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AD, Incentive Compensation Design & Analytics

Southern Cal, CA

Posted: 06/23/2025 Category: Pharma Commercial Analytics Job Number: 23558 Salary: 132,000

Job Description

Title-Associate Director, Incentive Compensation/Sales Operations-PHARMA
Salary -$165-177k + bonus+ LTI + additional incentives
Location-Burbank, CA (hybrid)

 

My client, a GLOBAL PHARMA COMPANY , is seeking an "Associate Director, Incentive Compensation with expertise in Design and Rewards" Professional!

 

 

Key Responsibilities

  • In this position, the Associate Director will lead the design, implementation, and evaluation of IC plans and programs for a specific BU. They will work closely with senior sales and brand leadership to ensure that compensation strategies align with business goals, providing fair and motivating rewards for the sales team. The role also involves analyzing the effectiveness of the plans, ensuring continuous improvement to optimize their impact on business results.
  • The Associate Director will oversee the administration and operations of IC plans, working with an offshore third-party team. This includes managing contests, annual awards, payout calculations, and IC reporting. They will be responsible for monitoring and adjusting the effectiveness of the plans, using data analysis, feedback, and audits to ensure the incentive structures drive desired behaviors.
  • The Associate Director will serve as the primary point of contact for senior commercial leaders, collaborating across departments such as forecasting, analytics, HR, and finance to develop incentive strategies. They will use data-driven insights to evaluate and refine incentive plans, ensuring they are continuously aligned with organizational goals and market dynamics.

 

Requirements

  • Master’s degree and 5 years of experience in sales & marketing operations or data analytics
  • 4+ years of experience in designing and managing PHARMA incentive compensation plans
  • 6+ years of experience in sales leadership or operations in a complex organization
  • Strong leadership, communication, and analytical skills with the ability to influence senior management and cross-functional teams
  • Expertise in incentive compensation principles and their application to sales force dynamics
  • Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities and collaborate across time zones

Meet Your Recruiter

Eda Zullo
Principal

Eda joined Smith Hanley in 2000 and recruits commercial analytic professionals in the pharmaceutical, biotech, life sciences, and healthcare industries. She is focused on placing data science, marketing science, sales analytics, forecasting and data management specialists. “Eda has a tremendous understanding of our hiring needs, she not only understands the job requirements – but the ‘soft skills’ as they are just as important. It is a real partnership. She has placed most our group here, Eda is the BEST of the BEST!!” 

Before joining Smith Hanley, Eda spent more than twenty years in the nonprofit sector with the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) as a tri-state sales and marketing professional. She holds a BA in Sociology from Rosemont College. 

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