Associate Director, Compensation & Benefits
About The Position
Reporting to the Senior Director, Human Resources, you will design and implement and maintain a core compensation and benefits infrastructure that supports PharmaEssentia's growth and business goals. This new position will put the right frameworks, governance, and discipline in place—from implementing our global job architecture to incentives to benefits strategy— creating practices, policies and procedures that will scale with our growing business and support managers and employees. This individual will bring data, insight, and clear recommendations to leaders to support smart decision-making and will have a significant impact on how we attract, rewards, and retain 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/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; ensure the competitive position of the 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/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
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical coverage
- Dental and vision coverage
- Generous paid time-off
- 401(k) retirement plan with competitive company match
- Medical & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
- Up to $150 monthly cell phone reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
