Senior Compensation and Organizational Design Partner

Job Description Summary

Are you an experienced compensation professional with skills in organizational design? STEMCELL Technologies, Canada’s largest biotechnology company with a global presence, is looking for a Senior Compensation and Organizational Design Partner. This is your chance to align with an innovative, purpose-driven organization where you will deliver and provide recommendations on the company’s global and enterprise-level compensation programs and maintain the systems and processes that support organizational design.
In this role you will be a trusted partner to the business, collaborating closely with the larger HR team to consult and advise on job architecture and compensation programs. You will uphold the integrity of our job levelling framework through consistent application of our job evaluation program, our policies, and our processes. You will also develop and deliver compensation education to our leaders and employees as an integral part of maintaining global and regional market competitiveness.

Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities

• Advises, partners and consults with relevant stakeholders to solve challenging architecture and compensation-related matters, including leading these teams and their clients through our various cyclical compensation activities

• Oversees the governance and integrity of our job design, job documentation, and job evaluation processes within client groups through their consistent application and timely programmatic review

• Serves as an expert in conventional compensation practices while also building strong external partnerships to better understand market pressures, collect intelligence and understands the latest trends, to make compensation recommendations that support our competitive positioning

Knowledge and Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field with 6+ years of demonstrated expertise in compensation from a combination of advanced degrees and/or work experience (CPHR and/or CCP designation is an asset)

• Strong knowledge of compensation practices and theory, with global experience an asset

• Previous experience with organizational design is preferred but not required

• Technically proficient with Google Sheets and/or Excel, with an ability to analyze, interpret, compile, and synthesize large data sets while maintaining integrity and confidentiality

• Excellent organization and time management skills, with attention to detail and a collaborative, problem-solving mindset

STEMCELL Technologies is a privately owned, Vancouver-based biotechnology company that helps power leading-edge life science research around the world. Driven by our love of science and passion for quality, we are a company of Scientists Helping Scientists—standing by our customers to provide the outstanding products, technical support, and training they need to advance their research. Scientists performing stem cell, immunology, cancer, regenerative medicine, and cellular therapy research are among those who rely on our cell culture media, cell separation products, instruments, accessory products, and services. Through our many regional offices, as well as our distribution centers in Vancouver, Seattle, Grenoble, and Singapore, we deliver our innovative, specialized products to more than 100 countries. With over 2300 employees globally, most with scientific or engineering degrees, STEMCELL is proud to be the largest biotechnology employer in Canada.

This is an opportunity to work with highly motivated colleagues in a science-oriented, creative, and dynamic environment. We offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and meaningful career development opportunities.

STEMCELL is well recognized for exceptional leadership and business practices. We are one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies and operate an ISO 14001-certified environmental management system to measure and reduce our environmental impact. 

As an equal opportunity employer, STEMCELL is dedicated to ensuring that every employee feels safe, valued, and respected for who they are. We know that scientific progress and innovation occur when diverse, creative minds come together and we are committed to nurturing a culture of inclusivity and belonging. STEMCELL enforces a zero-tolerance policy for any form of discrimination. Selection decisions are solely based on job-related factors.

The annual base salary for this job ranges from:

$95,200.00 - $142,800.00

STEMCELL determines an individual’s pay within the range based on multiple factors including experience, education, job-related skills, and equity within the team or organization. For jobs that are eligible for sales incentives, the range noted above is inclusive of target incentives; actual incentives are based on individual performance results in accordance with company policy. In addition to base salary, STEMCELL offers a comprehensive total rewards package including health benefits, retirement savings, and more.

NOTE: STEMCELL’s vaccination policy requires that all candidates for this role be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (including boosters), as currently recommended or required by local health authorities and public health orders, unless an exemption from this policy is approved through our accommodation request process.

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