Total Rewards Specialist (Compensation & Benefits) – EMEA
Job Description
The Opportunity
QuidelOrtho unites the strengths of Quidel Corporation and Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, creating a world-leading in vitro diagnostics company with award-winning expertise in immunoassay and molecular testing, clinical chemistry and transfusion medicine. We are more than 6,000 strong and do business in over 130 countries, providing answers with fast, accurate and consistent testing where and when they are needed most – home to hospital, lab to clinic.
Our culture puts our team members first and prioritizes actions that support happiness, inspiration and engagement. We strive to build meaningful connections with each other as we believe that employee happiness and business success are linked. Join us in our mission to transform the power of diagnostics into a healthier future for all.
Thrive in the Heart of Europe with QuidelOrtho:
At QuidelOrtho, our Prague office is home to nearly 145 talented professionals supporting critical EMEA Shared Services, including Customer Service, Finance, People & Culture, and GIS. Together, they drive excellence across our global organization.
Our office is ideally located in one of Prague’s most attractive districts—just steps from the city center—providing easy access to everything this dynamic city has to offer. Housed in a modern, newly renovated building, the workspace is designed to foster collaboration, flexibility, and well-being—creating an environment where work-life balance truly thrives.
Join us in Prague and become part of a forward-thinking team at the center of it all.
Are you passionate about creating meaningful employee experiences through impactful compensation and benefits programmes? Join our EMEA team as a Total Rewards Specialist and play a key role in delivering high-quality rewards solutions that support our people across multiple countries.
In this role, you will partner closely with the EMEA Total Rewards Manager to ensure the smooth delivery of regional compensation and benefits operations. From managing benefit programmes and vendor relationships to supporting global compensation cycles, you will help shape an employee experience that is consistent, competitive, and built around our people.
What You’ll Do:
Benefits Management & Employee Experience
Support the administration and renewal of regional benefits programmes and business insurance plans.
Collect, analyse, and maintain benefits data to support renewal processes.
Coordinate benefit-related invoices, financial updates, and fringe rate calculations.
Create and maintain clear, up-to-date benefit communications and summaries for employees.
Support employees throughout their benefits journey, including onboarding, changes, and offboarding.
Compensation Programmes & Market Insights
Support the annual compensation review cycle, including merit increases and bonus processes across EMEA.
Help coordinate communications and provide guidance to HR teams, HR Business Partners, and employees throughout compensation cycles.
Assist with market benchmarking activities to help ensure our programmes remain competitive and aligned with industry standards.
Collaboration & Stakeholder Partnership
Build strong relationships with HR, Payroll, IT, and other internal stakeholders.
Act as a trusted point of contact for external benefits providers and vendors.
Support vendor management activities, including onboarding processes within SAP.
Data, Reporting & Process Excellence
Maintain accurate employee and benefits data across dedicated platforms.
Perform regular audits to ensure data quality, accuracy, and compliance.
Prepare monthly and annual reports covering pensions and benefits.
Support procurement activities, including Purchase Order creation and management.
What You Bring:
Experience in benefits administration, compensation support, or HR operations, ideally within a multi-country European environment.
Strong Excel skills with the ability to manage, analyse, and interpret data effectively.
Experience with SAP or similar HR systems is an advantage.
A highly organised, detail-oriented approach with a passion for improving processes.
Strong communication skills and the confidence to collaborate with stakeholders at all levels.
The ability to handle sensitive employee information with professionalism and discretion.
Fluent written and spoken English; additional European languages such as Spanish, French, Czech, or German are highly valued.
Why Join Us?
You’ll be part of a collaborative EMEA team where your work directly contributes to how employees experience our organisation. This is an opportunity to grow your expertise in Total Rewards, work across diverse markets, and make a visible impact on our people programmes.
Ready to Make an Impact?
If you’re excited by the opportunity to combine data, people, and processes to create a better employee experience, we’d love to hear from you. Join us and help shape the future of Total Rewards across EMEA while growing your career in a global, collaborative environment.
The role is based in Prague, Czech Republic.
Equal Opportunity
QuidelOrtho believes in Equal Opportunity for all and is committed to ensuring all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, have an opportunity to apply for those positions that they are interested in and qualify for without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. QuidelOrtho is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals so that an individual can perform the duties. If you are interested in applying for an employment opportunity and require special assistance or an accommodation to apply due to a disability, please contact us at [email protected].
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