Senior Compensation Analyst

We are seeking an experienced and analytical Senior Compensation Analyst to join our Human Resources team at Astrana Health. In this role, you will play a key part in shaping competitive and equitable compensation practices across our growing, multi-state healthcare organization. You will lead compensation analyses, evaluate market trends, support compensation programs, and provide data-driven recommendations that align with our business objectives. The ideal candidate brings strong healthcare compensation experience, exceptional analytical skills, and the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights.

Our Values:
- Put Patients First
- Empower Entrepreneurial Provider and Care Teams
- Operate with Integrity & Excellence
- Be Innovative
- Work As One Team

What You'll Do

- Conduct market pricing and job evaluations for clinical, non-clinical, professional, and leadership positions across hospital, ambulatory, physician group, IPA, and MSO environments. Utilize ERI, CompAnalyst, healthcare-specific compensation surveys, and relevant market sources to assess market competitiveness, job levels, salary grades, geographic differentials, and internal equity.
- Develop data-supported compensation recommendations for new hires, promotions, retention, and organizational changes, including analysis of pay compression, market alignment, and internal equity.
- Support the administration of annual merit, bonus, and short-term incentive programs, including eligibility reviews, financial modeling, award calculations, data validation, and reporting.
- Perform compensation analysis for executive and leadership positions, long-term incentive programs, and equity based awards in coordination with HR leadership, Finance, Legal, and Payroll.
- Evaluate physician and provider compensation arrangements, including base compensation, productivity-based incentives, and other performance-related components, in partnership with appropriate clinical, Finance, and HR stakeholders.
- Support compensation due diligence and integration associated with acquisitions, including job mapping, compensation comparisons, salary alignment, and harmonization recommendations.
- Maintain compensation structures, benchmark mappings, job documentation, and supporting analytical tools; contribute to compensation guidelines, job architecture, and process improvements.
- Develop compensation models, dashboards, reports, and executive presentations to communicate findings, financial implications, and recommended actions.
- Partner with HRIS and People Analytics to validate compensation data, improve reporting capabilities, and support system-enabled processes. Primary HRIS system ownership remains outside this position. Astrana Health | Human Resources
- Support compliance with applicable pay transparency, wage and hour, recordkeeping, and audit requirements in coordination with HR and Legal.
- Provide compensation guidance to HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, Finance, and business leaders; independently manage assigned projects through completion.
- Perform other compensation-related responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, or a related field preferred; an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience will be considered.
Experience
- Minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible compensation experience, including advanced market pricing, job evaluation, salary structures, and compensation analysis.
- Demonstrated experience pricing clinical and non-clinical healthcare positions, including nursing, allied health, medical support, clinical operations, and healthcare leadership roles, strongly preferred.
- Experience supporting compensation programs within complex, multi-state healthcare organizations, including hospitals, clinics, physician groups, IPAs, or MSOs, strongly preferred.
- Experience with merit, bonus, incentive, executive compensation, and long-term incentive or equity-based programs preferred.
- Experience in a publicly traded company strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated experience working directly with HR and Finance leadership and independently managing compensation assignments.
- Strong understanding of healthcare compensation practices, including clinical job families, healthcare labor markets, shift differentials, geographic pay variations, and the application of healthcare-specific salary surveys and market data.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including financial modeling, data analysis, validation, and reporting; proficiency with Word and PowerPoint.
- Experience with HRIS/HCM platforms, HR reporting, and compensation market-pricing tools such as ERI, CompAnalyst, or comparable systems.
- Familiarity with AI-powered productivity tools, including ChatGPT (OpenAI), Claude (Anthropic), or comparable platforms, to support research, analysis, documentation, and process improvement while maintaining appropriate data privacy and confidentiality standards.
- Strong understanding of compensation principles, salary structures, job architecture, internal equity, geographic pay practices, and relevant compensation compliance requirements.
Licenses/Certifications
- Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) designation or relevant WorldatWork coursework preferred, not required.

Environmental Job Requirements and Working Conditions

- This is a California-based hybrid position with periodic onsite presence at corporate and operating locations, including clinics, IPA/MSO offices, and hospitals, as business needs require. Occasional travel may be necessary.
- The total compensation target pay range for this role is $120,000-145,000 annually. The salary range represents our national target range for this role.
Astrana Health is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need. If you require assistance in applying for open positions due to a disability, please email us at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) to request an accommodation.

Additional Information:
The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.