Health & Benefits Consultant

About the role

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Health & Benefits team at Mercer, a Marsh business. This role will be based in New York City and offers a hybrid work arrangement, requiring a minimum of three days per week in the office.

Responsibilities

• Participate or lead routine client engagements, including managing overall service delivery, strategy, financial evaluations, plan design, renewal, business placement, benchmarking and other projects associated with underwriting health and welfare insurance, brokering contracts or projecting health care related costs
• Lead developing cost projections and evaluation of vendor renewal workups
• Perform high level financial, contract and/or administrative analysis and review of the work of junior staff
• Perform data analysis (example includes but is not limited to reviewing claims and utilization data and look for trends and patterns); may involve use of the Mercer's internal financial tools to develop self-funded claims projections, set rates and model employee cost-sharing scenarios
• Review internal compliance and client disclosure requirements, external vendor contracts, summary plan documents (SPD's) and employee communications to ensure alignment with client expectations and legal requirements
• Handle day-to-day client contact/management to resolve project-related questions and challenges, and guide junior staff members in client interactions

Requirements

• BA/BS degree
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in identifying, designing, recommending and implementing efficient, innovative business solutions to clients' complex health care benefits challenges
• Renowned expertise and industry reputation in the health & benefits field
• Client facing experience in a consulting environment
• Excellent analytical and mathematical skills, and strategic planning
• Exceptional communication and listening skills
• Self-starter with the ability to collaborate and lead teams to deliver project objectives
• Proficient in Excel and working knowledge of the MS Office suite

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic, innovative sales and marketing skills with the ability to market organizational strengths successfully
• Demonstrated ability to confidently present and communicate effectively to stakeholders
• Intellectual curiosity that challenges the status quo

Skills

• Excellent analytical and mathematical skills
• Strategic planning
• Communication and listening skills
• Excel proficiency

Benefits

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders
• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities
• We provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your wellbeing

Pay

Details TBD

Schedule

Hybrid work arrangement, requires a minimum of three days per week in the office