Compensation Analyst; Part Time

Compensation Analyst (Part Time - 25 hours per week)

Department: Human Resources

Employment Type: Part Time

Location: Alcanza Corporate

Reporting To: Kara Chase

Alcanza is a growing multi-site, multi-phase clinical research company with a network of locations in AL, AZ, FL, GA, IL, MA, MI, MO, NV, VA, SC, TN, TX and Puerto Rico. We have established a strong presence across Phase I-IV studies and several therapeutic areas including vaccine, neurology, dermatology, psychiatry, and general medicine. Join us as we continue to grow.
The Compensation Analyst supports the design, administration, and maintenance of competitive, equitable, and compliant compensation programs that align with the company’s business objectives and talent strategy. The position is responsible for preparing and analyzing compensation/market data, supporting salary review processes, maintaining job codes and descriptions, evaluating jobs and exemption criteria, maintaining salary structures, and ensuring compensation practices are applied consistently, supported by accurate data, and compliant with applicable federal, state, and Puerto Rico wage and hour requirements.

Essential

Job Duties:

• Support the administration, maintenance, and consistent application of compensation programs, policies, procedures, salary structures, and pay guidelines.
• Conduct market pricing and compensation analysis using salary survey data, industry benchmarks, internal pay data, and other relevant sources to support competitive and equitable pay recommendations.
• Review job descriptions and evaluate new or revised positions to support appropriate job classification, level alignment, exemption status, and salary range placement.
• Partner with Human Resources, Talent Acquisition, and business leaders to provide guidance on pay decisions, offer recommendations, promotions, transfers, equity adjustments, and other compensation-related matters.
• Assist with annual compensation planning processes, including merit review, salary adjustments, incentive or bonus administration, budget tracking, data validation, reporting, and communication support.
• Maintain accurate compensation data in HR systems, spreadsheets, and related files; audit compensation information regularly to ensure completeness, consistency, and data integrity.
• Assist with preparation of compensation reports, analyses, and summaries to identify trends, pay compression concerns, internal equity considerations, market competitiveness, and potential risk areas.
• Participate in compensation surveys and assist with gathering, submitting, and validating survey data to support market competitiveness reviews.
• Ensure and support compliance with applicable federal, state, and Puerto Rico wage and hour laws, pay transparency requirements, FLSA guidelines, and internal compensation policies.
• Research and respond to compensation-related questions or discrepancies by reviewing applicable data, policies, and procedures and escalating complex or sensitive matters as appropriate.
• Assist with the development, maintenance, and revision of job descriptions, compensation documentation, process guides, templates, and communication materials.
• Identify opportunities to improve compensation processes, reporting, workflows, and tools to support efficiency, accuracy, and a positive employee and manager experience.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with HR partners, managers, and internal stakeholders to understand business needs and provide timely, practical compensation support.
• Maintain a positive, results-oriented work environment, build partnerships within the team and across the organization, and model professionalism and teamwork.
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