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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