Job Description
HUMAN RESOURCES (HR) COORDINATOR - CHICAGO, IL - HYBRID
Join Our Team:
Founded in 1964, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons is a not-for-profit organization representing more than 7,500 surgeons, researchers, and allied health care professionals worldwide who are dedicated to ensuring the best possible outcomes for surgeries of the heart, lungs, and esophagus. Our mission is to advance delivery of the highest quality patient care through collaboration, education, research, and advocacy. Our vision is to improve the lives of patients with cardiothoracic diseases.
Headquartered in Chicago, IL, our dedicated team of 80 employees strive for excellence while upholding our Core Values of: Leadership; Quality; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Professionalism; Innovation; and Collaboration. To learn more about STS, go to: www.sts.org.
Employee Benefits and Total Rewards:
In addition to a competitive salary, STS offers a generous total rewards package including, but not limited to the following: health, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k) with a match up to 6%, eligibility to participate in the company incentive compensation/bonus program, and professional development opportunities.
STS also promotes work-life balance by providing a 37.5-hour work week along with paid time off including: 15 days of paid vacation, 8 paid sick days, and several paid holidays. We offer a casual dress code, and a hybrid work environment which allows for remote up to 3 days per week and requires employees to be in office a minimum of 2 days per week.
Position Overview:
The Human Resources Coordinator supports the HR department with various, generalist tasks ensuring smooth daily operations. With a continuous focus on fostering a positive workplace culture, the coordinator assists with HRIS needs, legal and regulatory compliance, employee benefit processes, recruitment efforts, training and professional development initiatives and company events.
Position Responsibilities:

• HRIS: enter employee data, maintain employee files, create and run reports, maintain HRIS procedures, suggest improvements, assist with system integrations.
• Compliance: stay current with federal, state, and local employment laws, assist with updating and auditing processes to maintain compliance.
• Employee Benefits: understand health insurance offerings to be a resource for employees, coordinate benefit administration, FMLA tracking and supplemental benefit and gift procedures.
• Recruitment: create job postings, assist with candidate sourcing and candidate screenings, facilitate new hire and applicant tracking system processes, conduct new hire orientations, maintain job descriptions.
• Training & Professional Development: track and record completed training, assist with professional development processes and requests, assist with internal training presentations, source training on LinkedIn Learning.
• Events: assist with event planning, maintain event calendar, communicate with vendors.
• Support additional HR projects and initiatives focusing on DEI, continuous feedback, performance management, employee relations, wellness, rewards and recognition.
• Perform other tasks as assigned.

Experience and Skills
Position Qualifications:

• Minimum 2-3 years in a human resources role with exposure to compliance.
• Bachelor's degree in human resources management or related field preferred. Equivalent combination of education, training and experience also considered.
• Tech savvy with a proficiency in MS Office and HRIS systems, Paylocity experience a plus.
• Excellent communication skills - professional, empathetic, and inquisitive.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Strong focus on processes and procedures.
• Interest in performing HR generalist tasks rather than specializing in one function.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to develop and maintain professional working relationships.
• Interest in and ability to work on an HR team of 2.
• Ability to foster a positive workplace culture.
• Ability to perform work in alignment with STS core values: Leadership, Quality, Professionalism, Innovation, Collaboration, and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

Job Benefits
Generous benefits package.