Remote Facets Product & Benefits Specialist

Cognizant; Boise (ID); Remote; USD 113,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus PTO

401(k)

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Facets Product & Benefits Consultant for a remote US-based position. You will design, configure, test, and implement healthcare benefit solutions within the Facets platform, collaborating with analysts, product owners, and operations teams to deliver scalable, compliant configurations.

The role requires 6+ years in healthcare payer work, including 4+ years on Facets configurations, with strong knowledge of benefit design and end‑to‑end testing.

Qualifications

• 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.

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

Facets configuration

Healthcare payer experience

SQL

Data analysis

Agile delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/Business/Healthcare or equivalent

Tools

Facets batch and interfaces

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Facets Product & Benefits Consultant for a remote US-based position. You will design, configure, test, and implement healthcare benefit solutions within the Facets platform, collaborating with analysts, product owners, and operations teams to deliver scalable, compliant configurations.

The role requires 6+ years in healthcare payer work, including 4+ years on Facets configurations, with strong knowledge of benefit design and end‑to‑end testing.