At Caris, we understand that cancer is an ugly word—a word no one wants to hear, but one that connects us all. That’s why we’re not just transforming cancer care—we’re changing lives.

We introduced precision medicine to the world and built an industry around the idea that every patient deserves answers as unique as their DNA. Backed by cutting-edge molecular science and AI, we ask ourselves every day: “What would I do if this patient were my mom?” That question drives everything we do.

But our mission doesn’t stop with cancer. We're pushing the frontiers of medicine and leading a revolution in healthcare—driven by innovation, compassion, and purpose.

Join us in our mission to improve the human condition across multiple diseases. If you're passionate about meaningful work and want to be part of something bigger than yourself, Caris is where your impact begins.

Position Summary

Caris Life Sciences is on a mission to help patients, clinicians, researchers and payors navigate, advance and reinvent cancer care. Caris paved the way for precision healthcare in order to help patients and their healthcare providers find the right treatment for cancer and other complex diseases. We provide employees with a distinctive opportunity to work at the leading edge of science and medicine, making an impact in the lives of people daily.

The HR Compensation Associate is responsible for supporting the execution and ongoing administration of Caris’ compensation structure and programs. This role ensures that compensation practices are applied consistently and effectively, in alignment with Caris’ reward philosophy and market data.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide support for projects involving job analysis, job ladder reviews, FLSA assessments, and internal equity comparisons.

• Contribute to job evaluation and job architecture efforts to ensure roles are properly leveled and aligned across the organization.

• Review and maintain high-quality job descriptions for accurate job matching.

• Make salary recommendations for routine and benchmarked roles by utilizing survey data and internal equity tools, in partnership with Talent Acquisition.

• Partner with compensation team members to analyze data and deliver insights that support and inform compensation-related business decisions.

• Participate in compensation benchmarking activities, including job matching, survey submission preparation, and preliminary analysis of survey results.

• Support the annual salary and bonus planning processes through data collection, validation, and preliminary analysis.

• Assist with data gathering and reporting to support compensation metrics, audits, and process improvement initiatives.

• Contribute to the development and delivery of compensation communication materials to educate the HR Business Partners and line managers on compensation programs and pay-for-performance principles.
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Business, Finance, or related field.

• 1-3 years of experience in compensation, HR analytics, or related human resources functions.

• Understanding of compensation practices, theories, and regulations.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including basic functions and data manipulation.

• Demonstrated experience in job evaluation, benchmarking, compensation, structure design and overall pay practices.

• Accuracy of work / attention to detail.

• Ability to organize, interpret and present data effectively to all levels of the organization.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Workday.

• Experience with Radford methodologies and tools.

• Familiarity with equity plans.

• Strong drive for results and demonstrated ability to meet deadlines.

• Proficient written and oral communication skills.

• Ability to interact with employees of all levels, with a customer service orientation.

• Ability to work independently on highly confidential data.
  

Other

• Position will be office based with the ability to work from home 1 day per week.

• Willingness to work overtime when needed.

• Job may require after-hours response to emergency issues.

Physical Demands

• Employee may be required to lift heavy supplies; may weigh up to 25 pounds (including office supplies).

• Ability to sit for extended periods of time.

• Ability to be in front of a computer screen the majority of the workday.

• Must possess ability to perform repetitive motion.

• Majority of work is performed in a desk/cubicle environment.

Conditions of Employment: Individual must successfully complete pre-employment process, which includes criminal background check, drug screening, credit check ( applicable for certain positions) and reference verification.

This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Caris Life Sciences is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.