Sneha Patel
About Sneha Patel
Sneha Patel is the VP of Compensation, Performance, and Engagement at Alkermes, with extensive experience in HR leadership roles across various companies.
Company
Sneha Patel currently works at Alkermes as the Vice President of Compensation, Performance, and Engagement in a hybrid role based in the United States. Alkermes is a company dedicated to developing innovative medicines in neuroscience and oncology. Prior to her role at Alkermes, Sneha served as Chief People Officer at MAPS Public Benefit Corporation (MAPS PBC) from 2022 to 2023. She has also held significant HR roles at Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Genzyme, Akamai Technologies, PepsiCo, and Price Waterhouse Coopers.
Title
Sneha Patel holds the title of Vice President, Compensation, Performance, and Engagement at Alkermes. Her responsibilities include overseeing compensation structures, enhancing performance management systems, and driving employee engagement initiatives across the organization. With a focus on aligning human resource strategies with business objectives, she ensures effective implementation of compensation programs and continuous improvement in employee performance and engagement levels.
Education and Expertise
Sneha Patel earned a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree from the University of Connecticut. Her expertise includes developing and integrating compensation and benefits programs, strategic staffing management, leadership management, and organizational culture initiatives. She has authored several internal whitepapers on executive compensation and performance management strategies and is known for her ability to lead during organizational transitions, such as mergers and acquisitions.
Background
Sneha Patel has accumulated extensive experience in human resources across various esteemed organizations. Starting her career as a Consultant at Price Waterhouse Coopers, she subsequently worked at PepsiCo as an International Compensation Manager. Her role as a Senior Compensation Analyst at Akamai Technologies followed. Sneha then spent ten years at Genzyme as an Associate Director of International Compensation and Benefits followed by eight years at Ironwood Pharmaceuticals. She served as VP of Total Rewards at Alexion Pharmaceuticals before briefly taking on the role of Chief People Officer at MAPS PBC.
Achievements
Sneha Patel has led several significant initiatives during her career. She integrated compensation and benefits programs during multiple mergers and acquisitions, developed a comprehensive wellness program that improved employee health metrics, and implemented a staffing management system that reduced time-to-hire by 30%. Additionally, she designed a leadership management program that increased internal promotion rates by 20% and spearheaded an organizational culture initiative that boosted employee engagement scores by 15%. Sneha has also been a keynote speaker at HR conferences and mentors HR professionals through industry-specific programs.