Director Compensation

Director Compensation (Hybrid – San Francisco)

Key Responsibilities

• - Own design, implementation, administration, communication, and governance of all non-executive compensation programs (broad-based, equity, and future commercial/sales structures).
• - Create compensation frameworks/processes to support consistent, competitive compensation decisions for VP and below.
• - Lead compensation strategy and execution: broad-based (benchmarking, job architecture/leveling, salary structures, focal reviews), commercial & sales incentive design/governance, and equity administration (with Legal/Finance/Payroll/vendors).
• - Support executive compensation and Compensation Committee materials via benchmarking, analyses, modeling, and recommendations.
• - Ensure compliance and strong governance; deliver compensation analytics and monitor compensation market trends.

Qualifications

• - Bachelor’s degree required (Business/Finance/Accounting/Economics or related); MBA or CPA preferred.
• - 10+ years progressive compensation experience in biotech/pharma/life sciences; compensation consulting experience preferred.
• - Deep expertise in VP-and-below broad-based compensation (base, annual incentives, equity, new-hire offers, promotions, retention, off-cycle).
• - Expert knowledge of market pricing/comp survey methodology and job architecture/leveling/range structures.
• - Advanced quantitative/financial modeling (cost projections, scenarios, pay compression, equity modeling).
• - Strong data governance and reconciliation across HRIS/payroll/equity/planning/market data; advanced Excel required.
• - Ability to translate complex analyses into decision-ready executive presentations and recommendations.

Compensation & Benefits

• - Base pay range: $230,000–$250,000 annually; total compensation includes equity, bonus, and benefits.