Benefits Manager – Healthcare Strategy
Core
Lead healthcare strategy and design the firm's health and benefits offering, evaluating vendors and programs while supporting financial management and data analytics.
Role type
Senior IC benefits manager (healthcare strategy)
Builds
Employer-sponsored health benefits programs (medical, dental, vision, pharmacy) and vendor partnerships
Domain
Financial services / Employee benefits / Healthcare administration
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Employer-sponsored health benefits expertise, vendor/payer/health systems knowledge, strategic planning, data analysis, contract negotiation, regulatory compliance (ERISA), budgeting
Preferred skills
Market benchmarking, RFP management, multi-year strategy development, financial operations
Technologies
MS Office suite, data warehouse
Responsibilities
Analyze current benefit plans to assess competitiveness and identify gaps; benchmark plans and vendors against peers; monitor health plan performance and cost trends; evaluate new vendors and lead RFPs; conduct annual vendor contract reviews and negotiations; support annual enrollment and regulatory reporting; analyze plan data to inform strategy
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC