Student Health Senior Consultant

Risk Strategies Company; United States; Remote; USD 84,200 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Retirement savings

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

A leading consultancy in insurance seeks a highly experienced Consultant to advise colleges and universities on optimizing student health insurance programs. This role requires deep industry knowledge and regulatory expertise, along with strong analytical and communication skills. The Consultant will provide strategic advisory services, evaluate health programs, assist in RFPs and ensure compliance with regulations affecting student health plans. The expected salary range is $84,200 - $100,000 annually, with a comprehensive suite of benefits offered.

Qualifications

• Experience in student health insurance, consulting, or benefits administration.
• Strong understanding of self-funded and fully insured student health plans.
• Proven experience working with higher education institutions.
• Ability to manage multiple client engagements and deliver high-impact results.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert guidance to higher education institutions on plan design and compliance.
• Assess existing student health insurance programs for improvements.
• Assist clients in developing and managing RFPs for insurance carriers.
• Ensure clients remain compliant with regulations affecting student health plans.
• Deliver insights on market trends and competitive benchmarking.

Skills

Strategic Advisory

Program Evaluation

Regulatory Compliance

Stakeholder Engagement

Market Analysis

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Education

Life and Health Insurance License

Job description

We are seeking a highly experienced and strategic Consultant to advise colleges and universities on student health insurance programs. This role requires deep industry knowledge, regulatory expertise, and a consultative approach to help institutions optimize their health insurance offerings for diverse student populations.

This position may have access to sensitive information such as PII and/or PHI. As such, all Academic HealthPlans employees sign and adhere to AHP’s Information Security Handbook covering information security policies and procedures.

Your Impact

• Strategic Advisory: Provide expert guidance to higher education institutions on plan design, carrier selection, compliance, and cost containment strategies.
• Program Evaluation: Assess existing student health insurance programs for both Fully Insured, Self-Funded and recommend improvements based on institutional goals and student needs.
• RFP & Procurement Support: Assist clients in developing and managing RFPs for student health insurance carriers and third-party administrators.
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensure clients remain compliant with ACA, state mandates, and other relevant regulations affecting student health plans.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Facilitate discussions with university leadership, student affairs, risk management, and finance teams to align insurance strategies.
• Market Analysis: Deliver insights on market trends, competitive benchmarking, and emerging models in student health coverage.
• Implementation Oversight: Support institutions during plan transitions, including communication strategies, waiver management, and enrollment processes.

Successful Candidate Will Have

• Experience in student health insurance, consulting, or benefits administration.
• Strong understanding of self-funded and fully insured student health plans.
• Proven experience working with higher education institutions.
• Exceptional analytical, communication, and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple client engagements and deliver high-impact results.
• Life and Health Insurance License

Preferred

• Experience working with self-funded and fully insured student health plans.
• Familiarity with university procurement processes and RFP responses.
• Experience with international student insurance requirements.
• Knowledge of mental health parity laws and student wellness initiatives.

At Risk Strategies Company, base pay is one part of our total compensation package, which also includes a comprehensive suite of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, retirement savings, and paid time off and paid holidays for eligible employees. The total compensation for a position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. The expected base pay range for this position is between $84,200 - $100,000 annually. The actual base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including geographical location, education, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Risk Strategies is the 9th largest privately held US brokerage firm offering comprehensive risk management advice, insurance and reinsurance placement for property & casualty, employee benefits, private client services, as well as consulting services and financial & wealth solutions. With more than 30 specialty practices, Risk Strategies serves commercial companies, nonprofits, public entities, and individuals, and has access to all major insurance markets. Risk Strategies has over 100 offices and over 5,000 employees across the US and Canada.

Our industry recognition includes being named a Best Places to Work in Insurance for five years (2018-2022) and on the Inc. 5000 list as one of America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies. We are committed to being good stewards for our company, culture, and communities by having a strong focus on Environmental, Social, and Governance issues.