[Hiring] Compensation Analyst @Iovance Biotherapeutics

Role Description

Iovance is seeking a Compensation Analyst reporting directly to the Sr. Director, Total Rewards & HR Operations. The Compensation Analyst serves as a key front‑ and back‑end partner to the business, providing advanced analytical expertise and strategic support across the organization. This role is responsible for balancing compensation best practices with practical flexibility, ensuring solutions are both compliant and business‑aligned. The analyst will translate complex compensation concepts into clear, actionable guidance for audiences at all levels, from frontline managers to senior leadership.

• Support the administration, development, and continuous improvement of compensation structures, programs, and policies.
• Review proposed salary increases and provide feedback based on analysis of the labor market and internal equity.
• Review requests for new or revised classifications to determine appropriate salary grade assignment.
• Provide market analyses and consult on pay recommendations for both exempt/non-exempt teammates.
• Partner on the development, implementation, and administration of compensation programs, including wages, base salary, bonuses, and incentive structures.
• Evaluate and refine job descriptions, ensuring alignment with external benchmarks and internal career frameworks.
• Lead compensation-related technology projects, including enhancements to market pricing systems and job description management platforms.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, overseeing compensation-related reporting and audits.
• Perform annual and ad hoc compensation analyses to benchmark salaries and wages against national and global market data.
• Prepare reports, dashboards, charts, and career path documents summarizing compensation analytics.
• Facilitate and/or complete salary survey submissions based on team and organization needs.
• Optimize and provide continuous improvement ideas to Compensation / HRIS programs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business or related field required.
• 6-8 years Compensation at a high-growth company administering broad-based compensation with exempt and non-exempt roles.
• 6-8 years Leading and supporting design of compensation architecture including job leveling and developing wage ranges.
• Deep knowledge of executive and non-executive compensation programs including equity planning and practices.
• Strong analytical skills with an emphasis on key insights, trends, issue identification and recommendations.
• Strong problem-solving aptitude, creative, flexible and consultative.
• Ability to listen and use critical thinking to assess the needs and communicate accurate information.
• Detail-oriented, proven ability to track, prioritize and drive to success multiple concurrent projects.
• Thrives in and enjoys a collaborative team setting and is driven by a desire to be innovative.
• Strong customer orientation.
• Ability to handle highly sensitive, proprietary and confidential information appropriately.
• Life Sciences experience preferred.
• International experience (policy and compliance) also preferred.
• Workday experience strongly preferred.

Requirements

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position standing or sitting for prolonged periods of time.
• Clear and conceptual thinking ability; excellent judgment, troubleshooting, problem-solving, analysis, and discretion.
• Ability to handle work-related stress; ability to handle multiple priorities simultaneously; and ability to meet deadlines.

Benefits

• The annual base salary we reasonably expect to pay is $150,000 — $165,000 USD.

Company Description

Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. is the global leader in innovating, developing, and delivering tumor infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) cell therapies for patients with solid tumors.