Compensation Manager

Piper Companies; United States; Remote; USD 121,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Piper Companies is seeking a Compensation Manager to support a growing life sciences organization. This role is remote and requires deep expertise in compensation analysis, market pricing, and equity programs.

You will partner with HR and business leaders to shape compensation strategy and governance across base pay, incentives, and long‑term incentives. The ideal candidate has 8+ years in compensation within HR, 3+ years in life sciences, strong Excel, and proven experience with Workday and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, Psychology, or related field.
• 8+ years of progressive compensation experience in HR.
• 3+ years in life sciences compensation experience (pharma, biotech, medical devices, healthcare).
• Experience administering incentive and equity/stock programs.
• Advanced compensation analysis, salary structures, market pricing, and job evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders and HR to develop compensation strategies and programs.
• Lead complex analyses, market pricing, and benchmarking initiatives.
• Oversee job evaluation, architecture, career framework, and structure projects.
• Administer base salary, annual merit, short-term incentives, and long‑term equity programs.
• Analyze trends and advise on market competitiveness.
• Participate in surveys and translate findings into business recommendations.
• Develop executive reports, dashboards, and compensation models.
• Support HRIS workday and system optimization.
• Lead compensation projects and process improvements across the org.
• Educate managers on philosophy, pay practices, and governance.

Skills

Strong communication

Stakeholder management

Consulting mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR / Business / Finance

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Excel (Advanced)

Workday

PayFactors

MarketPay

CompAnalyst

Job description

Compensation Manager

Job Summary

Piper Companies is seeking a Compensation Manager to support a growing life sciences organization. This position is Remote.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders and HR teams to develop and support compensation strategies and programs.
• Lead complex compensation analyses, market pricing, and salary benchmarking initiatives.
• Oversee job evaluation, job architecture, career framework, and compensation structure projects.
• Administer and support base salary, annual merit, short-term incentive, and long‑term equity compensation programs.
• Analyze compensation trends and provide recommendations to ensure market competitiveness.
• Participate in compensation surveys and translate findings into actionable business recommendations.
• Develop executive‑level reports, presentations, dashboards, and compensation models.
• Support compensation system optimization and HRIS platforms, including Workday.
• Lead compensation‑related projects and process improvement initiatives across the organization.
• Educate managers and HR partners on compensation philosophy, pay practices, and compensation governance.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, Psychology, or a related field.
• 8+ years of progressive compensation experience within an HR function.
• 3+ years of compensation experience supporting the life sciences industry, including pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, or healthcare organizations.
• Demonstrated experience administering incentive compensation and equity/stock‑based compensation programs.
• Advanced expertise in compensation analysis, salary structures, market pricing, and job evaluation.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills with experience analyzing large datasets and developing compensation models.
• Experience with compensation management systems such as PayFactors, MarketPay, CompAnalyst, or similar platforms.
• Workday experience strongly preferred.
• Strong presentation, communication, consulting, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in a related discipline.
• CCP, GRP, PHR, or SPHR certification.
• Experience supporting large‑scale compensation transformation projects.
• Experience within a publicly traded life sciences organization.
• Additional experience across broader Total Rewards functions.

Compensation

Salary Range: $121,000-$165,000 annually *based on experience*