Head of Total Rewards (Biotechnology)

Location: Switzerland-based remote role; highly competitive remote candidates in the EU may be considered. The role supports a group leadership team located in Amersham, UK and requires travel as needed.

Annual salary: CHF 210,000–270,000, plus bonus/incentive pay.

Company

Work within hirify.global, a Danaher operating company providing solutions for biological research, vaccines, medicines, and cell and gene therapies.

What you will do

• Develop and lead global total rewards strategy, including compensation, benefits, recognition, and governance across operating companies.
• Advise executive, HR, and business leaders on compensation and benefits policies, program design, job evaluation, market benchmarking, sales compensation, offers, promotions, mobility, recognition, and retention.
• Lead annual compensation planning and coordinate corporate incentive, equity, nomination, approval, and other centrally managed compensation processes.
• Partner with Corporate Total Rewards on program communication, training, and change management.
• Build metrics and scorecards, communicate program performance, and improve processes using Danaher Business System tools.
• Provide rewards expertise for mergers and acquisitions and coach operating-company rewards teams on technical delivery, projects, stakeholder management, and change management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, or a related field. An advanced degree is preferred.
• Long-standing experience in global compensation and benefits, including designing, developing, and managing rewards programs that support business outcomes.
• Experience leading a global compensation, benefits, or total rewards function, including health and welfare, retirement benefits, and global mobility, in a complex corporate or matrixed environment.
• Ability to think strategically while operationalizing strategies and delivering results with urgency.
• Collaborative stakeholder influence across business, regional, and functional boundaries, with a consensus-building approach.
• Deep knowledge of salary structure design, base pay administration, job evaluation, market benchmarking, variable pay, sales compensation, and equity or long-term incentive compensation.
• Experience supporting mergers and acquisitions, including due diligence, integration planning, and post-close compensation and benefits execution.
• Proficiency with compensation analytics, reporting, and spreadsheet tools for developing insights, metrics, scorecards, and recommendations for senior leadership.

Nice to have

• Professional services or consulting experience in compensation, benefits, or broader total rewards transformation.
• Experience applying lean or continuous improvement methods to rewards processes, program governance, or service delivery.
• Experience leading total rewards communications, executive presentations, or training for geographically dispersed HR and business audiences.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible remote working arrangements may be available for eligible roles.
• Comprehensive benefits, including paid time off and medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) benefits are available to eligible employees.
• Work within a culture focused on belonging, continuous improvement, collaboration, and impact in life sciences and biotechnology.
• Travel is required as needed to support group, operating-company, enterprise rewards, and business leadership priorities.