Senior Benefits & Leave Analyst

Baylor Miraca Genetics Laboratories LLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Baylor Genetics in Houston, TX is hiring a Senior Benefits Analyst to administer and continuously improve employee benefits and leave programs. You will coordinate with employees, HR, Payroll, Finance, Legal, carriers and vendors to ensure accurate eligibility and enrollment data, timely service, and strong data integrity.

Key tasks include enrollment reconciliation, issue resolution, annual enrollment support, and documentation to support compliance and audits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in employee benefits, leave administration, HR operations, or related field.
• Experience administering benefit eligibility, enrollment, inquiries, and vendor coordination.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience reconciling benefits, payroll deduction, invoice, or eligibility data.
• Ability to handle confidential information and communicate complex benefit information clearly.

Responsibilities

• Administer employee benefit and leave programs, including eligibility, enrollment, life events, plan changes, and related employee support.
• Reconcile benefit enrollment, payroll deduction, invoice, and vendor data to identify and resolve discrepancies promptly.
• Coordinate with benefit carriers, brokers, and vendors to resolve service issues, maintain accurate records, and support plan administration.
• Respond to employee benefit and leave questions with clear, accurate, and timely guidance and communications.
• Support annual enrollment and benefit plan changes, including data preparation, testing, employee communications, and issue resolution.
• Maintain benefit and leave data, process documentation, and reports to support data integrity, service delivery, and audit readiness.
• Partner with HR, Payroll, Finance, Legal, and external vendors on compliance administration, reporting, and process improvements.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support team and organizational objectives.
• Comply with all company policies, procedures, and applicable regulatory requirements.

Skills

Benefits administration

Data reconciliation

Employee communications

Vendor coordination

Confidentiality

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business

Tools

Microsoft Excel

HRIS

Job description

Baylor Genetics in Houston, TX is hiring a Senior Benefits Analyst to administer and continuously improve employee benefits and leave programs. You will coordinate with employees, HR, Payroll, Finance, Legal, carriers and vendors to ensure accurate eligibility and enrollment data, timely service, and strong data integrity.

Key tasks include enrollment reconciliation, issue resolution, annual enrollment support, and documentation to support compliance and audits.