Remote Facets Product & Benefits Config Lead

Cognizant; Topeka (KS); Remote; USD 113,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays and PTO

401(k) plan

Disability insurance

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Facets Product & Benefits Consultant for a remote US role. You will design, configure, test, and implement healthcare benefits within the Facets platform, collaborating with analysts, claims teams, product owners, and QA to deliver scalable, compliant solutions.

The role emphasizes hands-on Facets configuration, benefit design knowledge, and cross-functional delivery in a remote US setting. Strong testing and documentation skills are required.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of healthcare payer experience.
• 4+ years hands-on Facets Product & Benefits configuration experience.
• Deep understanding of healthcare benefit design (copays, coinsurance, deductibles, OOP maxs).
• Experience translating business requirements into scalable configuration solutions.

Responsibilities

• Analyze benefit requirements, product documentation, regulatory mandates to design Facets configurations.
• Configure, validate, and maintain Facets Product & Benefits components for accurate administration and claims.
• Assess impacts across membership, provider networks, pricing, accumulators, and downstream integrations.
• Develop configuration documentation, mapping artifacts, and decision logs for implementations.
• Create and execute testing scenarios to validate benefit logic (deductibles, copays, coinsurance, limits, networks).
• Troubleshoot defects, identify root causes, and implement sustainable fixes.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to support product launches and production implementations.

Skills

Healthcare payer

Facets configuration

Configuration troubleshooting

End-to-end testing

Agile delivery

SQL

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Facets

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Facets Product & Benefits Consultant for a remote US role. You will design, configure, test, and implement healthcare benefits within the Facets platform, collaborating with analysts, claims teams, product owners, and QA to deliver scalable, compliant solutions.

The role emphasizes hands-on Facets configuration, benefit design knowledge, and cross-functional delivery in a remote US setting. Strong testing and documentation skills are required.