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Compensation Analyst III

ThermoFisher Scientific

Waltham, MAJob$83–125K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$83–125K/yr
Location
Waltham, MA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Senior Compensation Analyst will join Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Total Rewards team to support global compensation and benefits strategy. The role collaborates with HR teams and business leaders, analyzes market trends, manages compensation programs, and facilitates the annual compensation cycle. It also provides compensation consulting, conducts market research, and supports salary administration, incentive and long-term plan design, benefit program design, M&A integrations, and system implementations.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Financial AcumenAnalytical CapabilitiesMicrosoft ExcelData VisualizationHRISWorkdayProject ManagementInterpersonal SkillsInfluencingCommunicationUnionized EnvironmentsWorks Council EnvironmentsIndependent WorkAttention to DetailData AccuracyConfidentialityMarket Data AnalysisCompensation Recommendations

Qualifications

Advanced Degree + 3 Years or Bachelor's Degree + 5 YearsCCP or GRP Certification

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Tuition Assistance
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave
401(k) Match

Full job description

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

DESCRIPTION:

Join our inclusive Total Rewards team at Thermo Fisher Scientific as a Senior Compensation Analyst and contribute to our global compensation and benefits strategy. In this position, you'll collaborate with HR teams and business leaders to develop and implement effective total rewards solutions that attract, retain, and support talent. You'll analyze market trends, manage compensation programs, and facilitate the annual compensation cycle while ensuring alignment with our business objectives.

Working with highly confidential data, you'll provide strategic compensation consulting across all organizational levels, conduct detailed market research, and develop solutions for salary administration, incentives, and long-term plan designs. You'll also support various critical projects including benefit program design, M&A integrations, and system implementations while maintaining productive partnerships with internal stakeholders and external vendors.

REQUIREMENTS:

  • Advanced Degree plus 3 years of experience, or Bachelor's Degree plus 5 years of experience in compensation and benefits administration, preferably in a global organization

  • Preferred Fields of Study: Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or related field

  • Professional certifications in Compensation (CCP, GRP) preferred

  • Strong financial acumen and analytical capabilities

  • Advanced proficiency in MS Excel and data visualization tools

  • Experience with HRIS systems, particularly Workday

  • Demonstrated project management skills with ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously

  • Strong interpersonal skills with ability to influence and communicate effectively across all organizational levels

  • Experience working in unionized or works council environments

  • Proven ability to work independently

  • Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy and confidentiality

  • Ability to analyze market data and develop competitive compensation recommendations

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range estimated for this position based in Massachusetts is $83,300.00–$125,000.00.

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

  • A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs

  • Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement

  • At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy

  • Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan

  • Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

How this job compares

Set against the 5,679 open Human Resources jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$83–125K/yr
  • Massachusetts median$100–142K/yr113 salary ranges
  • US median$97–141K/yr2,685 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $104K, is 19% below the Massachusetts median midpoint ($128K) — in the middle half of Human Resources salary ranges in Massachusetts.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 181 open Human Resources jobs in Massachusetts and 5,679 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Massachusetts
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Human Resources postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (4,004 postings).
Education
1,443 of the 5,679 open Human Resources jobs (25%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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