Associate Director, Compensation & Benefits

PharmaEssentia U.S.A.•Burlington, MA

2d•$160,000 - $200,000•Hybrid

About The Position

PharmaEssentia USA Corporation (PEC) is a rapidly growing biopharmaceutical innovator focused on delivering effective new biologics for challenging diseases in hematology and oncology. This new position of Associate Director, Compensation & Benefits will report to the Senior Director, Human Resources. The role is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining a core compensation and benefits infrastructure to support the company's growth and business goals. This includes establishing frameworks, governance, and discipline for job architecture, incentives, and benefits strategy, creating scalable practices, policies, and procedures. The individual will provide data-driven insights and recommendations to leaders to support decision-making in attracting, rewarding, and retaining talent.

Requirements

Bachelor's or Masters degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field is required.
5+ years of progressive experience leading Compensation & Benefits or Total Rewards in biotech/pharma.
Excellent leadership skills, along with strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities.
Exceptional interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills.
Ability to lead through change and ambiguity, with a growth mindset and resilience.

Responsibilities

Drive market benchmarking, pay equity analysis, and pay transparency compliance.
Establish and manage job architecture, role grading, and salary bands.
Design and administer merit, short-term incentive, and long-term incentive programs.
Own and manage the annual compensation process and compensation statements.
Support workforce planning and related costs/budgets.
Maintain program documentation and communication.
Drive market benchmarking for benefits packages and ensure the competitive position of PEC's benefit structure.
Provide strategic consultation and partnership with leaders to ensure alignment of benefit strategy and plan design initiatives, directly supporting and enabling operational business goals and objectives.
Develop and implement strategy for design and management of cost-effective benefit programs.
Lead vendor selection, contract negotiations, and relationships to ensure competitive and cost-effective benefit programs.
Manage finances related to benefits plan costs and operating budgets.
Manage open enrollment and benefits education processes.
Own and manage comprehensive benefits administration, including leaves, working closely with payroll to ensure accurate related processing.
Provide PEC colleagues with ongoing benefits support, including leave management.