Senior Compensation Analyst

General Information

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Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA Onsite or Remote Flexible Hybrid Work Schedule Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm Posted Date 05/12/2026 Salary Range : $95400 - 208300 Annually Employment Type 1 - Staff: Contract Duration 1 year Job # 30448 Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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As a Senior Compensation Analyst with the UCLA Health Compensation team, you will fulfill a core guiding principle of our Compensation philosophy. In this role, you will play a key part in designing, analyzing, and optimizing compensation programs that attract, retain, and motivate top clinical and non-clinical talent. Partnering closely with HR leadership and business stakeholders, you will ensure our compensation practices are competitive, equitable, and aligned with both market trends and our mission to deliver exceptional patient care. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact by shaping compensation strategies that support a high-performing and purpose-driven workforce.

As our Senior Compensation Analyst, you will apply advanced compensation concepts to support the organizations compensation programs, including wage implementation actions related to labor relations activities within the compensation team. You will provide consultation and guidance on a wide variety of compensation strategies and labor issues, as well as performing job classification analysis, supporting the administration of wage programs, and benchmarking market data. You will also serve as a project team member and may assume project management responsibilities.

Salary range for this role is $95,400 to $208,300 annually

Job Qualifications

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• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or related field and/or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 5+ years of experience in compensation analysis and administration
• Advanced data analytics skill set, advanced Excel skills, familiarity with Tableau and ability to customize and join complex data sets for large scale analyses, programs and projects
• In-depth knowledge of compensation practices and programs
• Proven experience working with collective bargaining agreements and union environments
• Experience with collective bargaining grievances or dispute resolution process
• Understanding of compensation-related laws and regulations (federal, state, and local), including FLSA
• Advanced interpersonal and communication skills to establish rapport with a wide variety of constituents, including clients, colleagues and all levels of management
• Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) certification preferred
• Healthcare industry experience preferred
• MarketPay and PeopleSoft experience preferred

As a condition of employment , the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.
Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.