Senior Director Field Compensation & Performance

Senior Director Field Compensation & Performance

Job Purpose

Build MoonLake's field incentive-compensation governance from the ground up. This role will translate launch strategy into clear, fair and motivating incentive plans; own payout governance and quality; and provide trusted performance analytics across Sales and other eligible field organizations.

Your profile

Major Accountabilities

  • Design, model and govern incentive-compensation plans aligned with U.S. strategy, role accountabilities and compliant behaviours.
  • Lead annual and in-year IC governance, including goal methodology, plan documents, approvals, scenario testing and change control.
  • Own payout calculations, data validation, quality assurance, exception handling, dispute resolution and field communications.
  • Partner with Sales leadership, Finance, HR, Legal/Compliance, Analytics and external vendors to ensure plans are transparent, defensible and operationally sound.
  • Develop performance dashboards and analyses that help leaders understand re-sults, trends, quota attainment and execution opportunities.
  • Support quota-setting, territory alignment and performance-measure decisions in coordination with Commercial Analytics.
  • Create clear governance processes and service-level expectations with external IC/data vendors.
  • Build trust with field teams through accuracy, responsiveness, fairness and trans-parent communication.
  • Conduct periodic field engagement to understand how plan design is affecting behaviour and where unintended consequences may exist.
  • Manage vendors associated with sales operations such as and not limited to (Fleet, Awards Programs, Sampling Vendors and Fuel Cards)

Job Requirements

Education:
  • Bachelor's degree required in business, finance, operations or a related field; MBA or advanced analytics degree preferred.
Experience:
  • 8+ years of pharmaceutical/biotechnology incentive compensation, sales operations, commercial analytics or sales-force effectiveness experience.
Skills/knowledge/behavioural competencies:
  • Deep experience with IC design, payout operations, plan governance and U.S. pharmaceutical data sources.
  • Strong Excel/data-modeling skills; experience with BI tools and IC platforms preferred.
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate complex quantitative concepts to field and executive audiences.
  • Strong cross-functional influence, confidentiality, judgment and compliance awareness.
  • Experience managing external vendors and high-stakes operational deadlines.

Why us?

An exciting job opportunity awaits you!
MoonLake is a dynamic and innovative company pushing the boundaries of possibility, and we are looking for passionate individuals to join our stellar team.

What we offer:
Learning Environment: An opportunity to learn and grow alongside experienced professionals in a supportive and innovative biotech environment.
Impactful Work: Contribute to ground-breaking projects that have the potential to transform global healthcare.
Flexibility and Balance: Enjoy a healthy work-life balance while making meaningful contributions to our team.
Career Growth: A clear path for career progression, with the chance to take on more responsibilities as you develop your skills.

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