Employer Health and Welfare Senior Consultant, Strategy, Growth, and Transformation

Our Deloitte Human Capital team helps organizations create value through people performance. We work with clients to reimagine work, the workforce, and the workplace across the enterprise and to transform their HR functions with AI and emerging technology. With the rapid pace of change in today's world, you will help clients answer questions like: How do I access, develop, and motivate my workforce? What should my AI strategy be for the HR function? Do I have the right organization and culture to enable performance? Join our team to make work better for humans and humans better at work.

The team

Deloitte's Government and Public Services (GPS) practice - our people, ideas, technology and outcomes-is designed for impact. Serving federal, state, & local government clients as well as public higher education institutions, our team of professionals brings fresh perspective to help clients anticipate disruption, reimagine the possible, and fulfill their mission promise.

Our Insights, Innovation, & Operate offering provides key aspects of our clients' businesses with technology, data, and deep technical and human capabilities. Innovates and delivers creative, industry-centric solutions that streamline work and accelerate speed-to-value.

Work you'll do

As an Health and Welfare Senior Consultant in Strategy, Growth, and Transformation, you will:

• Prepare self-insured financial projections and support health plan management, including financial reporting, premium rate setting, and employee contributions.
• Conduct employee benefits studies, including benchmarking and modeling alternative designs.
• Develop comprehensive benefits strategies, including plan offerings and design.
• Managing RFP processes for medical, dental, pharmacy, life, and disability programs, including development, administration, proposal evaluation, vendor selection, negotiation, and implementation.
• Review and negotiate premium rate/administrative fee renewals.
• Evaluate vendors by reviewing services, contracts, performance guarantees, and renewals.
• Analyze claims utilization data and assess health plan performance against strategy.
• Act as an extension of the HR team, assisting with ad hoc requests or issues.
• Prepare client presentations and reports.
• Serve as a project manager and mentor junior team members.
• Engage in general health & welfare consulting activities as needed.

A successful candidate would possess these skills:

• Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
• Ability to build and sustain professional relationships
• Ability to lead projects or workstreams
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to mentor and provide clear guidance to others

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree
• 6+ years of experience in heath or benefits consulting
• 1+ year of underwriting experience beyond basic model usage
• 1+ year of experience with U.S. healthcare system and plan design
• 1+ year of experience with healthcare financials, including rate review and negotiation
• Ability to travel 10-20%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future

Preferred:

• Prior management consulting experience
• ASA with progression to FSA, FSA, or career ASA designation

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $137,700 to $229,500.

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

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