Associate Director, Total Rewards & HR Operations

Summit Therapeutics

8d•$150,000 - $175,000

About The Position

Summit Therapeutics Inc. is a biopharmaceutical oncology company with a mission focused on improving quality of life, increasing potential duration of life, and resolving serious unmet medical needs. At Summit, we believe in building a team of world class professionals who are passionate about this mission, and it is our people who drive this mission to reality. Summit’s core values include integrity, passion for excellence, purposeful urgency, collaboration, and our commitment to people. Our employees are truly the heart and soul of our culture, and they are invaluable in shaping our journey toward excellence. Summit’s team is inspired to touch and help change lives through Summit’s clinical studies in the field of oncology. Summit has multiple global Phase 3 clinical studies, including: Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) HARMONi: Phase 3 clinical study which was intended to evaluate ivonescimab combined with chemotherapy compared to placebo plus chemotherapy in patients with EGFR-mutated, locally advanced or metastatic non-squamous NSCLC who were previously treated with a 3rd generation EGFR TKI. HARMONi-3: Phase 3 clinical study which is intended to evaluate ivonescimab combined with chemotherapy compared to pembrolizumab combined with chemotherapy in patients with first-line metastatic NSCLC. HARMONi-7: Phase 3 clinical study which is intended to evaluate ivonescimab monotherapy compared to pembrolizumab monotherapy in patients with first-line metastatic NSCLC. Colorectal Cancer (CRC) HARMONi-GI3: Phase 3 clinical study intended to evaluate ivonescimab in combination with chemotherapy compared with bevacizumab plus chemotherapy. Ivonescimab is an investigational therapy not presently approved by any regulatory authority other than China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA). Summit is headquartered in Miami, Florida, and has additional offices in California, New Jersey, the UK, and Ireland. Overview of Role: The Associate Director, of Total Rewards & HR Operations will have a high-level HR generalist background with at-least 7 years’ experience in total rewards, to include benefit and compensation as well as experience in HR Operations. The role will be responsible for supporting various business needs including comprehensive total rewards programs, HR policies, HR systems, programs and initiatives, and ensuring that all align with business priorities and provide the best possible employee experience.

Requirements

At least 7 years’ experience in total rewards, to include benefit and compensation.
Experience in HR Operations.
Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, or related field; preferred. Education may substitute.
Must have at least 3 years’ experience in Life Sciences/ Pharmaceuticals or Medical Device.
Minimum of 7 years of experience in Total Rewards specifically compensation and benefits.
Strong knowledge of federal and state employment laws.
US benefit and compensation expertise required.
Strong understanding of benefit and leave laws throughout the United States.
Experience with change initiatives, process improvement and or simplification initiatives.
Experience with grade structures and wage bands; experience evaluating job and determining grade level of role based on work.
Solid understanding of HR processes, data management and their impact on HR systems.
Demonstrated understanding of how to evaluate, design, implement, and administer health benefits, retirement plans, leaves of absence, accommodations, worker compensation and wellness programs through the U.S. and globally.
Ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Excellent interpersonal skills and deep ability to understand what motivates others.
Exceptional organization skills, attention to detail, and ability to prioritize actions.
Proven track record of developing, managing, and evaluating various components of incentive plans.
Strong leadership skills.

Nice To Haves

OUS Benefit and compensation experience a plus.

Responsibilities

Manage the development, implementation and administration of global compensation and benefit programs.
Monitor the effectiveness of compensation practices and benefit offerings, recommending changes that are cost-effective and consistent with trends, supportive of corporate objectives, and attractive to employees.
Support and maintain compensation structures, ensuring competitiveness with market trends.
Assist Head of HR with executive compensation, equity benchmarks and presentations to the compensation committee.
Manage and administer the annual compensation planning process, to include annual increases, bonus and equity plan administration.
Recommend creative solutions to specific compensation and benefit programs and incentive plans.
Support, evaluate and renew benefit plans annually.
Manage the entire open enrollment process, coordinating with vendors to ensure effective employee education and communication.
Leverage technology and oversee interface file feeds, partnering with IT and external vendors to ensure employee information is transferred accurately.
Reconcile monthly benefit invoices.
Manage the 401(k) plan and support the 401(k) committee.
Manage the Family Medical Leave process, to ensure compliance, employee communication and appropriate leave tracking.
Help develop benefit policies, to include, but not limited to, tuition reimbursement, PTO policies and leave policies.
Participate in annual salary surveys and monitor salary survey data to ensure corporate compensation objectives are achieved.
Prepare and present employee education of benefits programs such as insurance plans, 401(k), life and special employer-sponsored plans.
Ensure compliance with federal, state, government, and local compensation and benefit laws and regulations, including benefit audits and 5500 filings.
Partner closely with Payroll to implement and reconcile compensation and benefit changes, resolve discrepancies, and ensure accurate and timely processing of employee pay, deductions, and contributions.
Support process improvements, workflows and internal processing of new hires.
Own and manage HR metrics, to include monthly, quarterly and annual reporting.
Provide project leadership in implementing new processes, policies and workflows across all HR systems and HR operations.
Develop the “AI in HR strategy” to evaluate day-to-day work across HR and determines how to drive a more productive employee and customer experience.
Rewrite and revamp HR policies and procedures in compliance with employment laws and in alignment with Summit’s core values.
Serve as change management champion for systems and processes, facilitating and communicating HR process and policy updates and changes.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives, using technology to streamline and standardize processes and policies while improving efficiencies.
Any and all other duties as assigned.