Benefits Configuration Workstream Lead
Location: Philadelphia, PA (Hybrid - Onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)
Duration: 6-Month Contract with Potential for Conversion
Schedule: Full-time (40 hours/week) | 8:00 AM start (occasional evening/weekend support may be required)

Overview
Our client is seeking a Benefits Configuration Workstream Lead to support a large-scale enterprise transformation focused on migrating TPA clients to a new benefits administration platform. This individual will play a key role in managing benefit configuration implementation activities, coordinating cross-functional teams, and ensuring successful client transitions from analysis through testing and production readiness.
This role is part of a multi-year migration program supporting client implementations through 2028 and offers the opportunity to work alongside business stakeholders, testing teams, configuration specialists, and offshore resources on a highly visible enterprise initiative.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Benefits Configuration implementation plan and transition tracker across multiple client migrations.
• Coordinate benefit configuration activities from requirements analysis through configuration, testing, and implementation.
• Track client and benefit plan progress across analysis, configuration, independent validation and verification (IV&V), testing, and production readiness.
• Partner with Sales and Account Management teams to review benefit analysis outputs and client-specific configuration requirements.
• Coordinate with testing teams to review benefit testing scenarios, validate claim outcomes, and resolve configuration issues.
• Maintain and govern the enterprise benefits configuration inventory.
• Facilitate configuration clarifications and updates identified by the Configuration Team.
• Maintain HCC comparisons between CFI and CSF environments and coordinate with subject matter experts to validate and implement configuration updates.
• Manage workload and priorities for offshore Benefits Configuration resources.
• Partner with setup teams to resolve configuration questions and implementation issues.
• Prepare executive-level project status reports, implementation metrics, and leadership updates.
• Ensure project documentation, trackers, and implementation artifacts remain accurate and current.
• Support knowledge transfer activities and contribute to continuous process improvements.

Required Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in project coordination, implementation, configuration, or workstream leadership.
• Healthcare industry experience required; health insurance or benefits administration experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with benefits configuration, benefits administration, or health plan implementation workflows.
• Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams, including offshore resources.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret business requirements and configuration documentation.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including formulas, functions, reporting, and tracking large data sets.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience presenting project updates to leadership.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to collaborate across business and technical teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with HealthRules is strongly preferred and will distinguish candidates.
• Experience supporting benefits configuration or health plan implementation initiatives.
• PMP certification is a plus.
• Experience with SharePoint, Clarity PPM, Microsoft Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience partnering with testing teams during enterprise system implementations.
• Experience working within large healthcare or health insurance organizations.

Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate combines healthcare implementation experience with strong project management and configuration expertise. They are comfortable managing multiple client implementations simultaneously, coordinating with offshore teams, and translating complex operational activities into clear, executive-level updates. Candidates with HealthRules experience, health insurance benefits knowledge, and strong Excel skills will be especially competitive.

Work Environment

• Hybrid schedule (onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday)
• 40-hour work week with an 8:00 AM start time
• Occasional evening or weekend support may be required during key implementation milestones
• Six-month contract with strong potential for extension or full-time conversion