Scholar Rock is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, and delivers life-changing therapies for people with serious diseases that have high unmet need. As a global leader in the biology of the transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ) superfamily of cell proteins and named for the visual resemblance of a scholar rock to protein structures, the clinical-stage company is focused on advancing innovative treatments where protein growth factors are fundamental. Over the past decade, the company has created a pipeline with the potential to advance the standard of care for neuromuscular disease, cardiometabolic disorders, cancer, and other conditions where growth factor-targeted drugs can play a transformational role.

Scholar Rock is the only company to show clinical proof of concept for a muscle-targeted treatment in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). This commitment to unlocking fundamentally different therapeutic approaches is powered by broad application of a proprietary platform, which has developed novel monoclonal antibodies to modulate protein growth factors with extraordinary selectivity. By harnessing cutting-edge science in disease spaces that are historically under-addressed through traditional therapies, Scholar Rock works every day to create new possibilities for patients. Learn more about the company’s approach at ScholarRock.com and follow @ScholarRock and on LinkedIn.

Summary of Position:

The Vice President of Total Rewards and HR Operations, reporting to the Chief Human Resources Officer, is an important senior leadership role with overall ownership for strategy development, design, implementation and administration of all Total Rewards programs and HR Operations services globally. This role will ensure that total rewards programs align with Scholar Rock’s mission, vision, values, and business objectives; are effective in attracting, motivating, and retaining key talent; and are fully compliant with all regulatory requirements.

This role works cross-functionally with leaders across all of Scholar Rock to partner and understand talent and business needs and collectively develop effective solutions. As a member of the HR leadership team, this role will help shape the overall talent strategy and translate this into a comprehensive Total Rewards and HR Operations agenda. This position is the primary practitioner and analyst for all compensation matters in addition to leading the overall team. Reporting into this role is the HR Operations team and function.

Position Responsibilities

• Develop and lead a comprehensive, global total rewards strategy that is fully aligned with Scholar Rock’s vision, values and corporate strategy that motivates performance, and supports the attraction and retention of critical talent. Early focus on US and EU.
• Conduct a global Total Rewards assessment, market analysis, and monitor the effectiveness of existing compensation and benefits plans, policies, guidelines, processes and technology as well as market trends in order to stay current and competitive with needs of the organization, leadership and employees.
• Lead successful annual compensation planning including but not limited to execution of base salary, bonus, short and long term incentives, benefits and all related communications and administration.
• Benchmark sales incentives, in collaboration with Finance and Commercial Operations, and drive the design and implementation of Scholar Rock’s sales compensation plans.
• Support key members of leadership and Board of Directors (BOD) by providing data, analysis, insights and expert guidance to drive recommendations and informed decisions around executive compensation, non-executive compensation, and other topics of interest to the Leadership, Compensation Committee and the BOD.
• Provide thought leadership to the business on compensation issues including new hire packages, performance recognition, incentive plans, retention arrangements and overall compensation structure.
• In partnership with Finance, establish compensation budgets and guidelines for all Scholar Rock locations, globally.
• Develop and deliver a comprehensive total rewards communication and education plan with simple tools that can be used by recruiters, candidates, and employees to effectively communicate all aspects of a Total Rewards compensation package and tell the value story Scholar Rock.
• Oversee vendor and consultant relationships for compensation, benefits, and HR operations; negotiate services and manage costs within budget.
• Partner with IT to develop and implement ongoing HR technology strategy, roadmap, and improvements/advancements for HR systems and operations.

Qualifications

• 10-15 years+ of experience in designing, developing Total Rewards strategy including the implementation of compensation and benefits programs in a fast-growing organizationwith competence in global compensation (including US sales compensation), benefits (US & Global), and HRIS.
• A strategic thinker with demonstrated experience in developing creative solutions to complex problems, strong partnering and influencing skills, adept at collaborating and communicating with all levels inside an organization, including the C-Suite and Board Directors
• Executive compensation experience including engagement with the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.
• Technical and deep subject matter experience in overall competitive compensation positioning, short and long-term incentive design (including salesincentives), equity management, SEC regulation, executive agreement design, compliance, market analysis, to create innovative, competitive, equitable and inclusive programs that contribute to a great company culture.
• Financial acumen; understands short- and long-term financial impact of Total Rewards practices, and able to prepare and oversee the presentation of relevant financial data to a senior audience.
• Strong understanding of interdependencies in program and systems design, legal and tax and financial implications of all compensation elements (base, bonus and equity)
• Ability to distill complex information into key messages, clearly and simply communicating in a compelling way to all level of an organization
• Experience in leading large-scale projects, comfortable driving change and embracing innovation in the face of ambiguity and complexity.
• A leader who is values-driven, and who is able and willing to work at all levels; who can perform as an individual contributor while leading a team.

Scholar Rock is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.