Reward & Benefits Analyst, Francis Crick
Maternity Cover
£45-51.8k
Biomedical research institute
Posted today
Biomedical research institute
1001+ employees
Posted today
£45-51.8k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To discover without boundaries.
Role
Who you are
- Previous experience in Reward in a similar role in a complex and changing organisation or previous experience in a smaller role and an enthusiasm to learn and desire to take the next step
- Previous experience of job evaluation methodology, salary surveys and benchmarking
- A proven ability to combine advanced excel modelling skills with solid numerical and analytical skills, and work with complex data, turning this into meaningful insights
- A proven ability to handle sensitive information with discretion
- Previous experience of building and maintaining relationships with benefit providers
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office, specifically Word, Excel and Outlook is essential. Experience in mail merges and detailed spreadsheet work is necessary
What the job involves
- Reports to: Isabel Novas-Gonzalez, Reward & Benefits Manager
- This is a full-time fixed term up to 12 month position on Crick terms and conditions of employment
- The Reward & Benefits Analyst role sits within the Reward & Benefits team, which incorporates Payroll, Benefits and Recognition
- We’re looking for a Reward & Benefits Analyst to play a key role in delivering and developing a wide range of reward-related initiatives here at the Crick
- From salary benchmarking, annual pay reviews to benefits provision and statutory reporting, you’ll be at the heart of shaping how we attract, reward, and retain
- You will be the first point of contact for all reward and benefits queries both from our employees, as well as 3rd party providers and will play a key role in supporting ad hoc reward projects and all of the reward and benefits activities via our system Workday
- This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your knowledge of reward, Workday, and People operations, working on a diverse range of responsibilities and projects and being a part of a busy and established team
- If you are looking to join an organisation where you can make a difference and contribute to a rapidly developing function that supports world class science, we would love to hear from you
- Using the WTW and Brightmine salary survey methodology and/or assimilating additional external pay data to benchmark roles against the external market and provide clear recommendations based on the data
- Supporting the implementation of the annual pay review and outstanding contribution review programmes
- Managing and maintaining the benefits information on our online benefits portal and intranet, ensuring is up to date at all times
- Managing the day-to-day relationships with our benefit providers
- Acting as Compensation and Benefits Partner in Workday, approving benefit and compensation changes and providing support to EEs and Managers on compensation and benefits related tasks in Workday, where necessary
- Performing regular checks of the compensation and benefits data in Workday
- Building collaborative relationships with People Advisory and People Hub teams, and supporting the People Advisory team on the resolution of pay related ER issues
- Cover the Reward and Payroll Coordinator when absent on managing the Benefits administration inbox and invoicing
Application process
- Closing Date: 28/Sept/2025 23.59 GMT. This job advert will remain open to new applications until a suitable candidate has been identified. Please submit your application at the earliest availability to ensure its receipt
Salary benchmarks
Our take
The Francis Crick Institute was founded in 2015 through the merger of the MRC's National Institute for Medical Research and CRUK's London Research Institute. Its mission is to push the boundaries of our understanding of how life works, and it is the largest single-site biomedical research institute in Europe.
One of the Institute's strengths is its ability to collaborate extensively with external research groups, boasting partnerships in more than 90 countries. These collaborations, however, pose data protection challenges due to the need to transfer vast amounts of sensitive information across borders. The Institute has addressed this by developing its own Trusted Research Environment toolkit, which allows remote teams to share data securely and compliantly in the cloud.
The institute secured £1 billion in funding back in 2022, and is maximising its effectiveness through the BRIDGE network and investments in AI and machine learning. A notable example is Google’s subsidiary DeepMind establishing a research lab within the institute to enhance biology and genomics research.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
10% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Jul 2022
$1.3bn
GRANT
Total funding: $1.3bn
Company benefits
- 28 days of holiday each year, plus three additional days (usually taken over Christmas) and bank holidays
- Defined contribution pension scheme, with the Crick contributing between 3% - 16% of salary
- Life assurance
- Season ticket/car parking loan
- Annual leave purchase
- Childcare support allowance
- Back-up dependent care
- Discounted annual gym membership
- Bike to Work scheme
- Payroll giving
- Shopping discounts
Company HQ
Somers Town, London, UK
Leadership
Paul Nurse
(CEO)The first Director and Chief Executive of the Francis Crick Institute. Was previously President of Rockefeller University in New York. In 2001 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine as part of a team that discovered the role of protein molecules that control the duplication of cells.
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