Remote Facets Benefits Architect

Cognizant; Carson City (NV); Remote; USD 113,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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

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 QA to deliver scalable benefit solutions.

The candidate will analyze requirements, configure Facets components, and ensure proper testing, validation, and production readiness across the full benefits lifecycle.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of healthcare payer experience, including at least 4 years of hands-on Facets configuration.
• Strong expertise in Facets 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Healthcare payer experience

Facets configuration expertise

Healthcare product knowledge

Regulatory awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT, Business, Healthcare Administration, or related field

Tools

Facets batch and interface processes

SQL

Data analysis tools

Job description

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 QA to deliver scalable benefit solutions.

The candidate will analyze requirements, configure Facets components, and ensure proper testing, validation, and production readiness across the full benefits lifecycle.