About City of Hope

City of Hope, an innovative biomedical research, treatment and educational institution with over 6,000 employees, is dedicated to the prevention and cure of cancer and other life-threatening diseases and guided by a compassionate, patient-centered philosophy.

Founded in 1913 and headquartered in Duarte, California, City of Hope is a remarkable non-profit institution, where compassion and advanced care go hand-in-hand with excellence in clinical and scientific research. City of Hope is a National Cancer Institute designated Comprehensive Cancer Center and a founding member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, an alliance of the nation's leading cancer centers that develops and institutes standards of care for cancer treatment.

• Applies broad knowledge of compensation principles, practices and procedures in managing all aspects of compensation for multiple client areas.
• Evaluates industry, economic and competitive market trends to recommend ranges, adjustments, and hiring rates for positions and employees throughout the enterprise.
• Evaluates union, individual contributor and leadership job descriptions to determine appropriate attributes, competitive salary ranges, and appropriate requirements. Provides recommendations on pay rates based on internal and/or external data.
• Audits jobs for content and formulates recommendations regarding FLSA exemption status.
• Partner with clients on the development of job descriptions based on various methods of input from discussions with managers and/or employees, questionnaires or observation of work
• Collects and analyzes competitive practices data relative to base and merit compensation strategies. Formulates recommendations and provides input in development of annual merit increase guidelines.
• Reviews changes in wages and salaries for conformance to policy. Recommends corrective or alternative actions to resolve problems.
• Serve as an internal consultant to clients on compensation matters, including the interpretation and application of policies, procedures and collective bargaining agreements regarding salary ranges, job reclassifications, promotional and merit increases and other pay adjustments.
• Collective Bargaining: Collects, analyzes and presents market data for preparation of collective bargaining proposals. Develop, update and analyze complex cost modeling scenarios to derive economic recommendations. Participates with leadership on bargaining teams.
• Designs, implements and administers incentive/bonus programs.
• Develops, plan, oversee, and implement various projects on an ongoing basis.
• May lead department projects as assigned.
• Develops training sessions, presentations, and informational materials/handouts to facilitate education throughout the enterprise on numerous compensation topics and programs.
• Implements merit and performance review programs, while providing training to managers on effectively evaluating performance and allocating merit increases accordingly.
• Develops custom compensation surveys by devising questionnaires for third party administration. May participate in external surveys by completing questionnaires and responding to written and telephone inquires. Provides assistance and support to colleagues on the completion of external surveys.
• Internal Contacts: Interacts with all management levels (supervisors to executives) across all City of Hope entities on compensation requests. Partners with HR colleagues on all aspects of compensation.
• External Contacts: Interacts with Human Resources and Compensation colleagues in peer institutions.
• Attends meetings and participates on committees.
• Enhances professional growth and development though participation in educational programs, reviewing current literature, attending in-service meetings, and workshops.

• Must have a Bachelor's Degree. Experience may substitute for minimum education requirements
• Must have at least 5 years of experience in Compensation.

• Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) designation strongly preferred.
• Five or more years progressively responsible Compensation experience,
• Possesses broad knowledge of compensation principles, practices and procedures.
• Possesses knowledge of current state and federal regulations concerning employee compensation.
• Experience in Healthcare, Research or Academic environment strongly preferred.
• Strong analytical skills including attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong organizational and project management skills. Able to prioritize, follow through and see projects through to completion within established timelines.
• Excellent problem-solving skills. Able to apply a client-oriented, consultative approach in analysis and resolution of issues at all levels in the organization.
• Excellent written communication skills. Able to summarize compensation analyses and decisions clearly, concisely and accurately in writing.
• Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Foster and promote a positive image and professional appearance.
• Practice a high level of integrity and honesty in maintaining confidentiality. Compile and analyze statistics
• Compose letters and memorandums
• Coordinate meetings
• Develop procedures
• Input data into computer programs
• Instruct/train others
• Interview others
• Lead projects
• Maintain logs
• Prepare reports
• Research information
• Troubleshoot and resolve problems
• Use computerized spreadsheets to conduct and summarize analyses

• To protect the health of patients and staff and to comply with new State of California mandates, City of Hope staff are required to show proof of full vaccination by September 30, 2021. Compliance is a condition of employment.

• Posting Date: Dec 27, 2021
• Job Field: Business Services
• Employee Status: Regular
• Shift: Day Job