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Director, Compensation

Olema · Boston, Massachusetts · On-site

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About Olema

Olema Oncology is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies to transform treatment for metastatic breast cancer and beyond. Backed by Lightspeed.

About the role

Our lead product candidate, palazestrant, is a novel, orally available complete estrogen receptor antagonist (CERAN) and selective estrogen receptor degrader (SERD) currently in two pivotal Phase 3 clinical trials. We expect top-line data from OPERA-01, our ongoing Phase 3 trial of palazestrant as a monotherapy in patients with second- or third-line ER+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer (MBC), in Q1 2027 which, if positive, could lead to our first potential approval and commercial launch in 2028.

What they're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, economics, or a related field required, MBA or CPA preferred
  • At least 10 years of progressive compensation experience, including significant hands-on experience within biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, or life sciences
  • Progressive compensation experience, including compensation consulting organizations, highly preferred
  • Demonstrated experience leading compensation strategy and programs within both small/high-growth and/or larger, more complex organizations
  • Deep expertise in broad-based compensation for employees at the Vice President level and below, including base pay, annual incentives, equity, new-hire offers, promotions, retention awards, and off-cycle adjustments
  • Proven experience designing and maintaining job architecture, career frameworks, job-evaluation and leveling methodologies, salary structures, range spreads, midpoint progressions, and range-placement guidelines
More about this role

Olema Oncology is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to transforming the standard of care and improving outcomes for patients living with breast cancer and beyond. With our transformation into a fully integrated oncology company well underway, it’s an exciting time to be part of Team Olema.

Our lead product candidate, palazestrant, is a novel, orally available complete estrogen receptor antagonist (CERAN) and selective estrogen receptor degrader (SERD) currently in two pivotal Phase 3 clinical trials. We expect top-line data from OPERA-01, our ongoing Phase 3 trial of palazestrant as a monotherapy in patients with second- or third-line ER+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer (MBC), in Q1 2027 which, if positive, could lead to our first potential approval and commercial launch in 2028. OPERA-02, our Phase 3 trial of palazestrant in combination with ribociblib in patients with frontline ER+/HER2- MBC, is enrolling patients. Together with its mechanism of action, pharmacokinetic properties, and the potential to demonstrate activity in both ESR1 wild-type and mutant tumors, palazestrant could transform the metastatic breast cancer treatment paradigm and provide access to...

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