Senior Benefits Specialist

Guardant Health; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 106,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading precision oncology company seeks a Senior Benefits Specialist to enhance employee benefit offerings and streamline leave administration processes. The ideal candidate possesses extensive experience in benefits management and compliance, focusing on improving employee experience across various benefit programs. This role offers the opportunity to engage in strategic analysis and lead initiatives impacting employee wellness and satisfaction.

Qualifications

• 5+ years related benefits and/or absence management experience.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. laws on protected leaves and accommodations.
• Experience with confidential employee information.

Responsibilities

• Assist with redesign of leave administration and benefit processes.
• Analyze data and trends to inform benefit strategy.
• Manage third-party vendor relationships.

Skills

Customer service

Process improvement

Attention to detail

Interpersonal skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Tools

Workday

ADP

PowerPoint

Job description

Company Description

Guardant Health is a leading precision oncology company focused on guarding wellness and giving every person more time free from cancer. Founded in 2012, Guardant is transforming patient care and accelerating new cancer therapies by providing critical insights into what drives disease through its advanced blood and tissue tests, real-world data and AI analytics. Guardant tests help improve outcomes across all stages of care, including screening to find cancer early, monitoring for recurrence in early-stage cancer, and treatment selection for patients with advanced cancer. For more information, visitguardanthealth.comand follow the company onLinkedIn,X (Twitter)andFacebook.

Job Description

Reporting to the Senior Benefits Manager, the Senior Benefits Specialist will be an integral part of the Total Rewards team at Guardant. They will help manage key programs within our benefit offerings, initially focused on improving our leave and accommodation management processes. The ideal candidate will have a deep, subject matter knowledge on leaves and be comfortable with leading our vendors and internal stakeholders in discussions about best practices and process improvement. They should have experience in benefits operations, compliance, and communications and be willing to contribute to a variety of projects to enhance the benefits experience of our employees both in and outside of the United States.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist with the redesign and improvement of business processes related to leave administration, accommodations, and other key benefit offerings including health, retirement, and perks.
• Analyze company-specific data and utilization insights, market trends, and best practices to inform benefit strategy and make recommendations to leadership.
• Develop employee communications and deliver trainings to educate employees, managers, and HR Business Partners about benefit offerings, policies, and processes.
• Manage relationships with third-party vendors and benefit providers—including our leave administrator and other service providers—to ensure accurate service delivery and a seamless employee experience.
• Review and coordinate workplace accommodation requests in partnership with Employee Relations, engaging in the interactive process and consulting with employment counsel as needed for complex situations.
• Partner cross-functionally to support benefit-related reporting requests, biweekly payroll processing, data reconciliations, audits, and compliance projects.
• Monitor regulatory changes affecting leave, accommodations, and other benefit programs to ensure compliance with applicable local, state, and federal laws.
• Provide day-to-day support for a range of employee benefit programs both in and outside of the US, ensuring timely issue resolution and exceptional service.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent and 5+ years related benefits and/or absence management experience; global experience is a plus
• Strong knowledge of U.S. state and federal laws pertaining to protected leaves and accommodations; awareness of global best practices is a plus
• Excellent customer service and process improvement orientation; ability to handle confidential employee information with discretion and good judgment.
• Excellent attention to detail and interpersonal skills; strong written/verbal communication skills.
• Experience with Workday, ADP, and PowerPoint is highly desired.

Additional Information

For positions based in Palo Alto, CA or Redwood City, CA, the base salary range for this full-time position is $106,200 to $143,370. The range does not include benefits, and if applicable, bonus, commission, or equity.

Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including, but not limited to, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. If you are selected to move forward, the recruiting team will provide details specific to the factors above.

Employee may be required to lift routine office supplies and use office equipment.Majority of the work is performed in a desk/office environment; however, there may be exposure to high noise levels, fumes, and biohazard material in the laboratory environment.Ability to sit for extended periods of time.

Guardant Health is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our hiring processes for candidates with disabilities, long-term conditions, mental health conditions, or sincerely held religious beliefs. If you need support, please reach out [e-mail]

Guardant Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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