Health & Benefits Lead Associate

The Role

• Materially contribute to core health and benefits projects involving the design and management of group medical, dental, life, disability and time off benefits for large, complex clients, including:

• Benefit plan analysis, design, cost savings and funding strategies

• Vendor procurement, negotiation, and optimization

• Incorporation of specialized health management, absence and disability management, pharmacy, data analytics and compliance strategies

• Partner with Consultants to deliver superior project management on select clients

• Perform financial analyses including developing pricing and employee contributions strategies, modelling plan design alternatives and calculating reserves

• Conduct benchmarking studies and other research; provide value added analyses and summaries

• Analyze and compare vendor products, services and contracts

• Design, distribute and evaluate responses to surveys and request for proposals (RFP')

• Build relationships internally and collaborate effectively on cross-functional teams

• Review analytical work, mentor and develop junior level staff

• Contribute to the development of new intellectual capital

The Requirements

• 5+ years' experience dealing with the financials of health and welfare plans, ideally gained in a benefit consulting/brokerage firm or health underwriting / actuarial function of an insurance company

• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and produce quality deliverables on time and within budget

• Flexibility and proven ability to identify and resolve issues

• Strong client service orientation and ability to respond to all communications effectively and in a timely manner

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Self-starter attitude and ability to work individually and as part of a team

• Strong analytical, creative and integrative skills

• Desire to mentor/develop more junior staff

• Excellent Microsoft Office skills, particularly in Excel and PowerPoint

• Bachelor's degree required, preferably with significant quantitative coursework

• State Life and Health license required within 90 days of joining

EOE, including disability/vets (~~~)