Director, Global Compensation

Accountabilities

• • Serve as the lead compensation advisor for complex and globally distributed business areas, supporting strategic hiring, retention, promotions, job leveling, organizational changes, and annual compensation planning.
  • Build a deep understanding of business strategies, talent priorities, organizational structures, and regional market conditions to anticipate compensation needs and recommend effective solutions.
  • Analyze complex compensation challenges and develop market-informed recommendations that balance business objectives, external competitiveness, internal equity, global consistency, and compensation philosophy.
  • Design and recommend innovative compensation solutions supporting critical talent, retention initiatives, and strategic business priorities.
  • Advise senior HR and business leaders by presenting clear, data-driven recommendations and exercising sound judgment on complex compensation decisions.
  • Lead the global compensation market intelligence strategy, including relationships with survey providers, survey investments, market pricing, and benchmarking across functions, levels, and geographies.
  • Own and enhance global job architecture, leveling frameworks, job evaluation methodologies, and salary structures to promote consistent and market-aligned compensation practices.
  • Maintain expertise in pharmaceutical and biotechnology compensation practices, as well as regional market and regulatory considerations across North America, EMEA, LATAM, and APAC.
  • Lead annual market reviews for assigned business groups, evaluating market movement, competitiveness, salary structures, midpoint progression, range adjustments, and potential pay compression.
  • Provide subject matter leadership for annual compensation planning, global pay transparency, pay equity, and broad-based compensation program enhancements.
  • Represent business needs and emerging workforce challenges in the development and implementation of compensation programs, policies, frameworks, and processes.
  • Partner with HR, Talent Acquisition, and business leaders across functions and geographies to ensure compensation decisions remain aligned with organizational priorities and governance standards.

  Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of progressive broad-based compensation experience in high-growth, global environments.
  • Strongly preferred experience working within a global public pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, or similarly complex organization.
  • Demonstrated experience partnering with HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, and senior business leaders across multiple functions, geographies, and organizational levels.
  • Deep expertise in market pricing, compensation benchmarking, salary structure design, job architecture, job leveling, job evaluation, and compensation decision support.
  • International compensation experience, particularly supporting EMEA, LATAM, and/or APAC markets.
  • Strong knowledge of compensation data sources and survey frameworks such as Aon/Radford, Mercer, WTW, or comparable providers.
  • Excellent analytical, modeling, and problem-solving abilities, with the capacity to translate complex market data into practical business recommendations.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to explain sophisticated compensation concepts clearly to HR and business audiences.
  • Ability to influence senior stakeholders and provide credible, data-driven guidance on sensitive compensation matters.
  • Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
  • Sound judgment, collaboration skills, and a strategic mindset when developing and implementing compensation programs.

  Benefits

  • Annual base salary range of $212,200–$262,100 USD, with actual compensation determined by experience, qualifications, geographic location, and internal equity.
  • Eligibility for an annual bonus.
  • Eligibility for equity incentives.
  • Generous vacation time and public holidays, with benefits varying by region and country.
  • Volunteer days.
  • Long-term incentive and employee stock purchase plans or equivalent offerings.
  • Employee wellbeing benefits.
  • Fitness reimbursement.
  • Tuition sponsorship and professional development opportunities.
  • Remote work model with flexibility to work from home.
  • Supportive and inclusive environment focused on continuous learning, professional growth, and meaningful impact.
  • Opportunities to contribute to innovative work within the life sciences and rare-disease sector.