Compensation Analyst

Medpace; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Medpace is seeking a Compensation Analyst in Cincinnati to support complex compensation projects and serve as a compensation representative for HR and operations. You’ll work in an agile team on a fast-paced environment, focusing on market data, salary structures, and rewards.

Responsibilities include administering global bonus and merit programs, updating job descriptions, maintaining HR dashboards, and generating ad‑hoc reports.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• 1+ years of work experience in Compensation, HR, Finance or Data Analytics.
• Excellent Microsoft Excel and Word skills.
• PowerBI experience is preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to take ownership and finish tasks with detail and organization.
• Ability to communicate with all levels of the organization.
• Ability to handle confidential data and compute rates, ratios and percentages.

Responsibilities

• Participate in and analyze salary surveys and market data to guide internal ranges and rewards.
• Administer global bonus, merit, promotion, evaluation, and other compensation processes.
• Manage requests to modify career path structures and maintain pay grade tables.
• Draft and update job descriptions; maintain HR dashboards and reports.
• Create and distribute reward communications and support compliance reporting.

Skills

Excel

Word

Power BI

Data analytics

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting/Finance, HR, MIS, or related field

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Job Summary

The Compensation Analyst is a critical role at Medpace, responsible for supporting complex compensation projects and serving as a compensation representative for global leaders within HR and operations. You will be part of an agile team that works in a collaborative and fast-paced work environment.

Responsibilities

• Participate in and analyze the results of both domestic and international salary surveys, as well as gather market intelligence to make recommendations regarding internal salary ranges, salary increases, bonus levels, benefits, and other total reward offerings;
• Administer global bonus, merit, promotion, evaluation, and other compensation administration processes;
• Manage requests from various management teams to modify the company career path structure;
• Maintain departmental databases and HR systems, including but not limited to employee record changes, career path specifications, and pay grade tables;
• Draft new and update existing job descriptions;
• Coordinate the creation and distribution of reward-based communications;
• Research local country laws and common practices related to employment, compensation, and benefits;
• Create and maintain HR dashboards in Microsoft Power BI;
• Create and communicate the results of ad-hoc HR report requests;
• Assist in compliance reviews and reporting to various functional areas across the company;
• Act as compensation advisor for hiring/management teams and HR;
• Support the review of global employee changes (new hires, rehires, transfers, etc.); and
• Assist global Compensations and Benefits department with other projects, as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting/Finance, HR, Management Information Systems, or related field;
• 1+ years of work experience in Compensation, HR, Finance or Data Analytics preferred;
• Excellent Microsoft Excel and Word skills;
• Experience within PowerBI is preferred, but not required;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills;
• Ability to take ownership and see tasks through completion with a high degree of detail and organization;
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization;
• Ability to work with and maintain confidential data; and
• Above average mathematical skills including the ability to compute rates, ratios, and percentages.