Benefits Analyst

Avient; Avon Lake (OH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Avient seeks a Benefits Analyst to support a seamless, employee-centered benefits and leave experience for active employees and retirees. You will partner with the Benefits Manager and HR teams to analyze data, manage plan administration, and drive improvements across health and welfare programs.

The role emphasizes problem solving, prioritization, and translating data into compliant, practical solutions that benefit the business and employee experience.

Qualifications

• Experience analyzing benefits data and costs to keep plans cost-effective.
• Ability to draft employee communications and informational literature.
• Experience coordinating leave programs (FMLA, disability, etc.) and vendor interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes costs, usage and market trend data for current benefit plans.
• Monitors legislative changes affecting health and welfare plans.
• Drafts informational literature and communication materials for employees and retirees.
• Oversees and administers Leave of Absence Program including FMLA and disability.
• Partners with vendors in health and welfare benefit administration.
• Coordinates payment of vendor invoices and surveys benefit program practices.
• Responds to HR manager and employee inquiries about benefits and policies.
• Implements intranet updates related to benefits.
• Ensures HRIS is updated with status changes and invoices.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Data analysis

Benefits admin

Communication

Vendor management

HRIS

Tools

HRIS

Job description

We are looking for a Benefits Analyst to play a key role in delivering a seamless, employee-centered benefits and leave experience for Avient employees and retirees. In this role, you will partner closely with the Benefits Manager, Health & Welfare Programs and HR colleagues to support plan administration, analyze benefits data, and identify opportunities to continuously improve how our programs work for our people.

This role is well suited for someone who enjoys problem solving, balancing priorities, and translating data into practical, compliant solutions that make a difference for the business and in the employee experience.

Essential Functions

• Analyzes costs, usage and market trend data for current benefit plans to ensure market competitive and cost-effective programs are in place.




• Monitors legislative changes that impact various health and welfare benefit plans and also monitors other companies to keep abreast of competitive practices with the goal of recommending appropriate changes to the Health and Welfare Program Manager.




• Drafts informational literature and communication materials for employees and retirees.




• Oversees and administers Avient's Leave of Absence Program including short term and long-term disability, FMLA leaves and unpaid leaves and coordinate with HR, Payroll, Legal and the third-party disability carrier. Serves as a resource for support when team members are unavailable or out of the office.




• Partners and communicates with outside vendors in the administration of health and welfare benefits for both active and retired employees.




• Coordinate payment of vendor invoices and completes surveys to determine various practices and approaches for benefit programs.




• Responds to queries from HR Managers and employees regarding health and welfare benefit programs and policies.




• Implements Intranet updates.




• Complies with requests for benefits related reports and presentation data.




• Ensures HRIS system is updated with all employee status changes and processes invoices.




• Other duties as assigned.