Senior Associate - Health and Benefits

• Responsible for managing customer relationships in the area of health& benefits
• Define the scope of the methodology and proposal preparation and consulting contracts.
• Project management of complex clients, guaranteeing delivery on time, within budget and with high quality
• Manage H&B vendor renewals and negotiations
• Design efficient plan designs and funding arrangements that fit client goals
• Know the national and local H&B vendor marketplaces and leverage that knowledge on clients’ behalf
• Demonstrate proficient writing, oral presentation skills in client reports, recommendations, and presentations
• Provide periodic reports informing the performance of the medical plan, including loss ratio, frequency of the use, member profile, etc.
• Provide annual benchmarking comparison relating to H&B clients
• Analysis about the advantages and disadvantages of the plan funding model (insured or self-insured); development of performance indicators for monitoring results
• Legislative updates: communicate Human Resources team any changes in local laws related to group life insurance, medical and dental benefits; and potential direct and/or indirect impacts on the company’s current benefits programs
• Risk profile of the population: analysis of the epidemiological profile of the population (if such data is available) so as to provide support in decisions concerning health management and potential costs

• Meet requirements of the following including: M5, M9, HI, ComGI
• 5+ years’ experience dealing with the financials of health and group benefit plans, ideally gained in a group benefit consulting/brokerage firm or group health underwriting or actuarialfunction of an insurance company;additional experience with life/disability plans desired
• Proven experience successfully managing projects and producing qualitydeliverables on time and within budget
• Flexibility and proven ability to diagnose and resolve issues;strong client service orientation
• Excellent ability to communicate effectively with a strongfocus on customerservice
• Technical proficiency in multiple H&Bpractice disciplines
• Broad understanding of compliance issues related to local legislation
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to ask the right questions and seek help where appropriate
• Ability to respondto all communications effectively and in a timely manner
• Deep knowledge of national and local H&Bvendor marketplaces
• Ability to work both independently and on clientteams and enjoy afast-paced environment
• Sense of accountability; owning one’s work and taking pride in it
• Self-starter: interest in continually challenging oneself and willingness to step outside of one’s comfort zone
• Interest and ability to think beyond the task at hand and understand how one’s work fits into the broader landscape

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