Vice President, Compensation
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JobgetherLife sciences
This position ... based in the United States.Full-TimeVp
SalaryAnnual base salary: $300,000–$365,000 USD. Discretionary annual bonus. Equity compensation.
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Job Details
- Experience
- Significant progressive compensation experience
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline required.
- MBA or relevant master's degree preferred.
- Significant progressive compensation experience, including substantial expertise in executive compensation strategy, program design, and governance.
- Experience advising CEOs, executive leadership teams, Boards of Directors, and Compensation Committees on executive pay strategy, reviews, and governance.
- Expertise in equity compensation, including stock options, RSUs, and performance-based long-term incentive programs.
- Background in executive benchmarking, annual incentive design, compensation modeling, and pay governance.
- Experience supporting a U.S. commercial-stage organization strongly preferred, ideally in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, or life sciences.
- Publicly traded company experience highly desirable, including familiarity with SEC reporting, proxy statement requirements, and executive compensation disclosures.
- Understanding of compensation market practices, regulatory requirements, tax considerations, and compensation accounting principles.
- Advanced analytical and financial modeling capabilities, including evaluating incentive outcomes, equity implications, and pay positioning.
- Communication and presentation skills to explain complex compensation matters and make recommendations to executives and Board members.
- Influencing, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills; discretion, judgment, and integrity in handling confidential compensation matters.
Responsibilities
- Develop and lead executive compensation strategy covering salary, incentives, equity awards, and retention arrangements.
- Advise the Chief People Officer, CEO, and executive leadership on executive pay, incentive design, governance, and market practices.
- Partner with senior leadership, Legal, and external advisers to prepare Board and Compensation Committee recommendations and materials.
- Oversee executive compensation benchmarking, annual reviews, pay recommendations, and incentive outcomes.
- Lead equity compensation strategy, including stock options, RSUs, equity dilution, and share usage.
- Oversee executive compensation disclosures and proxy statement preparation with Legal and external advisers.
- Improve compensation philosophy, salary structures, job architecture, and market-benchmarking frameworks.
- Lead annual compensation planning, including merit increases, promotions, market adjustments, and pay equity assessments.
- Partner with Finance on compensation budgets, forecasts, financial modeling, and program-impact analysis.
- Monitor market trends, regulatory developments, governance expectations, and investor perspectives.
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