Sr Compensation Specialist

UMass Chan Medical School; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

UMass Chan Medical School seeks a Senior Compensation Specialist to support compensation administration across programs, including position redesign, job descriptions and evaluations, and MEPA compliance. The role involves analysis, reporting, and collaboration with Talent Acquisition to ensure pay equity.

The ideal candidate has 5–7 years of compensation experience, strong MS Office skills, and knowledge of federal/state wage laws, with the ability to work independently and present to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 5–7 years’ experience with compensation programs and/or analysis.
• Knowledge of federal and state wage and salary laws and regulations.
• Experience with databases for accessing compensation information and job descriptions.
• Strong ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities to deadlines.
• Strong technical skills (MS Office: Word, Excel, Project, SharePoint, PowerPoint).
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to present to leadership, stakeholders and peers.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and recommend job evaluations and salary administration within UMass Chan compensation programs.
• Perform analytical studies in equity, competitive pay practices, incentives and trends.
• Review and approve compensation actions such as promotions, above guideline offers, off-cycle increases.
• Collaborate to review job descriptions, classifications, equity, market data, and salary bands.
• Analyze compensation data to assist managers in meeting organizational needs.
• Educate and train managers on market analysis and MEPA compliance.
• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition to support offers and ensure pay equity.
• Run data reports for compensation metrics.
• Perform other duties as required.

Skills

Compensation analysis

Laws knowledge

Independent work

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/Finance/Management

Tools

MS Office

SharePoint

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Overview

Position Summary

The Senior Compensation Specialist is responsible for supporting specific groups with compensation administration and implementation for UMass Chan’s various compensation programs. This includes areas related to compensation requirements, including position redesign, job descriptions and evaluations, FLSA testing, salary administration and conducting compensation analyses. This position will assist in the implementation of compensation programs and help translate strategy into results. The Senior Compensation Specialist will support our compliance with relevant federal and state wage and salary laws and regulations. Perform financial/compensation modeling and analysis to support sound compensation decision‑making.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the analysis and recommendations of job evaluations, salary administration and other related UMass Chan compensation programs.
• Perform analytical studies in a variety of compensation areas, such as internal and external equity, competitive pay practices, incentive compensation, and emerging trends.
• Review and recommend the approval of a variety of compensation actions such as promotions, above guideline job offers, off cycle pay increases, etc.
• Collaborates with the team to review job descriptions (Education & Experience, Skill Sets), job classifications, internal equity, market data, salary bands, etc. in the analysis and review of positions within the organization.
• Analyze a variety of compensation and employee data to assist managers in meeting the organization’s needs.
• Educate and train managers in the process of conducting market analysis for new and existing roles and how MEPA is critical for our compliance.
• Collaborate with the Talent Acquisition team to support offers and ensure pay equity.
• Runs data reports to be used in preparing Compensation metrics.
• Other duties and responsibilities as required.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Management or a relevant discipline or equivalent experience
• 5-7 years’ experience with compensation programs and/or analysis work.
• Knowledge of federal and state wage and salary laws and regulations.
• Experience with databases for accessing compensation information and associated job descriptions.
• Strong ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities to deadlines.
• Strong Technical Skills (MS office – Word, Excel, Project, SharePoint, and PowerPoint)
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to work with and present effectively to leadership, stakeholders and peers.