Director, Total Rewards

QuVa Pharma; Sugar Land (TX); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Quva Pharma seeks a Director of Total Rewards to lead compensation, benefits, and retirement programs. You will design and govern base pay structures, incentive plans, and executive compensation while ensuring regulatory compliance and market competitiveness.

You will partner with executive leadership to translate data into actionable recommendations, manage vendor relationships, and drive strategic Total Rewards initiatives that support growth and employee value.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in HR, Business, Finance, or related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive Total Rewards experience with leadership responsibility.
• Experience developing, implementing, and overseeing enterprise compensation programs.
• Experience designing and managing sales incentive compensation plans, including modeling and governance.
• Strong knowledge of 401(k) plan administration, governance, and compliance.
• Deep knowledge of health and welfare benefits and managing brokers, consultants, and providers.
• Ability to lead annual compensation processes including market pricing, salary planning, and merit programs.
• Experience evaluating compensation competitiveness and internal equity using market data.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a comprehensive Total Rewards strategy aligned with business objectives and talent strategy.
• Provide strategic leadership across compensation, benefits, retirement programs, and sales incentive compensation.
• Evaluate market data and emerging practices to keep programs competitive and financially responsible.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership with data-driven recommendations.
• Lead design, governance, and administration of base pay, job evaluation, market pricing, and merit programs.
• Oversee annual compensation processes: salary planning, market adjustments, promotions, merit cycles, incentives.
• Conduct competitive market analyses and advise on appropriate strategies based on external benchmarking and internal equity.
• Establish governance, guidelines, and processes to ensure consistency and effective decision-making across the organization.
• Provide guidance on executive compensation and specialized arrangements.
• Develop and govern sales incentive plans aligned with commercial objectives and partner with Sales, Finance, and HR.

Skills

Executive presence

Strategic Total Rewards leadership

Compensation design

Incentive plan design

Sales compensation

Benefits governance

Retirement programs governance

401(k) compliance knowledge

Financial and analytical acumen

Executive presentation

Stakeholder management

Change leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business/Finance

Job description

The Director, Total Rewards serves as a strategic HR leader responsible for the development, implementation, governance, and communication of Quva's Total Rewards strategy. This role provides enterprise leadership and oversight across compensation, benefits, retirement programs, incentive compensation, and related Total Rewards programs. The Director will serve as the organization's subject-matter expert on compensation and benefits, translating complex market, financial, regulatory, and workforce information into clear recommendations for executive leadership and other key decision makers. This position requires strong business acumen, executive presence, and the ability to effectively present Total Rewards strategies, recommendations, risks, and financial considerations to senior leadership. At Quva, you will be an essential part of a mission-driven organization dedicated to expanding critical access to quality, affordable medication and data insights while promoting a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

This is a hybrid role located in Sugar Land, Texas. Local candidates only.

What the Director, Total Rewards Does Each Day:

