Senior Health & Benefits Consultant

Company: Mercer Description: Join Our Team at Mercer! Are you an experienced professional looking to be part of an innovative company with great leaders and a chance to make a real impact? Mercer is growing, and now is a fantastic time to join our Health and Benefits Consulting team! At Mercer, we improve the lives of more than 110 million people every day by advancing their health, wealth, and careers. We are committed to creating exciting and rewarding futures for our clients and their employees. This role is based in any of our Northeast locations—including Boston, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania—and offers a hybrid work model (minimum three days per week in the office). As a Senior Health & Benefits Consultant, you will: Lead complex client engagements, managing the scope, quality, timeliness, and budget of multiple deliverables across medical, pharmacy, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits plans. Guide teams in researching, analyzing, and evaluating benefit programs to develop innovative design and renewal strategies. Build and maintain strong client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor by understanding client needs and delivering strategic recommendations. Provide high-level financial, contractual, and administrative analysis, including reviewing RFPs and preparing executive summary reports. Delegate, mentor, and review work of junior staff, offering guidance and support to resolve challenges effectively. Collaborate with key client stakeholders to identify opportunities for business growth and facilitate client referrals. Assist in the development of sophisticated benefits design and renewal strategies, driving the creation of tools and solutions to address complex client issues. Utilize strong financial acumen and advanced Excel skills to analyze data, build models, and support client decision-making. We Will Count on You To: Oversee complex client engagements, including service delivery, strategy, financial evaluations, plan design, renewal, business placement, benchmarking, and other studies. Manage consulting engagements with mid-market to large employers on their medical, dental, life, and disability benefit plans. Negotiate with benefits carriers and vendors to secure optimal health and welfare plan coverage. Thrive and be motivated by an environment that embraces AI and technology-enabled tools. Be accountable for project success in terms of scope, budget, timeliness, and client satisfaction. What You Need to Have: A BA/BS degree. 4+ years of experience identifying, designing, recommending, and implementing innovative business solutions for complex health care benefit plans. Recognized expertise and a strong reputation in the health & benefits field. Strong financial acumen and proficiency in Microsoft Excel for data analysis and reporting. What Makes You Stand Out: Well-developed skills in strategic planning, communication, and active listening. Proven management experience leading large, complex projects. Ability to build and maintain trusted client relationships through thoughtful advisory and problem-solving. What’s In It for You? Join a global leader in human resources consulting and enjoy top-tier benefits, a diverse and inclusive culture, and ample opportunities for professional growth. At Mercer, we empower our colleagues to thrive and make a difference in the moments that matter. Mercer is a business of Marsh (NYSE: MRSH), a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information about Mercer, visit mercer.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X. Marsh is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, veteran status (including protected veterans), or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by contacting View email address on click.appcast.io. Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person. #J-18808-Ljbffr