Director, Rewards & HRIS

About The Role

We are seeking a Director, Total Rewards & HRIS to help build and run the compensation, benefits, and HR systems infrastructure for our growing biotech organization. In this role, you will help shape our compensation philosophy and pay equity practices, implement and maintain our core HR systems, and ensure our people data and rewards programs are well-documented and audit-ready.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives on a team where they'll do hands‑on execution as well as strategic partnership, and wants their work to directly influence how the company evaluates and rewards its people as we scale.

• Partner with senior leadership to design and maintain the company’s compensation philosophy, pay structures, and job leveling framework across research, clinical, and corporate functions
• Lead annual compensation benchmarking using industry-standard biotech/life sciences surveys (e.g., Radford Global Life Sciences Survey)
• Partner with senior leadership and Finance to prepare executive compensation analyses and materials for the Board Compensation Committee
• Conduct regular pay equity audits and propose solutions to address any identified gaps proactively
• Manage the annual merit cycle and off‑cycle compensation review processes
• Review and recommend compensation for new hire offers to ensure alignment with pay bands and internal equity
• Benchmark benefits programs against biotech/life sciences market data and make recommendations to keep offerings competitive, alongside managing statutory compliance across all jurisdictions
• Own the annual benefits renewal process, including evaluating and selecting carriers/plans, negotiating rates and terms, and leading open enrollment execution and employee communications
• Manage relationships with benefits brokers and vendors, including contract negotiations and ongoing service management
• Support administration and oversight of the company’s retirement (401(k)) program
• Serve as the point of escalation for employee benefits issues and leave‑related matters (e.g., short‑term/long‑term disability, FMLA, and other leaves), coordinating with carriers, and leave administrators as needed to ensure smooth resolution

• Own administration of the company’s core HRIS platform, ensuring it scales for multi‑country compliance and reporting needs
• Manage onboarding and offboarding processes within the HRIS and related systems, ensuring new hires and departing employees are accurately and promptly reflected across HR, benefits, and payroll‑adjacent platforms
• Ensure accuracy and consistency of employee records across systems, including data that feeds into financial and SEC disclosures
• Build reporting and dashboards to support headcount planning, attrition analysis, and compensation modeling for leadership and the Board
• Serve as the internal systems expert, managing integrations between HRIS, benefits, and other people systems
• Ensure I-9 and work authorization documentation is complete, accurate, and organized for audit purposes

• Support preparation of compensation‑related disclosures for SEC filings
• Maintain audit‑ready documentation to support SOX internal controls testing related to compensation and benefits data
• Monitor pay equity, pay transparency, and pay data reporting obligations applicable to a public company, and help ensure the company stays ahead of them
• Monitor multi‑country pay and benefits compliance requirements, partnering with EOR/PEO providers and outside counsel as needed
• Serve as a key HR point person for compliance reviews or other due diligence work streams as needed

• 8+ years of progressive experience in compensation, benefits,…