and steward the enterprise benefits and leave strategy, ensuring alignment with Nemours workforce, financial, and clinical operations strategies.



* Lead multiyear strategic planning, forecasting, and scenario modeling for benefits and leave programs.



* Establish and maintain systemwide governance frameworks, policies, and controls that drive consistency, compliance, and risk mitigation across all states and business units.



* Assess market competitiveness and model long-range financial impacts to inform executive decision-making.

Executive Influence & Advisory



* Provide strategic recommendations and...