Senior Health Benefits Analyst

The Segal Group, Inc; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 72,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Defined benefit pension

401(k) plan

Medical and prescription benefits

Dental benefits

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness reimbursements

Credential and tuition reimbursement

Holidays

Vacation

Sick leave

Paid family leave

Sabbaticals

Job summary

Segal is seeking a Senior Health Benefits Analyst to support a broad range of group health benefits consulting for clients in the West region. The role involves significant client interaction, data analysis, and collaboration with health benefits consultants and client teams.

The Senior Health Benefits Analyst analyzes health care data, builds budget projections, performs renewal analyses, and may supervise analysts.

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal/communication and writing skills.
• Proven problem-solving, analytical and negotiation skills.
• Proficiency with project management.
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks in a demanding work environment.
• Ability to work independently and interact collaboratively as part of a client team.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Asana is a plus.
• CEBS exams and/or pursuing other relevant accreditation is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and interpret health care data including medical, prescription drug, stop loss, dental, vision, life and disability coverages.
• Produce budget projections and incurred but not reported reserves calculations.
• Price health coverages using experience and/or rating tools and perform renewal analyses.
• Prepare bids and analyze vendor proposals; write reports and memoranda for clients.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Writing skills

Analytical skills

Negotiation skills

Project management

Multitasking

Independent work

Education

Graduate degree in health disciplines (preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Asana

Job description

Job Description - Senior Health Benefits Analyst (WES0000005J)

Job Description

Senior Health Benefits Analyst - ( WES0000005J )

Description

The Senior Health Benefits Analyst is integral to supporting the delivery of a broad and diverse range of group health benefits consulting services to our clients. The Senior Health Benefits Analyst has significant visibility and client interaction, and opportunities to perform as an influential member of client teams. The Senior Health Benefits Analyst works under the direction and guidance of unit manager, health benefits consultants and senior client team members.

This position could be located in any of the West region offices; San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix, or Denver, and can be remote working in the West Region.

The Role: The Senior Health Benefits Analyst will interact directly with team members, clients and other professionals in providing an integrated and thorough approach to meeting client’s health consulting needs. The Senior Health Benefits Analyst performs these duties at a high level of proficiency, is responsible for analytical work, collaborates effectively with client team members, and interfaces directly with clients and vendors.

The Senior Health Benefits Analyst's Major Responsibilities Include:

• analysis and interpretation of health care data, including medical, prescription drug, stop loss, dental, vision, life and disability coverages;
• budget projections;
• incurred but not reported reserves calculations;
• pricing of benefit changes for health coverages utilizing experience and/or manual rating tools;
• renewal analyses;
• bid specification preparation and analysis of vendor proposals;
• writing reports and memoranda to describe analyses and make recommendations to clients;
• working on ad hoc analysis reports and projects;
• reviewing work completed by health benefit analysts for accuracy, completeness and quality and, may supervise analysts on the completion of tasks;
• as needed, attending client meetings;
• assisting consultants with presentation of data and options to clients.

Qualifications

Requirements For This Position Include:

• 3-4 years of group health underwriting, actuarial or equivalent experience is preferred.
• may be an entry point for individuals with a graduate level academic degree and/or training in relevant health disciplines (e.g., health administration, public health, etc.)
• strong interpersonal/communication and writing skills;
• proven problem-solving, analytical and negotiation skills;
• proficiency with project management;
• ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks in a demanding work environment;
• ability to work independently and interact collaboratively as part of a client team;
• proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• proficiency in Asana is a plus
• sitting for and passing CEBS exams and/or pursuing other relevant accreditation (e.g., Actuarial/ HIAA destinations) is a plus

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Segal:

We recognize that individuals bring a broad range of experience and abilities that go beyond the technical requirements of a job. If your experience and qualifications are close to what you see described here, we encourage you to apply. Diversity of employment, skills and life experience, combined with passion, are key to innovation and excellence. encourage individuals,including but not limited to women, minorities, the disabled and protected veterans and thosefrom all otherbackgrounds to applyto our positions. Please let us know if you require accommodation during the interview process and thank you for considering Segal.

About Segal and its Total Rewards Program:

Segal is aprivately owned, leading North American employee benefit, human resources and investment management consulting firm withover 80 years of history providing trusted advice that improves lives. Clients include public and private corporations, multiemployer trust funds, public sector entities, higher education institutions, institutional advisors, among many others.

The current salary range for this position is $72,000 to $105,000 plus opportunity for a discretionary performance bonus based on company profitability and employee performance.

• a non-contributory defined benefit pension plan
• matching and discretionary contributions to a 401(k) profit sharing plan
• medical and prescription benefits including contributions to a health savings account for eligible employees
• dental benefits
• life insurance
• disability insurance
• an Employee Assistance Program
• wellness benefit reimbursements and rewards
• professional credential and tuition reimbursement
• holidays
• vacation days
• sick leave
• paid family leave
• sabbaticals

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