Manager - Health & Benefits Consulting

Description As a Health and Benefits Manager, 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 vendors 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 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, actuarial, and compliance strategies Partner with Consultants to deliver superior project management on select clients 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 survey and Requests for Proposals 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 Qualifications 5+ years’ experience dealing with health and welfare plans, ideally gained in a benefit consulting/brokerage firm 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 #J-18808-Ljbffr WTW