Health Analytics Financial/Actuarial Director

Willis Towers Watson; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 115,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Welfare Benefits

Paid Holidays

401(k) plan with annual contribution

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

WTW is seeking a Health Analytics Director in Houston, Texas. This role involves leading analytics projects for employer clients, managing a team, and developing dashboards using health care and benefits data. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of relevant experience, strong project management skills, and the ability to foster client relationships. Offering a competitive salary of $115,000 to $160,000, along with a comprehensive benefits package, this role promotes a hybrid working style to support work-life balance.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in health and welfare plans.
• Strong understanding of analytics service catalog.
• Track record in managing large client relationships.
• Proven ability to generate revenue.
• Flexibility to identify and resolve issues.

Responsibilities

• Lead analytics engagements for a portfolio of clients.
• Manage projects including cost driver and population health analyses.
• Partner with client teams to communicate analytics concepts.
• Build relationships with clients and vendors.

Skills

Project management

Data visualization

Employee benefits knowledge

Communication skills

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Commercial data warehouse tools

Job description

Description

As a Health Analytics Director, you will support employer clients’ benefit programs by developing and delivering integrated health analytics projects. This includes leading measurement strategy workshops and developing customized dashboards. As member of WTW’s analytics team, you will also contribute to the next generation of products and solutions.

The ideal candidate will have experience analyzing, visualizing and delivering analytics leveraging health care, benefits and HR data to WTW’s clients. They will understand the employee benefits ecosystem, have a strong project management background and be able to manage multiple projects and deliverables with little oversight. The candidate will be expected to partner within WTW’s Financial, Actuarial, and Analytics (FAA) function to design and deliver analytic insights and dashboards to clients.

The Role

• Lead clients’ analytics engagements for a portfolio of small-to-medium clients and/or significantly contribute to large clients.

• Direct and manage the following projects:

• Point solution evaluations, cohort analyses

• Key cost driver analyses

• Population health analytics

• Scorecard development

• Evaluate data warehouse vendors in consideration of individual client objectives.

• Partner with Client Service Teams to communicate analytics concepts, measure strategy and results that effectively drive client action and improve plan performance.

• Prepare teams for meetings and/or directly co-present in meetings.

• Guide assigned team resources on deliverables based on the client’s needs.

• Provide leadership to more junior colleagues on analytics concepts, strategies, and tools.

• Develop and maintain ongoing relationships with employers’ and vendors’ primary contacts to build and enhance WTW and H&B’s brand.

• Identify opportunities for revenue growth through additional analytics.

• Support new business, expansion, and cross‑selling activities.

• Provide final quality reviews for all types of financial/actuarial deliverables.

• Guide team on strategies and deliverables based on the client’s needs.

• May have formal leadership role as people manager, team lead and the like, or a role in developing Financial, Actuarial, Analytics IC.

Qualifications

• 8+ years’ experience and demonstrated success in the design/management of increasingly complex health and welfare plans gained in a consulting or brokerage environment or similar experience in a consultative role gained at a carrier or vendor.

• Demonstrate clear understanding of the analytics service catalog and advanced knowledge in all aspects of measurement strategy, data analytics, and data warehouse solutions.

• Track record of success in managing and growing large client relationships.

• Proven ability to generate revenue.

• Polished and well developed oral and written communication skills.

• Flexibility and proven ability to identify and resolve issues.

• Proven ability to manage and prioritize several obligations at once.

• Excellent Microsoft Office skills, particularly in Excel and PowerPoint.

• Expertise with commercial data warehouse and/or carrier tools (e.g. Artemis, Cedar Gate, Cotiviti, Merative, etc.).

• Availability to travel occasionally.

• Bachelor’s degree required.

• State Life and Health license required within 90 days of joining.

Note: Employment-based non‑immigrant visa sponsorship and/or assistance is not offered for this specific job opportunity.

This position will remain posted for a minimum of three business days from the date posted or until a sufficient/appropriate candidate slate has been identified.

Compensation and Benefits

Base salary range and benefits information for this position are being included in accordance with requirements of various state/local pay transparency legislation. Please note that salaries may vary for different individuals in the same role based on several factors, including but not limited to location of the role, individual competencies, education/professional certifications, qualifications/experience, performance in the role and potential for revenue generation (Producer roles only).

Compensation

The base salary compensation range being offered for this role is $115,000.00 to $160,000.00 USD per year.

This role is also eligible for an annual short‑term incentive bonus.

Company Benefits

WTW provides a competitive benefit package which includes the following (eligibility requirements apply):

• Health and Welfare Benefits: Medical (including prescription coverage), Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Commuter Account, Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Group Accident, Group Critical Illness, Life Insurance, AD&D, Group Legal, Identify Theft Protection, Wellbeing Program and Work/Life Resources (including Employee Assistance Program)

• Leave Benefits: Paid Holidays, Annual Paid Time Off (includes state/local paid leave where required), Short‑Term Disability, Long‑Term Disability, Other Leaves (e.g., Bereavement, FMLA, ADA, Jury Duty, Military Leave, and Parental and Adoption Leave), Paid Time Off (only included for Washington roles)

• Retirement Benefits: Qualified contributory pension plan (if eligible) and 401(k) plan with annual nonelective company contribution. Non‑qualified retirement plans available to senior level colleagues who satisfy the plans’ eligibility requirements.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

At WTW, we trust you to know your work and the people, tools and environment you need to be successful. The majority of our colleagues work in a “hybrid” style, with a mix of remote, in‑person and in‑office interactions dependent on the needs of the team, role and clients. Our flexibility is rooted in trust and “hybrid” is not a one‑size‑fits‑all solution.

We understand flexibility is key to supporting an inclusive and diverse workforce and so we encourage requests for all types of flexible working as well as location‑based arrangements. Please speak to your recruiter to discuss more.

EOE, including disability/vets