Compensation Manager, London

Isomorphic Labs is applying frontier AI to help unlock deeper scientific insights, faster breakthroughs, and life-changing medicines with an ambition to solve all disease. The future is coming, enabled by machine learning, with diseases curtailed or cured through better and faster drug discovery. Join an interdisciplinary team driving groundbreaking innovation in an inspiring and collaborative culture.

Isomorphic Labs (IsoLabs) was launched in 2021 to advance human health by building on and beyond the Nobel-winning AlphaFold system. Our interdisciplinary team has built powerful predictive and generative AI models that accelerate scientific discovery at digital speed. We model complex biological phenomena to help design novel molecules, anticipate how drugs will perform, and develop innovative medicines to treat and cure devastating diseases. We have a world-leading drug design engine and are continually innovating on model architecture to advance rational drug design.

Your impact:

• Reporting to the Director of Reward and Analytics, this is a high-impact role where you will provide strategic compensation guidance to Leadership and People Teams on how to attract and retain top talent.
• You will advise on balancing adherence to frameworks with tailoring offers to secure world-class people for Iso.
• You will partner cross-functionally with Finance, Legal, CorpDev, and the People and Talent team to influence decisions and streamline workflows.
• This role requires an interdisciplinary approach, excellent communication, and high attention to detail.

What you will do:

• Conduct detailed compensation benchmarking and drive data-driven market insights to understand the competitor landscape and maintain Iso's competitive advantage.
• Contribute to the design and maintenance of Iso's global compensation strategy and programs to attract, retain, and motivate employees.
• Manage and approve new hire offers, ensuring alignment with established frameworks and internal fairness.
• Design, implement, and manage fair and competitive pay structures, using benchmarking to align rewards with business goals and legal compliance.
• Perform meticulous compensation analytics and spend forecasting to inform decisions and manage budgets with Finance.
• Manage the administration of equity programs, including grants lists and long-term incentive plans.
• Drive cyclical program management, including compensation planning and bonus programs.
• Develop and iterate on compensation tools, metrics, and reports to enhance program efficiency.
• Share knowledge and deliver training for managers and Talent Acquisition on articulating our compensation offering externally.
• Ensure global compliance with pay legislation and reward policies through regular audits and collaboration with Legal.
• Manage medium-scale compensation-related projects.
• Incorporate DEI&B principles into all compensation work to ensure fair and equitable pay practices.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Proven experience leading the design and implementation of reward programmes that support business objectives.
• Sector experience in AI, machine learning, tech, life sciences or pharma.
• Experience collaborating with leadership teams and internal People partners.
• Experience operating in a global organisation.
• Aptitude for change management and contributing to innovative reward initiatives.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to build relationships and influence outcomes.
• Solid commercial and business acumen.
• Working knowledge of HR operations, processes and systems (e.g., G Suite, Greenhouse, Workday).
• Strong project management skills with experience delivering on complex tasks.
• Experience managing budgets and partnering with Finance teams.
• Analytical skill set with experience using data to inform decision-making, leveraging tools such as SQL, R, Google Sheets / Excel.
• Strong attention to detail, numeracy and problem-solving skills.
• Proactive attitude toward learning and understanding the broader organisation to enhance impact.

Closing date for applications: Friday 30 January. This posting remains subject to change until a final approval is received.

We are guided by shared values. It’s not about finding people who think and act the same way. These values help guide our work and strengthen it:

• Thoughtful – Curiosity, creativity and care; good people doing rigorous, future-making science every day.
• Brave – Fearlessness, initiative and integrity; the scale of the challenge demands nothing less.
• Determined – Confidence in our hypothesis, urgency, and agility to deliver because disease won’t wait.
• Together – Connection and collaboration across fields to create meaningful impact.
• Creating An Extraordinary Company – We value diverse skills and perspectives and create an environment where everyone can thrive.

We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of protected characteristics. If you require accommodation, please let us know.

We follow a hybrid model to build knowledge and relationships. You would be able to come into the office 3 days a week (currently Tuesday, Wednesday, and a team-determined day). If you have additional needs, we can discuss them during screening.