Senior Health & Benefits Consulting Analyst
About The Position
We are seeking a talented individual to join our Health team at Mercer, part of our People & Investments business at Marsh. This role will be based in Washington, DC and offers a hybrid work arrangement, requiring a minimum of three days per week in the office. As a Senior Health & Benefits Consulting Analyst, you will have the opportunity to enhance your industry knowledge, communication skills, project management skills, and consulting acumen. You will be challenged to deliver impactful solutions for some of the most innovative high-growth startups to Fortune 500 companies across all industries. Additionally, you will collaborate with senior consultants in the design, financing, pricing, and administration of client companies’ health and welfare programs, all while working alongside some of the smartest people in the industry, pushing innovation and influencing outcomes for change.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
- 0-3 years of professional experience, preferably in health & benefits
- Ability to work at a fast pace, both independently and in a team environment
- Capacity to manage competing priorities with strong time management skills
- Excellent organizational, interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
- Proficiency in Excel and working knowledge of the MS Office suite
Nice To Haves
- Previous working experience with health plans and employee benefits
- Desire to help make an impact on global and domestic health and wellbeing trends
Responsibilities
- Assist the consulting team in gathering, organizing, entering, and analyzing data using Excel spreadsheets to be used for various client projects; involves increased focus on analysis of results and managing portions of projects
- Gather utilization or rate data from the vendors via a Request for Proposal (RFP); interpret the meaning of the data and summarize the responses from the RFP in Excel or PowerPoint format for presentation to the client
- Develop cost projections and evaluation of vendor renewal workups; results are used as part of client meetings
- Demonstrate project management and consulting skills such as managing the quality and timeliness of client deliverables; help to develop budget and billing reports; participate in calls and meetings with clients and vendors as appropriate; assist with the preparation and delivery of clear and concise communications and resolve most claim issues but can escalate more complex issues to senior consultants as needed
- Gather design data from the client and current vendors needed for analyzing the impact of a client's consolidation and/or marketing of its healthcare plans; typically involves organizing plan design details and costs in Excel for further analysis by the team; responsibilities also include checking data for reasonableness and follow-up with vendors regarding missing or inaccurate data
- Learn the basics of products, services and tools - gain an understanding of vendor/carrier markets, basic underwriting and financial skills, products, services and technical tools, and intranet resources and participate in training courses, online learning, or through learning from more experienced colleagues
- Thrive and be motivated by an environment that embraces AI and technology-enabled tools
Benefits
- health and welfare benefits
- tuition assistance
- 401K savings and other retirement programs
- employee assistance programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
