Senior Health Benefits Consultant

Segal; Glendale (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

401(k) matching

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness reimbursements

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Job summary

Segal in the United States seeks a Senior Health Consultant to deliver comprehensive health benefits consulting across Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Stop Loss and Life Insurance. The role offers client interaction, complex data analysis, and collaboration with CRMs and Segal’s Clinical team to design wellness programs.

You will manage vendor RFPs, evaluate proposals, and prepare client-ready reports while ensuring accuracy and timely delivery across multiple projects in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree plus 9+ years of health benefits, managed care, and/or underwriting experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage vendor procurement assignments (RFPs) on behalf of our clients, within budgets;
• Analyze each vendor’s response from both a quantitative and qualitative perspective;
• Develop familiarity with unique vendor programs and how they vary from their competition;
• Interact with CRMs in establishing the scope for new projects;
• Support CRMs with presentations to clients;
• Collaborate with Segal’s Medical Director and Clinical team on clinical and wellness programs for our clients;
• Work with and analyze complex data to include demography, claims experience, financial performance, cost-effectiveness, budget projections, renewal analysis, health delivery system and/or other benefits related issues;
• Work on ad hoc reports and projects;
• Prepare reports and memoranda communicating results of analysis to consultants and client;
• Review work completed by other health benefit analysts for accuracy, completeness and quality.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Project management

MS Office

Advanced Excel (VBA)

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Opportunity:

The Senior Health Consultant is integral to supporting the delivery of a broad and diverse range of group health benefits consulting services to our clients. This role offers visibility, client interaction, and the opportunity to learn about the emerging areas of the health benefits field through participation in special projects. This position can be located in Phoenix, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Denver offices.

The Role:

As a Senior Health Consultant, you will work collaboratively with Client Relationship Managers (CRMs) and other health group team members to provide analysis, health and benefit consultative support. This includes employee benefit offerings for Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Stop Loss and Life Insurance, as well as wellness and clinical programs. Consultants perform at a high level of proficiency doing analytical work, as well as interacting with our clients and vendors. In addition, the consultant will collaborate with peers on financial analyses and other projects. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Manage vendor procurement assignments (RFPs) on behalf of our clients, within budgets;
• Analyze each vendor’s response from both a quantitative and qualitative perspective;
• Develop familiarity with unique vendor programs and how they vary from their competition;
• Interact with CRMs in establishing the scope for new projects;
• Support CRMs with presentations to clients;
• Collaborate with Segal’s Medical Director and Clinical team on clinical and wellness programs for our clients;
• Work with and analyze complex data to include demography, claims experience, financial performance, cost-effectiveness, budget projections, renewal analysis, health delivery system and/or other benefits related issues;
• Work on ad hoc reports and projects;
• Prepare reports and memoranda communicating results of analysis to consultants and client;
• Review work completed by other health benefit analysts for accuracy, completeness and quality.

Key Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree plus 9 + years of health benefits, managed care, and/or underwriting experience. More extensive work experience may be considered in lieu of a bachelor’s degree;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both written and verbal);
• Attention to detail;
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office software suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) is required;
• Strong project management skills required, combined with the ability to succeed in fast paced environment managing multiple conflicting deadlines;
• Candidates with advanced Excel capabilities including VBA programming are preferred;
• Demonstrated project management experience/skills;
• Demonstrated skills as an effective communicator (oral/written);
• Collaborative work ethic.

About Segal And Its Total Rewards Program

Segal is a privately owned, leading North American employee benefit, human resources and investment management consulting firm with over 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.

Segal’s total rewards are part of what makes Segal a special place to work. The current salary range for this position is $124,500 to $165,000 plus opportunity for a discretionary performance bonus based on company profitability and employee performance.

• 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
• Employee Assistance Program
• wellness benefit reimbursements and rewards
• professional credential and tuition reimbursement
• comprehensive paid time off including holidays, vacation days, sick leave, paid family leave and sabbaticals

Your unique background and skills matter because at Segal, we believe that different experiences and perspectives drive innovation and excellence. We’re committed to creating a fair and transparent hiring process and all hiring decisions will be merit-driven. If you require accommodations during the interview, please let us know. Thank you for considering Segal. We're excited to learn more about you!

Primary Location

US-CA-Glendale

Other Locations

US-AZ-Tempe, US-CA-San Francisco, US-CO-Greenwood Village

Work Locations

Glendale

Job

Consulting - Non-Actuarial Benefits

Organization

West

Schedule

Regular

Shift

Regular Employee

Employee Status

Experienced Level

Job Type

Full-time

Travel

Yes, 10 % of the Time