Facets Product & Benefits Consultant (Remote - US)

Cognizant; Augusta (ME); Remote; USD 113,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

401(k) plan and contributions

Paid holidays and PTO

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Facets Product & Benefits Consultant to design, configure, test, and implement healthcare product configurations within the Facets platform. This remote-US role collaborates with analysts, claims teams, product owners, and tech stakeholders to deliver scalable benefit solutions.

You will analyze requirements, configure and validate Facets components, and develop documentation and testing scenarios for benefit logic, including deductibles, copays, coinsurance, and

Qualifications

• 6+ years of healthcare payer experience with Facets configuration.
• Strong expertise in Facets configuration, implementation and troubleshooting.
• Deep understanding of benefit design (copays, deductibles, maxs).
• Translate business needs into scalable configuration solutions.
• Understand relationship between configuration, claims, pricing and networks.
• Experience in end-to-end testing, defect resolution and production validation.
• Bachelor’s degree in IT/Business/Healthcare or related field.

Responsibilities

• Analyze requirements and regulations to design Facets configurations.
• Configure, validate, and maintain Facets components for benefits and claims.
• Assess impacts across memberships, pricing, accumulators and networks.
• Develop configuration docs, mapping artifacts and logs.
• Create and execute testing scenarios for benefit logic (deductibles, copays, coinsurance, OOP).
• Troubleshoot defects and implement sustainable fixes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for launches and changes.

Skills

Facets configuration

Healthcare payer

Testing & validation

Configuration documentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/Business/Healthcare

Tools

SQL

Job description

Facets Product & Benefits Consultant (Remote - US)

Location: Remote

Employment Type: Full-Time

Job ID: 00070476091

About the Role

As a Facets Product & Benefits Consultant, you will make an impact by designing, configuring, testing, and implementing healthcare products and benefit plans within the Facets platform. You will be a valued member of the Healthcare Technology team and work collaboratively with business analysts, claims teams, product owners, operations leaders, QA teams, and technology stakeholders to deliver scalable, complaint, and high-quality benefit solutions.

In this role, you will:

• Analyze benefit requirements, product documentation, regulatory mandates, and business needs to design effective Facets product and benefit configurations.

• Configure, validate, and maintain Facets Product & Benefits components that support accurate benefit administration and claims adjudication.

• Assess impacts across membership, provider networks, pricing, accumulators, claims processing, and downstream integrations.

• Develop configuration documentation, mapping artifacts, decision logs, and implementation support materials.

• Create and execute testing scenarios to validate benefit logic, including deductibles, copays, coinsurance, out-of-pocket maximums, limits, and network-based benefits.

• Troubleshoot configuration defects, identify root causes, and implement sustainable solutions.

• Partner with cross-functional teams to support product launches, benefit changes, releases, and production implementations.

Work Model

We strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role's business requirements, this is a remote position open to qualified applicants within the United States.

Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you're engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured, we will always be clear about role expectations.

What You Need to Have to Be Considered

• 6+ years of healthcare payer experience, including at least 4 years of hands-on Facets Product & Benefits configuration experience.

• Strong expertise in Facets Product & Benefits configuration, implementation, and troubleshooting.

• Deep understanding of healthcare benefit design, including copays, coinsurance, deductibles, out-of-pocket maximums, accumulators, limits, exclusions, and network variations.

• Experience analyzing business requirements and translating them into scalable configuration solutions.

• Knowledge of the relationship between benefit configuration, claims adjudication, pricing, eligibility, provider networks, and accumulators.

• Experience supporting end-to-end testing, defect resolution, implementation activities, and production validation.

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business, Healthcare Administration, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

These Will Help You Stand Out

• Experience supporting Facets implementations, benefit renewals, product launches, platform migrations, or large-scale remediation initiatives.

• Knowledge of Commercial, Medicare, Medicaid, Exchange, or ASO healthcare products.

• Experience using SQL, data analysis tools, configuration comparison tools, or Facets batch and interface processes.

• Familiarity with healthcare regulatory requirements, benefit compliance standards, and audit controls.

• Experience working in Agile delivery environments and cross-functional healthcare technology teams.

Salary and Other Compensation

Applicants will be accepted till 10/05/2026

Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship.

Please note, this role cannot offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future

The annual salary for this position will be in the range of $113,000 - $130,000 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant's discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant's applicable plans.

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

• 401(k) plan and contributions

• Long-term/Short-term Disability

• Paid Parental Leave

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Disclaimer

The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

Our strength is built on our ability to work together. Our diverse backgrounds offer different perspectives and new ways of thinking. It encourages lively discussions, creativity, productivity, and helps us build better solutions for our clients. We want someone who thrives in this setting and is inspired to craft meaningful solutions through true collaboration.

If you are content with ambiguity, excited by change, and excel through autonomy, we'd love to hear from you!

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Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.