Job Description Summary

Looking to make a difference and be the expert on Compensation and Organizational Design? Want to align yourself with an innovative purpose-driven organization that supports life science research? This is your chance to be part of a new team build where you will deliver and provide recommendations on the company’s various global compensation programs and maintain the systems and processes that support the organization’s design.

In this role, you will be a trusted partner to the HR Service Delivery team and to your assigned client groups, consulting and advising on job architecture and compensation programs. In addition, you will uphold the integrity of our job levelling framework through the consistent application of our job evaluation program, our policies and processes and the development and delivery of compensation education to all levels of leaders and employees throughout the organization.

Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities

• Advises, partners and consults with HR Business & Talent Partner teams and all levels of their client departments to solve challenging job architecture and compensation related matters and lead these teams and their clients through our various cyclical compensation activities

• Oversees the job design, job documentation and job evaluation processes within client groups

• Projects-manages cyclical global and enterprise wide compensation programs, ensuring programs are maintained for global and regional market competitiveness

• Maintains the governance and integrity of our enterprise wide job levelling framework and all compensation related programs and policies, through their consistent application and timely programmatic review. This includes the review and job evaluation of all Director & Below jobs and their job evaluation profiles (JEPs)

• Serves as an expert in conventional compensation practices while also building strong external partnerships to better understand market pressures, collect intelligence and understand the latest trends, so that each compensation recommendation made supports our competitive positioning

• Extracts, compiles and synthesizes large data sets from a variety of sources while maintaining its integrity and confidentiality. Fluent in all compensation related information systems, google sheets and excel

Knowledge and Qualifications

• Typically requires a bachelor's degree with 6-10 years of relevant experience or master's with 4-8 years of experience or PHD with 2-5 years of experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, HR or related field preferred

• Strong knowledge of compensation practices and theory.

• CPHR and CCP designation an asset

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STEMCELL Technologies Inc. is a privately-owned biotechnology company based in Vancouver that helps power leading-edge life science research around the world. Scientists performing stem cell, immunology, cancer, regenerative medicine and cellular therapy research are among those who rely on our cell culture media, cell separation products, instruments, ancillary reagents and contract assay services. We create novel, useful, standardized products of unfailing quality and deliver them to more than 70 countries via our many regional offices plus distribution centres in Vancouver, Seattle, Grenoble and Singapore.  Driven by our love of science and our passion for quality, we see ourselves simply as “Scientists Helping Scientists” – standing by our customers to provide outstanding products, technical support and training.  We have over 1000 science-oriented employees globally, including 250 PhDs/MScs, with most others holding a BSc or engineering degree.  STEMCELL is proud to be the largest Biotechnology employer in Canada.

This is an opportunity to work with highly motivated colleagues in a science-oriented, creative, and dynamic environment. We offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and meaningful career development opportunities.

STEMCELL is well recognized for exceptional leadership and business practices. We are one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies and operate an ISO 14001-certified environmental management system to measure and reduce our environmental impact. 

As an equal opportunity employer, STEMCELL is dedicated to ensuring that every employee feels safe, valued, and respected for who they are. We know that scientific progress and innovation occur when diverse, creative minds come together and we are committed to nurturing a culture of inclusivity and belonging. STEMCELL enforces a zero-tolerance policy for any form of discrimination. Selection decisions are solely based on job-related factors.

NOTE: STEMCELL’s vaccination policy requires that all candidates for this role be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (including boosters), as currently recommended or required by local health authorities and public health orders, unless an exemption from this policy is approved through our accommodation request process.

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