Senior Director, Global Employee Compensation (REMOTE)

Senior Director, Global Employee Compensation (REMOTE) Req ID #:  173173 Location: 

US Spencerville, OH, US, 45887 Worcester, MA, US, 01608 Willimantic, CT, US, 06226 Frederick, MD, US, 21701 Morrisville, NC, US, 27560 Hartford, CT, US, 06106 Rockville, MD, US, 20850 Wayne, PA, US, 19087 Concord, NC, US, 28027 Ashland, OH, US, 44805 Washington, DC, US, 20016-8061 Billerica, MA, US, 01821 Beaufort, SC, US, 29945 Catskill, NY, US, 12414 Horsham, PA, US, 19044 Wilmington, MA, US, 01887 Boston, MA, US, 02116 Hamden, CT, US, 06518 RTP, NC, US, 27709-2016 Cape Canaveral, FL, US, 32920 Memphis, TN, US, 38104 Hillsborough, NC, US, 27278 Groton, CT, US, 06340 St. Petersburg, FL, US, 33701 New Haven, CT, US, 06510 Bethesda, MD, US, 20892 Malvern, PA, US, 19355 Framingham, MA, US, 01701 Niksayuna, NY, US, 12309 East Kingston, NH, US, 03827 Charlotte, NC, US, 28203 Shrewsbury, MA, US, 01545 Hampstead, NC, US, 28443 Lebanon, CT, US, 06249 Charleston, SC, US, 29407 Fredericksburg, VA, US, 22405 Cleveland, OH, US, 44128 Fort Pierce, FL, US, 34982 Storrs, CT, US, 06268-1198 Ridgefield, CT, US, 06877-0368 Chicago, IL, US, 60654 Gaithersburg, MD, US, 20878 Lowell, MA, US, 01854 Poolesville, MD, US, 20837 Newark, DE, US, 19711 Raleigh, NC, US, 27610 Norwich, CT, US, 06360 Skokie, IL, US, 60077 Pittsburgh, PA, US, 15213 Cambridge, MA, US, 02139 Detroit, MI, US, 48201 Hanover, MD, US, 21076 Oak Hill, NY, US, 12460 Baltimore, MD, US, 21224 Preston, CT, US, 06365 New Haven, CT, US, 06519-6052 Mattawan, MI, US, 49071 Labelle, FL, US, 33935 Labelle, FL, US, 33935 Benson, IL, US, 61561 Waltham, MA, US, 02451-1420 For 70 years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development and safe manufacture of new drug therapies. When you join our family, you will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe. Whether your background is in life sciences, finance, IT, sales or another area, your skills will play an important role in the work we perform. In return, we’ll help you build a career that you can feel passionate about.

IMPORTANT:   In order to be considered for this position, a resume/CV must be uploaded and submitted during the application process.  Please make sure work history and education are added correctly.    Job Summary The Senior Director of Global Employee Compensation is a global leadership role at CRL responsible for the strategic direction and shaping of employee compensation programs to address our high growth and changing talent needs in a talent-competitive environment. In this role you will ensure that we have world-class programs that attract and retain talent and promote a culture of performance-based rewards globally.

Reporting to the Vice President of Global Total Rewards, this role will have a team of employee compensation professionals in a global environment, and will be managing and deigning multiple global compensation programs and processes in collaboration with Global Comp, HR, and Business Teams, as well as participating in M&A integration activities. This role will be helping to lead multi-year transformational projects that enact strategic changes, enhance our position in the marketplace, and maintain governance as it applies to Employee Compensation.

Success in this role will be dependent upon building and maintaining relationships with your team, the Broader HR team, and Business and/or Department Leaders, while also ensuring cross-collaboration when needed with other HR COEs, Finance, Payroll and Legal.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following: 

•    Leads strategic designs that shape employee compensation programs, including but not limited to employee salaries, market benchmarking, short-term incentives, to ensure that the company can meet talent acquisition and retention objectives.

•    In collaboration with the Global Compensation team, developing, documenting, communicating and implementing compensation programs and processes, ensuring a solid focus on project timelines, change management, and effective communication.

•    Working with communications team to develop and/or improve upon compensation training and communication materials and delivering related informational sessions.

•    Works with Executive Compensation leader to manage and deliver executive annual incentive program (EICP) 

•    Manages global employee compensation program design, planning and execution, collaborating with business and HR leaders as appropriate.  This includes Short-Term Incentives, Salary Increases and Investments, and Pay Equity Analyses.

•    Ensuring compliance with FLSA and other relevant local laws and regulation.  Staying informed of all current and pending legislation as well as industry trends regarding compensation

•    Researches and provides competitive intelligence and predictive analytics in support of employee compensation programs 

•    Support M&A activities as it relates to employee compensation.

•    Project management for other areas will be required as needed.

  Job Qualifications Education & Experience Qualifications:

•    Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) or equivalent, preferably in a related field of business or mathematics

•    8+ years of progressive, related Compensation experience, including experience managing compensation programs and processes across an organization Would accept a combination of education and experience equivalent of 8yrs +

•    Experience with global compensation (US and outside US) is strongly preferred

•    Experience within a globally matrixed organization is strongly preferred

•    Experience with driving culture change is strongly preferred

•    Experience and understanding of other areas of HR a strong plus

•    Experience in a public organization and/or within the life sciences, pharma, medical device, therapeutics, or biotech industries a plus

•    Experience with SuccessFactors, PayFactors and/or PayScale a plusCCP and/or PHR a plus

Qualified Skills:

•    Strong analytical, technical, Excel and PowerPoint skills 

•    Ability to manage through ambiguity; adaptability and agility to change

•    Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to creatively approach solutions for unique challenges

•    Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, capable of collaborating and partnering with others across cultures, generations, and geographies

•    High attention to detail, and high-quality standards

IMPORTANT: A resume is required to be considered for this position. If you have not uploaded your resume in your candidate profile, please return to upload field and attach your resume/CV. 

Vaccine Mandate

Charles River is a U.S. Federal Contractor.  As a result, we must follow the Presidential Executive Order to mandate vaccinations, and ensure our employees are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.  Our main priority is the wellbeing, health, and safety of our people. We require proof of vaccination from all employees. 

Anyone with requests for disability-related and/or religious exemptions should contact Talent Acquisition (crrecruitment_US@crl.com) so that information can be provided about the accommodation process at Charles River.

About Corporate Functions

The Corporate Functions provide operational support across Charles River in areas such as Human Resources, Finance, IT, Legal, Sales, Quality Assurance, Marketing, and Corporate Development. They partner with their colleagues across the company to develop and drive strategies and to set global standards. The functions are essential to providing a bridge between strategic vision and operational readiness, to ensure ongoing functional innovation and capability improvement.  

About Charles River

Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients’ clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.

With over 18,000 employees within 100 facilities in over 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client’s unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world. 

At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people’s lives. Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe. We have proudly supported the development of >80% of the drugs approved by the FDA for the past 3 years.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Charles River Laboratories is an Equal Opportunity Employer - all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

If you are interested in applying to Charles River Laboratories and need special assistance or an accommodation due to a disability to complete any forms or to otherwise participate in the resume submission process, please contact a member of our Human Resources team by sending an e-mail message to crrecruitment_US@crl.com. This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

For more information, please visit www.criver.com.

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