Total Rewards Analyst

Corden Pharma Colorado

About The Position

CordenPharma is a leading full-service Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) specializing in active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), excipients, drug products (DPs), and packaging. With around 3,000 employees worldwide, we help pharmaceutical and biotech companies manufacture medicines with the ultimate goal of improving people’s lives. Our network, spanning Europe and the U.S., provides flexible and specialized solutions across six technology platforms: Peptides, Lipids & Carbohydrates, Injectables, Highly Potent & Oncology, Small Molecules, and Oligonucleotides. We strive for excellence in supporting this network and are committed to delivering the highest quality products for patient well-being. Our People Vision We strive for excellence. We share our passion. Together, we make a difference in patients' lives. SUMMARY The Total Rewards Analyst supports the design, administration, and evaluation of the organization’s compensation, benefits, and broader total rewards programs. The role ensures programs are competitive, equitable, cost‑effective, and aligned with business goals by maintaining salary structures, analyzing pay practices, supporting incentive programs, and contributing to benefits administration. It also plays a critical role in workforce analytics—ensuring data accuracy, developing dashboards and reports, identifying trends, and partnering with HR and business leaders to inform strategic decision‑making and strengthen organizational performance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, Data Science, Statistics, Analytics, or a related field, plus five years of relevant experience.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Experience in Compensation, Benefits, HR Analytics, or Total Rewards
Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Excel, HR reporting tools, and HRIS Systems
Knowledge of market pricing tools (e.g., Willis Towers Watson, Radford, Mercer, Culpepper)
An understanding of compensation principles, market pricing, regulatory requirements, pay equity analysis, and compensation modeling
Ability to interpret data and communicate insights clearly to non‑technical audiences

Nice To Haves

Experience with BI tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or Looker
Knowledge of SQL, Python, or R for data manipulation
Experience with predictive analytics or statistical modeling
Familiarity with benefits administration platforms and vendor management
Professional certifications such as CCP, CBP, or SHRM‑CP/SCP

Responsibilities

Develop, maintain, and update salary structures, job families, and pay grades using market data and internal equity analysis
Manage annual compensation cycles, including merit increases, promotions, and incentive programs
Monitor compensation trends and recommend adjustments to maintain competitiveness
Conduct job evaluations and market pricing to support consistent and equitable pay decisions
Analyze pay practices to identify compression, inequities, or policy misalignment; and partner with HR and leaders to address findings
Support benefits administration, including open enrollment, vendor reporting, and plan performance analysis
Develop, maintain, and automate dashboards, and reports covering headcount, turnover, hiring, compensation, benefits, performance, and other HR metrics
Build financial and workforce models to forecast compensation and benefits costs
Analyze total rewards competitiveness and employee value proposition metrics
Track benefits participation, utilization, and cost trends; and evaluate competitiveness using benchmark data
Conduct trend analysis and predictive modeling to identify workforce risks and opportunities
Provide insights that support workforce planning, talent acquisition, DEI, retention, and broader talent strategies
Prepare executive‑ready summaries that translate complex data into clear, actionable recommendations
Analyze HR processes and identify opportunities to streamline workflows and enhance efficiency using data
Support HRIS enhancements, system integrations, reporting automation, and process improvements
Document data processes, reporting standards, and analytics methodologies
Collaborate with HR Teams to ensure consistent use of data, systems, and reporting tools
Ensure adherence to data privacy, security, and governance requirements
Maintain data accuracy across HRIS, compensation tools, and benefits systems
Conduct regular audits to ensure compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements
Ensure compensation practices comply with federal, state, and local regulations, including FLSA and pay transparency laws
Partner with HR Business Partners, Managers, and Finance to guide pay and benefits decisions
Respond to employee and manager inquiries related to compensation and benefits
Develop clear communication materials that help employees Understand Total Rewards Programs
Support change management efforts for new or updated Total Rewards initiatives

Benefits

401(k) matching - Corden Pharma will contribute 100% of the first 6% - 100% vested after 2 years of service
Accident Plan
Critical Illness Insurance
Dental Insurance
Disability Insurance
Employee Assistance Program
Flexible Spending Account
Health Insurance PPO/HSA
Hospital Indemnity Plan
ID Theft Protection
Life Insurance
Paid Parental Leave
Tuition Reimbursement
Wellness Program
Vacation – Three Weeks 1st Year
Vision Insurance