Director of Compensation & Benefits, IQVIA
EMEA, 15 Month Fixed Term Contract
Health IT and clinical research company
Open for applications
Health IT and clinical research company
1001+ employees
Open for applications
1001+ employees
Company mission
To be a catalyst for innovation in healthcare, to drive healthcare forward every day, and make the extraordinary possible for patients.
Role
Who you are
- Experience: 9+ years in Compensation & Benefits, with proven leadership in matrixed, multi-country environments
- Expertise: Deep knowledge of global compensation and benefits practices, including harmonization, budgeting cycles and policy redesign
- Strategic & Analytical Skills: Ability to interpret market data, model costs, and influence decisions at senior levels
- Project Leadership: Track record of delivering complex initiatives across regions with a high degree of involvement in delivery and leading a project team
- Collaboration: Strong consultative skills and ability to influence and partner effectively across HR, Finance, and business stakeholders
- Technical Fluency: skilled in using Excel, Power BI, and emerging technologies such as Generative AI for data analysis, reporting and strategic decision-making
- Education: Bachelor’s degree required; advanced certifications (e.g., CCP) preferred
What the job involves
- We are seeking an experienced Director, Compensation & Benefits (EMEA) to join our Centre of Excellence on a fixed-term contract
- This role provides critical leadership and continuity for our regional C&B agenda, ensuring competitive, compliant, and cost-effective programs across EMEA
- You will lead major compensation and benefits initiatives, partner with senior HR and business leaders, and deliver strategic projects that shape our Total Rewards offering
- This is a hands-on role requiring strong technical expertise, stakeholder influence, and the ability to navigate complex, multi-country environments
- Own and evolve the EMEA benefits strategy, balancing cost competitiveness, cost management, and evolving market needs
- Lead in continuous improvement initiatives to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness within the HR Centre of Excellences
- Serve as a strategic partner and subject matter expert to senior HR Partners, Finance, and business leaders on complex benefits and compensation-related issues by delivering clear, data-driven recommendations
- Drive the use of data and analytics to uncover insights that guide strategic direction, evaluate program impact, and support informed decision-making
- Support in the delivery of the annual salary planning and bonus processes in EMEA; ensure alignment with global frameworks and local statutory requirements
- Coach and develop a high performing team, fostering a culture of excellence and collaboration, ensuring capability to deliver on strategic priorities
- Ensure compliance with local legislation, regulations and internal policies while maintaining up-to-date knowledge of evolving EU directives
- Provide expert analysis, insight and recommendations during due diligence to align compensation and benefits programs
Our take
IQVIA is a world leader in analytics and clinical research in the life sciences sector. Formed from a merger between IMS Health and Quintiles, it has over 40 years of experience in the sector and has grown to become one of the world’s largest contract research organisations, with a network spanning more than 100 countries.
Since its founding, IQVIA has outperformed the market, with is main concerns being in the expansion of biosimilar firms such as Humira which are able to provide generic drugs from existing medications, without needing further data analysis. However IQVIA’s involvement in new areas of research are likely to more than offset this trend.
With global medicine spend on track to reach £1.3 trillion by 2025, IQVIA is focusing its efforts on oncology and immunology, the most profitable sectors in pharmaceutical development. It is also building out its technological infrastructure, with a particular focus on artificial intelligence. While it is frank about the limitations of this technology within the sector, it is able to greatly augment the data-handling capabilities of health science teams. Development in this sector is key to IQVIA’s growth plans for 2025 and beyond, which is on track with 2023-24 seeing a massive increase in company share value.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
7% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Medical, dental and vision coverage
- Telemedicine
- Critical illness coverage
- Prescription coverage
- Disability, accidental death, pet and life insurance
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Mental health support
- Well-being programs and events
- Flexible work environment
- Time off for leisure, personal time and corporate holidays
- Parental leave for birth or adoption
- Paid leave for other life matters (i.e., illness, bereavement, jury duty, military service, etc.)
- Training systems
- AI talent marketplace tool
- Leadership training programs
- Employee recognition programs
- Mentorship programs
- Service awards
- Tuition reimbursement
- Paid volunteer day
- Donation matching
- Employee resource groups
- Office events
- Environmental commitments
- UN Global Impact member
- Retirement and savings plans
- Identity theft protection
- Commuter benefits
Company HQ
Research Triangle, Durham, NC
Leadership
Ari Bousbib
(CEO, not founder)Was previously CEO of IMS Health, one of the parent companies of IQVIA. Before that held senior leadership positions at United Technologies Company, including COO of Otis and eventually becoming President of the UTC group with responsibility for 150,000 employees.
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