JOB SUMMARY:

The Compensation Analyst supports the strategic compensation function within a healthcare system, ensuring fair, equitable, and market-competitive compensation practices. This position is responsible for analyzing and maintaining job classifications, job codes, pay structures, and regulatory compliance. The analyst collaborates with HR and department leaders to ensure position alignment, exemption status accuracy, and proper EEO classifications. The role is key in supporting talent acquisition, retention, and internal equity across clinical and non-clinical roles.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct compensation analysis and job evaluations for new or revised positions, ensuring appropriate job codes, FLSA exemption status, EEO classifications, and pay grade assignments.
• Maintain the integrity of the job architecture system bv reviewing and updating job titles, descriptions, and hierarchies to ensure consistency and internal equity across the organization.
• Perform market pricing using healthcare-specific salary surveys and recommend pay grades based on benchmarking and internal alignment.
• Review and validate position data to ensure alignment between job descriptions, HRIS job codes, department assignments, and classification structures.
• Support the administration of annual compensation processes including merit, market adjustments, and incentive program tracking.
• Provide compensation guidance to HR BP’s and Talent Acquisition during job offer negotiations, promotions, and reorganizations.
• Develop, maintain, and audit compensation-related reports to ensure data integrity and regulatory compliance.
• Ensure compliance with federal and state compensation regulations including FLSA, EEO, OFCCP, and internal compensation policies.
• Participate in and analyze results from healthcare compensation surveys (e.g., Mercer, Gallagher, SullivanCotter, etc) and integrate findings into compensation recommendations.
• Support internal and external audits by providing job data, salary histories, and classification documentation.
• Identify opportunities to improve compensation workflows, job evaluations processes, and system data accuracy.

QUALIFICATIONS/TRAINING:

• Healthcare experience preferred.
• Minimum three (3) years of compensation experience, preferably within a healthcare system or hospital setting.
• Strong Working knowledge of job classification systems, job codes, and pay structures in a healthcare environment.
• Proficient in analyzing FLSA exemption status and EEO category placement.
• Familiarity with maintaining job title alignment across large, complex organizations.
• Strong analytical and Excel skills; ability to interpret and present complex data clearly.
• Experience with HRIS and compensation systems (e.g., Oracle, Willis Tower Watson, Salary.com, etc)
• Excellent attention to detail, organizational, and communication skills.
• Proven ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive data with discretion.
• Other Duties as Assigned

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or related field required
  Founded in 1906, McLeod Health is a locally owned and managed, not for profit organization supported by the strength of more than 900 members on its medical staff and more than 2,900 licensed nurses. McLeod Health is also composed of approximately 15,000 team members and more than 90 physician practices throughout its 18-county service area . With seven hospitals, McLeod Health operates three Health and Fitness Centers, a Sports Medicine and Outpatient Rehabilitation Center, Hospice and Home Health Services. The system currently has 988 licensed beds , including Hospice and Behavioral Health. The hospitals within McLeod Health include: McLeod Regional Medical Center, McLeod Health Dillon, McLeod Health Loris, McLeod Health Seacoast, McLeod Health Cheraw, McLeod Health Clarendon and McLeod Behavioral Health.
  If you would enjoy working in a dynamic environment and are looking for an opportunity to become part of a stellar team of professionals, we invite you to apply online today. We are an equal opportunity employer

• Conduct compensation analysis and job evaluations for new or revised positions, ensuring appropriate job codes, FLSA exemption status, EEO classifications, and pay grade assignments.
• Maintain the integrity of the job architecture system bv reviewing and updating job titles, descriptions, and hierarchies to ensure consistency and internal equity across the organization.
• Perform market pricing using healthcare-specific salary surveys and recommend pay grades based on benchmarking and internal alignment.
• Review and validate position data to ensure alignment between job descriptions, HRIS job codes, department assignments, and classification structures.
• Support the administration of annual compensation processes including merit, market adjustments, and incentive program tracking.
• Provide compensation guidance to HR BP’s and Talent Acquisition during job offer negotiations, promotions, and reorganizations.
• Develop, maintain, and audit compensation-related reports to ensure data integrity and regulatory compliance.
• Ensure compliance with federal and state compensation regulations including FLSA, EEO, OFCCP, and internal compensation policies.
• Participate in and analyze results from healthcare compensation surveys (e.g., Mercer, Gallagher, SullivanCotter, etc) and integrate findings into compensation recommendations.
• Support internal and external audits by providing job data, salary histories, and classification documentation.
• Identify opportunities to improve compensation workflows, job evaluations processes, and system data accuracy