Data Analyst - Employee Benefits

Gallagher•Towson, MD

About The Position

At Gallagher Benefit Services, you’re a trusted partner to organizations navigating some of their most important people decisions. We help clients build better workplaces, where people feel supported, empowered, and inspired to thrive. Whether it’s shaping benefit strategies, designing wellbeing programs, or advising on workforce challenges, the work you do here creates meaningful change for businesses and the people who power them. We’re a community of bold explorers, trusted experts, and compassionate partners; working side by side to solve problems, and shape the future of work. Here, curiosity is encouraged, collaboration is second nature, and your ideas have room to grow. If you’re looking for a place where your contribution matters and where you can help build a better world of work; think of Gallagher. Overview The Employee Benefits Data Analyst specializes in working with large and complex data sets to evaluate, recommend, and support the implementation of business strategies. Identifies and compiles data sets using a variety of tools to help predict, improve, and measure the success of key business-to-business outcomes. Responsible for performing general analytics and statistical modeling on existing data sets in various areas of the business. Defines data requirements, data collection, processing, cleaning, analysis, modeling, and visualization. Examines and identifies data patterns and trends to help answer business questions and improve decision making to increase efficiency and automation. The Ideal Candidate An excellent problem solver, you thrive on making customers happy and coming up with great solutions You have a strong sense of team work, and you are highly communicative You are equally strong in facing customers and being highly analytical and detail oriented If this sounds like you, we invite you to keep reading and apply!

Requirements

University Degree and 0 -1 years prior relevant experience, or equivalent.

Nice To Haves

Strong communication skills.
Knowledge with SQL prferred
Knowledge of data analysis, statistical analysis, basic programming, data preparation/cleaning, and data visualization and presentation.

Responsibilities

Analyzes benefits plan data to identify population risk, clinical and financial trends, and utilization trends.
Works with sales and service team to develop actionable items to mitigate client claims costs.
Creates/updates employer dashboard reports with summary clinical and financial data.
Provides ad hoc queries to support sales and support teams.
Works with carriers and other administrators to obtain data required for analysis.
Presents plan performance reports to clients on an as needed basis.
Cultivates and manages relationships with third party administrators and insurance carriers regarding data.
Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Medical/dental/vision plans, which start from day one!
Life and accident insurance
401(K) and Roth options
Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA)
Educational expense reimbursement
Paid parental leave
Digital mental health services (Talkspace)
Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function)
Training programs
Gallagher Thrive program – elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing
Charitable matching gift program