Health & Benefits - Lead Associate

WTW

6d•$90,000 - $110,000

About The Position

As a Health and Benefits Lead Associate 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 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. Materially contribute to core health and benefits projects involving the design and management of group medical, dental, wellbeing, life, disability and absence management benefits for clients.

Requirements

4+ years’ experience dealing with health and welfare plans, ideally gained in a benefit consulting/brokerage firm or health underwriting / actuarial function of an insurance company
Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and produce quality deliverables on time and within budget
Strong client service orientation and ability to respond to all communications effectively and in a timely manner
Proven ability to identify and resolve issues
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Self-starter attitude and ability to work independently and as part of a team
Strong analytical, creative and integrative skills
Excellent Microsoft Office skills, particularly in Excel and PowerPoint
State Life and Health license required within 90 days of joining
Pursuit of CEBS designation, or health and welfare actuarial / underwriting training encourage

Responsibilities

Partnering with client service team leader to deliver superior project management
Proactively advising clients and providing superior client service in response to day to day service issues and questions (eligibility, carrier coverage and claims issues, compliance, etc.)
Preparing for and facilitating client meetings (prepare agendas and materials, coordinate resources, etc.)
Contributing to benefit plan analysis, design, cost savings and funding strategies
Engaging subject matter experts to address client needs
Conducting review of client deliverables to ensure alignment to client objectives, leverage of optimal WTW services and solutions, and adherence to WTW professional excellence standards
Conducting benchmarking studies and other research; provide value added analyses and summaries
Analyzing and comparing vendor products, services and contracts
Building relationships internally and collaborating effectively on cross-functional teams
Reviewing work and contributing to the development of junior staff

Benefits

Medical (including prescription coverage)
Dental
Vision
Health Savings Account
Commuter Account
Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Group Accident
Group Critical Illness
Life Insurance
AD&D
Group Legal
Identify Theft Protection
Wellbeing Program and Work/Life Resources (including Employee Assistance Program)
Paid Holidays
Annual Paid Time Off (includes paid state/local paid leave where required)
Short-Term Disability
Long-Term Disability
Other Leaves (e.g., Bereavement, FMLA, ADA, Jury Duty, Military Leave, and Parental and Adoption Leave), Paid Time Off
Contributory Pension Plan and Savings Plan (401k)