Director of Compensation — Equity & Strategy (Hybrid)

Olema Oncology; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 230,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Olema Oncology is seeking a Director of Compensation to design, implement, and govern non-executive compensation across the organization. The role supports executive compensation, equity programs, and future sales incentives, collaborating with HR Partners and leadership.

The position is hybrid and based out of our San Francisco or Boston offices, reporting to the SVP of People & Culture. A deep biotech background and hands-on analytics are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, economics or related field.
• MBAs or CPAs preferred; 10+ years compensation experience in biotech/pharma.
• Experience leading compensation strategy in high-growth settings.
• Strong knowledge of market pricing and survey methodologies.
• Expertise in job architecture, leveling, and pay structures.

Responsibilities

• Own and administer broad-based compensation programs for non-executive levels.
• Lead market benchmarking, job architecture, leveling, and salary structures.
• Drive annual focal review processes including merit, bonus and equity planning.
• Provide guidance on hiring, promotions, internal equity, retention and org changes.
• Develop scalable cash and equity compensation frameworks for growth.

Skills

Broad-based compensation

Equity compensation

Executive compensation

Compliance & governance

Analytics & modeling

Job architecture & leveling

Sales incentive design

Data governance

Excel advanced (Power Query/Macros)

HRIS systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA or CPA preferred

Tools

HRIS systems

Power Query

Macros

Data visualization tools

Job description

Olema Oncology is seeking a Director of Compensation to design, implement, and govern non-executive compensation across the organization. The role supports executive compensation, equity programs, and future sales incentives, collaborating with HR Partners and leadership.

The position is hybrid and based out of our San Francisco or Boston offices, reporting to the SVP of People & Culture. A deep biotech background and hands-on analytics are essential.