Full-Time

Senior Compensation Specialist

Updated on 8/1/2026

PacificSource

PacificSource

1,001-5,000 employees

Not-for-profit health insurer and benefits provider

Compensation Overview

$65.3k - $111k/yr

Missouri, USA

Remote

Travel is required approximately 5% of the time.

Category
People & HR (1)
Required Skills
Workday HRIS
Human Resources Information System (HRIS)
Customer Service
HIPAA
Data Analysis

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Requirements
  • At least four years of experience in Human Resources is required.
  • Experience with job analysis, job evaluation, and wage grade structure design is required.
  • Experience with compensation research and data analysis related to compliance requirements is required.
  • Experience with benefit administration is required.
  • A BS/BA degree in Economics, Finance, Business Administration, Human Resources Management, or a related field is required.
  • Knowledge of human resources functions and state and federal employment regulations is required.
  • Ability to read and interpret company policies and procedures is required.
  • Ability to analyze market survey data and identify trends is required.
  • Ability to present information clearly and concisely is required.
  • Ability to exercise tact and diplomacy and maintain confidentiality is required.
  • Proven experience using Workday and Payfactors is required.
  • Use of software applications for daily business functions is required.
  • Strong influencing skills and customer service capability are required.
  • Ability to read and comprehend written and spoken English is required.
  • Ability to communicate clearly and effectively is required.
Responsibilities
  • Administer direct compensation, including processing, recording, and reporting compensation-related actions for salaried and hourly employees.
  • Create consistent compensation guidelines and programs aligned with the compensation philosophy and organizational culture.
  • Create and analyze job descriptions and wage grade classifications.
  • Analyze and recommend new-hire offers, promotions, and internal transfers.
  • Advise management on pay decisions, policy and guideline interpretation, and job evaluation, including creative solutions to compensation-related matters.
  • Participate in and conduct salary surveys, analyze survey data, and maintain the salary survey database.
  • Monitor legal, regulatory, and legislative trends related to corporate governance and compensation.
  • Perform external market benchmarking and internal equity analysis.
  • Ensure compensation practices comply with current federal, state, and local compensation laws and regulations.
  • Assist the Human Resources team and other business partners with compensation-related issues.
  • Serve as a resource for hiring managers' compensation questions.
  • Provide and maintain compensation- and benefit-related data in the Workday human resources information system, ensuring appropriate system updates.
  • Monitor trends and best practices in compensation.
  • Meet department and company performance and attendance expectations.
  • Follow PacificSource privacy policy and HIPAA laws and regulations concerning confidentiality and security of protected health information.
  • Travel approximately 5% of the time.
Desired Qualifications
  • SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR certification is preferred and encouraged.
  • Super-user capability with software applications is preferred.

PacificSource is a not-for-profit health insurer serving individuals and organizations in the Northwest. It offers medical and dental benefits, self-funded employee benefit programs, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs), and COBRA administration services. Its products work by providing employee health plans and related accounts; for employers, PacificSource can fund plans directly (self-funded) and administer benefits, claims, and related accounts on behalf of participants, while individuals receive coverage and managed care through network providers. The company differentiates itself through a long history (founded in 1933), a strong community focus, and local presence with offices across Oregon, Idaho, and Montana, emphasizing close, human-centered service. The goal is to deliver affordable, accessible health benefits and related services to people and organizations in its region, supporting healthy communities.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Springfield, Illinois

Founded

1933

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Simplify Jobs

Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Shrinking low-margin lines can improve underwriting discipline and long-term financial stability.
  • Reduced competition in Oregon opens retention opportunities in remaining regulated markets.
  • Workforce cuts create recruiting opportunities for regional payer and operations talent.

What critics are saying

  • Exiting Montana and ACA markets cuts premium revenue and member scale immediately.
  • Repeated layoffs signal structural cost pressure, not a temporary margin squeeze.
  • Further retrenchment in Medicaid or commercial lines remains likely if unit economics stay weak.

