Director, Total Rewards & Operations

Encoded TherapeuticsHomeOur Science⟵ ⟵ Back OverviewGenetic Medicines Product EnginePipeline & Programs⟵ ⟵ Back OverviewPipelineClinical StudiesETX101 for Dravet SyndromeResearch AreasPublications & PresentationsPatientCommunity⟵ ⟵ Back OverviewPatient Community StoriesDravet SyndromePre-Approval Access StatementHealthcareProfessionalsAboutNews⟵ ⟵ Back OverviewPress ReleasesMedia KitCareersContact Terms of Use Privacy Policy Cookie Policy Social Media Guidelines Encoded Therapeutics Sorry, your browser doesn't support embedded videos. Careers ←   Back to Careers Director, Total Rewards & Operations Department: People and Culture Locations: United States Type: Full time Req#: LRP-2026-020 Encoded Therapeutics Inc. is a biotechnology company advancing precision medicines for a broad range of genetic disorders. Our mission is to unlock new opportunities for viral gene therapy through genomics-driven discovery. We focus on delivering life-changing advances for individuals with genetic disorders not addressable with current approaches. For more information, please visit www.Encoded.com. Encoded is seeking a Director, Total Rewards & Operations. This is a build role at a pivotal stage of company growth. As Encoded scales, the People function must mature its compensation and equity programs, modernize its HR systems and operations, and establish the robust data integrity and compliance frameworks required of an expanding, multi-site organization. The Director, Total Rewards & Operations will own that build. This is a build role at a pivotal stage of company growth. As Encoded scales, the People function must mature its compensation and equity programs, modernize its HR systems and operations, and establish the robust data integrity and compliance frameworks required of an expanding, multi-site organization. The Director, Total Rewards & Operations will own that build. This is not a maintain-the-status-quo seat. The right person is a total rewards practitioner with real compensation design depth who also has the operational instinct to architect systems, lead vendor relationships and transitions, and stand up scalable controls and compliance rigor. They will be a key partner to Finance, Legal, and the People & Culture leadership team, and a credible counterpart to our external compensation consultants, brokers, and auditors. The defining feature of this role is build and scale – evolving Encoded’s compensation, equity, and HR-operations infrastructure, including its HR technology and service-delivery model, to support the company’s growth and increasing organizational maturity. Requirements Total Rewards Partner with the VP, People & Culture and the Board’s Compensation Committee to design and implement scalable, market-competitive executive and broad-based incentive structures appropriate to a maturing organization. Partner with Finance on the design and market-competitiveness of the equity program – including grant guidelines, benchmarking grant levels against market, and the evaluation of future equity vehicles (e.g., an ESPP). Own compensation benchmarking and market analysis, including Radford survey submissions and the maintenance of job architecture, salary structures, and pay bands. Run the total rewards calendar end to end – merit and bonus planning, mid-year and year-end compensation cycles, and the compensation components of the performance process. Serve as the subject-matter expert on pay equity, compensation philosophy, and total rewards communications to managers and employees. HR Operations, Systems & Compliance Lead the evolution of Encoded’s HR operations and service-delivery model, including assessing and, where appropriate, transitioning HR technology, payroll, and benefits delivery to support the company’s scale. Own the HR technology roadmap and serve as system owner for the HR tech stack, with a focus on integration...