• Develop and execute a comprehensive Total Rewards strategy aligned with Quva's business objectives, talent strategy, and ability to attract, retain, and motivate talent
• Provide strategic leadership and oversight across compensation, benefits, retirement programs, and sales incentive compensation
• Evaluate market data, industry trends, and emerging practices to ensure Quva's programs remain competitive, financially responsible, and scalable
• Serve as a trusted Total Rewards advisor to executive leadership and HR leaders, providing data-driven recommendations to support business and workforce decisions
• Lead the design, governance, administration, and continuous improvement of enterprise compensation programs, including base pay, salary structures, job evaluation, market pricing, merit programs, variable compensation, and incentive plans
• Provide comprehensive oversight of annual compensation processes, including salary planning, market adjustments, promotional increases, merit cycles, and incentive administration
• Conduct and oversee competitive market analyses and recommend appropriate compensation strategies based on external benchmarking, internal equity, business requirements, and cost considerations
• Establish compensation governance, guidelines, and processes that promote consistency and effective decision-making across the organization
• Provide strategic guidance regarding executive compensation and other specialized compensation arrangements
• Lead the development, design, implementation, and governance of sales incentive compensation plans that align employee performance with Quva's commercial and business objectives
• Partner with Sales leadership, Finance, HR, and other business stakeholders to develop incentive structures, performance measures, payout methodologies, and governance processes
• Evaluate the effectiveness and competitiveness of sales incentive plans and recommend modifications based on business strategy, market practices, financial impact, and program performance
• Establish clear approaches for incentive eligibility, goal setting, plan administration, approvals, communications, and ongoing program evaluation
• Translate sales compensation concepts and financial modeling into clear recommendations for executive decision makers
• Provide strategic oversight of Quva's employee benefits programs, including health and welfare and retirement programs
• Maintain strong oversight of 401(k) plan compliance, administration, governance, required testing, reporting, and fiduciary processes, working closely with internal stakeholders, recordkeepers, advisors, auditors, and other external partners
• Ensure benefit and retirement programs are administered in accordance with applicable regulatory and plan requirements
• Monitor regulatory developments and partner with appropriate legal, financial, benefits, and retirement-plan advisors to assess impacts and required actions
• Evaluate benefit programs for competitiveness, employee value, financial sustainability, utilization, and organizational impact
• Lead vendor, broker, consultant, and advisor relationships, including performance evaluation, contract negotiations, and service expectations
• Demonstrate strong executive presence and the ability to communicate complex compensation and benefits concepts clearly, confidently, and concisely
• Serve as the primary Total Rewards presenter and subject-matter expert to executive leadership and other key decision makers, providing recommendations regarding benefit strategy, plan design, compensation investments, incentive programs, and associated business considerations
• Develop executive-ready analyses, presentations, recommendations, and business cases that clearly articulate financial implications, employee impact, market competitiveness, compliance considerations, and organizational risk
• Influence senior stakeholders and facilitate informed decision-making on complex or sensitive Total Rewards matters
• Effectively challenge assumptions and offer recommendations grounded in data, market intelligence, financial considerations, and business needs

Our Most Successful Director, Total Rewards has / is:

• Executive presence and credibility
• Strategic Total Rewards leadership
• Compensation and incentive-plan design
• Sales compensation expertise
• Benefits and retirement-plan governance
• 401(k) compliance knowledge
• Financial and analytical acumen
• Executive presentation and storytelling
• Business and commercial acumen
• Stakeholder influence and change leadership
• Vendor and consultant management
• Strong judgment and ability to manage sensitive and confidential matters

Minimum Requirements for this role:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field required
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive Total Rewards experience, with significant responsibility for compensation and benefits strategy and prior leadership experience
• Demonstrated experience developing, implementing, and overseeing enterprise compensation programs
• Demonstrated experience designing and managing sales incentive compensation plans, including performance measures, incentive structures, modeling, administration, and governance
• Strong knowledge of 401(k) plan administration, governance, compliance, and applicable regulatory requirements
• Comprehensive knowledge of employee health and welfare benefits and experience managing brokers, consultants, recordkeepers, and other external partners
• Demonstrated ability to lead annual compensation processes including market pricing, salary planning, merit programs, incentive compensation, and compensation analysis
• Experience evaluating compensation competitiveness and internal equity using market data and compensation survey resources
• Advanced analytical capabilities with the ability to translate complex compensation, benefit, and financial information into actionable business recommendations
• Strong executive presence with demonstrated experience presenting Total Rewards strategies, recommendations, and business cases to senior executives and key organizational decision makers
• Excellent influencing, communication, presentation, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills
• Ability to balance strategic leadership with hands-on oversight of critical Total Rewards processes
• 18+ years of age
• Able to successfully complete a drug and background check
• Must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis; Quva is not able to sponsor applicants for work visas

About Quva:

Quva provides industry-leading health-system pharmacy services and solutions, including 503B sterile injectable outsourcing services and AI-based data software solutions that help power the business of pharmacy. Quva Pharma's multiple production facilities and industry-first dedicated remote distribution capabilities provide ready-to-administer sterile injectable medicines critical to patient care. Quva BrightStream partners with health systems to aggregate, normalize, and analyze large amounts of complex data across their sites of care, and through proprietary machine learning, transforms data into actionable insights supporting revenue optimization, script capture, inventory management, drug shortage control, and more. Quva's overall progressive and integrated platform helps health-systems transform pharmacy management to achieve greater value and deliver highest-quality patient care.

Quva is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating and maintaining a work environment that is free from all forms of discrimination and harassment. Quva's Equal Opportunity Policy prohibits harassment or discrimination due to age, ancestry, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, race, religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and any related medical conditions), sexual orientation, and any other characteristic or classification protected by applicable laws. All employment with Quva is "at will.".

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