Benefits Configuration Analyst New

SmithRx; Mississippi; Remote; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health-tech company is seeking a Benefits Configuration Analyst who will support various cross-functional teams in managing pharmacy benefit plans. This role involves ensuring data integrity and enhancing the member experience through close collaboration with multiple teams. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in payer/claims and be a problem-solver, excelling in a dynamic environment. SmithRx offers competitive wellness benefits and a collaborative workplace.

Benefits

Medical, Pharmacy, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Savings Program

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Qualifications

• 4+ years in payer/claims and benefit configuration.
• Strong communication skills via meetings and correspondence.
• Self-starter with problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain pharmacy benefit plans.
• Support new client implementations and testing.
• Troubleshoot claims adjudication process.

Skills

Communication

Problem Solving

Adaptability

Job description

SmithRx is a rapidly growing, venture-backed Health-Tech company. Our mission is to disrupt the expensive and inefficient Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) sector by building a next-generation drug acquisition platform driven by cutting edge technology, innovative cost saving tools, and best-in-class customer service. With hundreds of thousands of members onboarded since 2016, SmithRx has a solution that is resonating with clients all across the country.

We pride ourselves for our mission-driven and collaborative culture that inspires our employees to do their best work. We believe that the U.S healthcare system is in need of transformation, and we come to work each day dedicated to making that change a reality. At our core, we are guided by our company values:

• Integrity: Our purpose guides our actions and gives us confidence in the path ahead. With unwavering honesty and dependability, we embrace the pressure of challenging the old and exemplify ethical leadership to create the new.
• Courage: We face continuous challenges with grit and resilience. We embrace the discomfort of the unknown by balancing autonomy with empathy, and ownership with vulnerability. We boldly challenge the status quo to keep moving forward—always.
• Together: The success of SmithRx reflects the strength of our partnerships and the commitment of our team. Our shared values bind us together and make us one. When one falls, we all fall; when one rises, we all rise.

Job Summary:

As a Benefits Configuration Analyst, you will support cross-functional teams during implementations and build and manage pharmacy benefit plans on various platforms to ensure a high quality SmithRx product. This role will also be responsible for supporting the Plan Operations team with core benefits operations functions while building and maintaining accurate benefit configuration.

In order to be eligible for this position applicants must be based in one of the following states : Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin.

What you will do:

• Work with clients, identifying and understanding benefit plan requirements. Build and maintain pharmacy benefit plans for client groups.
• Aid in the organization of benefit configuration and structure for the accounts assigned by monitoring plan data integrity.
• Maintain prior authorizations and step therapy rules.
• Grandfather/transition new clients and update formularies with changes at the direction of the clinical team.
• Communicate project status, escalating issues when appropriate. Provide insight into changes to improve workflow efficiency.
• Collaborate with member support and customer success teams to review and resolve inquiries related to benefits timely to improve member experience.
• Provide troubleshooting support for our claims adjudication process.
• Support new client implementations, conduct go-live testing, perform post go-live auditing and support to ensure plans are configured to confirm accuracy.

What you will bring to SmithRx:

• 4+ years of experience in payer/claims and benefit configuration required.
• Strong communication skills via face-to-face meetings, conference calls and written correspondence.
• Self-starter mentality: ability to make informed decisions, find creative approaches to difficult challenges, and deliver on commitments.
• Execution-focused ethos - you are a solutions-oriented problem solver and efficiency driven.
• Flexible, dependable, adaptable, and able to respond under the pressure of a fast-paced technology company.

What SmithRx Offers You:

• Highly competitive wellness benefits including Medical, Pharmacy, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance and AD&D Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Program
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Discretionary Paid Time Off
• 12 Paid Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave benefits
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Well-stocked kitchen in office locations
• Professional development and training opportunities

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