Consultant - Health - 10156

PHONE : (630) 963-3033 | FAX : (630) 963-3170

Qualifications, skills, and all relevant experience needed for this role can be found in the full description below.

Job Summary

Client looking to add a Consultant who will manage projects and client relationships spanning a variety of topics including, but not limited to : plan design, compliance and reporting services, health plan underwriting and employee contribution setting, health and well-being management, and retiree health care solutions. Lead consulting projects, mentor other associates, and promote teamwork.

Important Skills for this Role Include :

• Analyzing and presenting data vital to client benefit programs
• Managing benefit plan renewal processes, including project management, vendor coordination, qualitative and quantitative analysis, negotiations, and documentation of results
• Developing H&W program pricing, budgets, forecasting, employee contributions and premium equivalent rates for self-insured benefit plans (adhering to actuarial standards of practices)
• Developing reserve estimates for self-funded benefit plans
• Supporting the development of actuarial assumptions and per-capita claims cost calculations for OPEB (ASC 715) actuarial valuations
• Assisting in the development of long- and short-term employee benefits strategy
• Evaluating survey responses and benchmarking data related to employee benefit programs
• Negotiation of rates, contractual provisions, and performance guarantees with current benefit vendors
• Managing marketing analysis including RFP creation, proposal collection, and vendor comparisons
• Assisting with vendor selection, performance criteria with the management of new vendors and exiting vendors during implementation process
• Monitoring the market to remain current regarding the major health plans, administrators, and other vendors available in the marketplace to consulting clients and prospects, as well as new, innovative solutions
• Maintaining project plans and status logs with completion times and issue resolutions / decisions
• Crafting letters, presentations, proposals, charts, and spreadsheets
• Working as a cooperative, proactive team member in projects involving other associates throughout the practice, group, and region to deliver coordinated client results
• Mentoring less-experienced associates at every opportunity
• Sharing information freely and pro-actively. Keeping other associates advised of current information, and ensuring all relevant information is captured in client documents

Qualifications :

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