Director of Compensation - Biotech Equity & Pay Strategy

Olema Oncology; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 230,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Olema Oncology is seeking a Director, Compensation to lead the design, governance, and administration of non-executive compensation programs across the organization. This hybrid role supports executive compensation and Compensation Committee activities, partnering with SVP, People & Culture and senior leaders.

The ideal candidate brings deep biotech/pharma expertise and hands-on experience in a lean, high-growth environment, with strong budgeting, benchmarking, and equity planning capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA/CPA preferred.
• 10+ years compensation experience, including biotechnology/pharma.
• Experience leading compensation strategy and programs.
• Strong quantitative and financial-modeling skills.
• Experience designing broad-based and sales incentive plans.
• Ability to communicate complex analyses to executives.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to and evolve Olema's compensation philosophy, strategy, and frameworks.
• Serve as the company-wide SME on non-exec compensation matters.
• Build scalable compensation infrastructure and governance.
• Partner with leadership on compensation strategy, workforce planning, and org design.
• Support executive compensation and Compensation Committee activities with market analyses and modeling.

Skills

Biotech exp

Compensation strategy

Executive compensation

Data analysis

Leadership

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, economics, or related field

MBA or CPA preferred

Tools

HRIS systems

Excel

Power Query

Equity platforms

Radford/Aon data

Job description

Olema Oncology is seeking a Director, Compensation to lead the design, governance, and administration of non-executive compensation programs across the organization. This hybrid role supports executive compensation and Compensation Committee activities, partnering with SVP, People & Culture and senior leaders.

The ideal candidate brings deep biotech/pharma expertise and hands-on experience in a lean, high-growth environment, with strong budgeting, benchmarking, and equity planning capabilities.