What makes PacificSource unique

  • Oregon-based nonprofit insurer focused on Medicaid, ACA, and regional commercial plans.
  • Recent exits from Montana and individual markets reflect active portfolio rationalization.
  • Multi-state footprint spans Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Washington operations.

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Helena Area Chamber of Commerce
Apr 16th, 2026
PacificSource grants $40,000 to support St. Peter's Health programs.

PacificSource grants $40,000 to support St. Peter's Health programs. St. Peter's Health Foundation has received $40,000 in grant funding from PacificSource to expand community programs that improve health and wellbeing for people experiencing housing insecurity and support access to healthcare services and items needed for healing across St. Peter's Health's five-county service area. The funding includes a $25,000 grant from the PacificSource Foundation for Health Improvement to support St. Peter's Health's Housing is Healthcare program and a $15,000 Community Health Excellence Grant to expand the St. Peter's Health Foundation Patient Assistance Program. Both programs rely on grants and community contributions to meet growing local needs, and PacificSource's investment helps sustain these critical services. The Housing is Healthcare program is led by St. Peter's Health Community Health Workers (CHWs), who work directly with people experiencing homelessness or housing instability to reconnect them with medical and behavioral healthcare, substance use treatment, Medicaid and other public assistance programs, and housing resources. Stable housing is foundational to health. By addressing the social and economic factors that influence wellbeing, the program improves long-term health outcomes and reduces avoidable emergency department visits for people with complex medical and social needs. In 2025, more than 60 people in the Helena community were supported through the program. The St. Peter's Health Foundation Patient Assistance Program helps remove barriers that can prevent people from accessing care and the essential resources they need to heal - items not covered by insurance or other programs and often unaffordable for patients. Support includes transportation assistance, gas cards, medications, medical supplies, and other items needed for recovery. In 2025 alone, the program provided $205,254 in assistance to 1,183 patients and their families across St. Peter's Health's five-county service area. "Access to care isn't just about doctors and clinics. When people have a way to get to care and the resources they need to heal and stabilize their lives, health outcomes improve and our whole community benefits. Programs like our Patient Assistance Fund and Housing is Healthcare are key solutions to these challenges. We're grateful to PacificSource for their support," said Wade Johnson. "At PacificSource, we believe that health starts long before someone walks into a clinic. Stable housing, transportation and access to basic resources all play a critical role in health and recovery. Through our support of St. Peter's Health's Housing is Healthcare and Patient Assistance programs, we're proud to invest in solutions that meet people where they are and strengthen the health of the Helena community," said Erik Wood, Enterprise Market President, PacificSource. Through partnerships, contributions, and grant support, St. Peter's Health continues to work to ensure people across the Helena region have the opportunity to live healthier, more stable lives. PacificSource is a valued partner in improving health and wellbeing for the community.

Chemeketa Community College
Dec 20th, 2024
NO PLACE TO GROW OLD: A HUMANS FOR HOUSING FILM & COMMUNITY DISCUSSION

Chemeketa Community College, in partnership with Humans for Housing, Church at the Park, United Way of the Mid-Willamette Valley, PacificSource Health Plans, and the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS), is proud to present "No Place to Grow Old," a documentary addressing the pressing crisis of senior homelessness in Portland.

Dailyfly News
Aug 20th, 2024
PacificSource Welcomes Tracy-Ann Mussenden as VP of Medical Management

PacificSource welcomes Tracy-Ann Mussenden as VP of medical management.

The Lund Report
Mar 28th, 2024
PacificSource lays off 29, will largely pull out of Washington

Springfield-based insurer PacificSource has laid off 29 employees as part of a phase-down of its operations in Washington state - all but pulling the plug on an expansion it launched there in 2008, The Lund Report has learned.

Becker's ASC Review
Jan 27th, 2023
13 new CEOs, presidents in January

John Espinola, MD, was named president and CEO of PacificSource Health, a community health plan serving patients in Idaho, Oregon, Montana and Washington.