Senior Health and Benefits Analyst

Job title:

Senior Health and Benefits Analyst

Company

Willis Towers Watson

Job description

As a Senior Health and Benefits Analyst, you will contribute to a wide variety of complex projects involving the design, financing and ongoing management of the full spectrum of health and benefit programs. You will serve as the lead project manager on select projects, interface with carriers and key clients internally and externally, create client deliverables, and ensure quality standards are met. You will have the opportunity to significantly grow your health and benefits business acumen as well as your financial, project management and client relationship skills by working on cutting edge projects alongside leaders in the industry.Responsibilities:

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

• Benefit plan analysis, design, cost savings and funding strategies
• Carrier 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
• Perform financial analyses including developing pricing and employee contribution strategies, modelling plan design alternatives and calculating reserves
• Conduct benchmarking studies and other research; provide value added analyses and summaries
• Analyze and compare carrier products, services and contracts
• Design, distribute and evaluate responses to surveys and Request for Proposals (RFPs)
• 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

Requirements:

• 3+ years’ experience dealing with the financials of health and benefits plans, ideally gained in a benefit consulting/brokerage firm or health underwriting 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
• Provincial Life and Health license required within 90 days of joining

Equal Opportunity Employer

Expected salary

Location

Calgary, AB

Job date

Sun, 28 Jul 2024 00:27:58 GMT

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