VP, Benefits - Healthcare Products

NBCUniversal•New York, NY

21d•$230,000 - $275,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Vice President, Healthcare Products is the enterprise owner for NBCUniversal’s U.S. healthcare portfolio, including medical, pharmacy, behavioral health, clinical navigation, and ERISA-covered clinic programs. The role sets product strategy, manages financial and clinical performance, oversees vendors, and delivers an accessible, affordable, and effective employee experience across a diverse workforce. The position sets the multi-year healthcare strategy and product roadmap for union and non-union employee populations, evaluates plan design and healthcare solutions, and recommends programs to retain, redesign, consolidate, replace, or discontinue. It owns portfolio budgeting, claims-trend targets, administrative expense, and cost-management recommendations, and monitors clinical and cost indicators to guide action. The VP leads vendor strategy, contracting recommendations, performance management, and business reviews. The role also defines employee journeys for enrollment, care navigation, prescriptions, complex conditions, claims, and behavioral-health support, partnering with Benefits Platform & Experience on administration, service, data, technology, and communications. The role partners with Governance, Compliance & Fiduciary Affairs on regulatory and fiduciary matters, coordinates with Medical Risk & Event Health where clinics or programs intersect with occupational health or operations, and presents strategy, investment, and performance recommendations to senior HR, Finance, and business leaders. The position has a hybrid schedule requiring at least four days per week in the office; the company may change in-office requirements.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in the healthcare space, with deep expertise in employer-sponsored healthcare programs.
5+ years of leadership experience, with demonstrated success leading teams, strategic initiatives, and cross-functional partnerships.
Demonstrated ownership of medical, pharmacy/PBM, and behavioral-health strategy, plan design, financial forecasting, and vendor performance.
Exceptional command of healthcare economics, claims analytics, clinical-quality measures, ERISA, and HIPAA requirements.
Experience leading major procurements, implementations, contract negotiations, and vendor remediation.
Executive-level financial, analytical, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting hourly, seasonal, union-represented, production, or geographically dispersed workforces.
Experience with onsite or near-site clinics, navigation platforms, alternative financing, or value-based care.
Graduate degree or relevant professional credential in benefits, healthcare, finance, or a related field.

Responsibilities

Set the multi-year healthcare strategy and product roadmap for union and non-union employee populations.
Design healthcare solutions for employees across studios, theme parks, productions, news, sports, corporate functions, and international businesses.
Evaluate plan design, networks, funding, contributions, and point solutions against affordability, access, quality, clinical outcomes, and total cost.
Recommend programs to retain, redesign, consolidate, replace, or discontinue.
Own portfolio budgeting, claims-trend targets, administrative expense, and cost-management recommendations in partnership with Finance and actuarial resources.
Monitor high-cost claims, specialty pharmacy, chronic conditions, behavioral health, provider quality, and site-of-care patterns, and translate findings into action.
Maintain a scorecard covering financial, clinical, employee-experience, and vendor outcomes.
Lead strategy, contracting recommendations, performance management, and QBRs for carriers, PBMs, behavioral-health, navigation, clinical, and clinic partners.
Define employee journeys for enrollment, care navigation, prescriptions, complex conditions, claims, and behavioral-health support.
Partner with Benefits Platform & Experience on administration, service, data, technology, and communications execution.
Partner with Governance, Compliance & Fiduciary Affairs on ERISA, HIPAA, mental-health parity, privacy, plan documents, and audit readiness.
Coordinate with Medical Risk & Event Health when clinics or health programs intersect with occupational health, productions, travel, or event operations.
Present strategy, investment, and performance recommendations to senior HR, Finance, and business leaders.