Segal Benz

Health Benefits Consultant

Segal Benz • $101K — $130K *
Washington, DC 20011In-Person
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum of 6 years in health benefits, actuarial, managed care, underwriting or consulting
  • Strong quantitative and analytical skills
  • Knowledge of health and welfare benefit programs and funding arrangements
  • Preferred experience in vendor procurement and proposal evaluations
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience coaching or mentoring junior staff is preferred

Responsibilities

  • Lead vendor procurement components for various benefit programs
  • Analyze claims, utilization, and cost data to provide client insights
  • Manage multiple projects including planning, budgeting, and quality review
  • Support financial pricing and renewal analysis
  • Prepare client-ready reports and presentations
  • Coordinate communication between clients and internal teams
  • Mentor junior consultants and offer developmental feedback
  • Contribute to thought leadership and quality improvement initiatives
  • Assist in business development and proposal efforts

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and prescription benefits
  • Non-contributory defined benefit pension plan
  • 401(k) plan with matching and discretionary contributions
  • Employee Assistance Program and wellness reimbursements
  • Paid time off including vacation, sick leave, and sabbaticals
  • Tuition reimbursement for professional development
  • Opportunity for a discretionary performance bonus
Full Job Description
The Role:

You will collaborate with the lead consultant and client team to deliver timely, practical advice across health and welfare programs. Key responsibilities include:
  • Leading defined components of vendor procurements for medical, pharmacy, dental, vision, stop loss, life, disability and other benefit programs, including RFP development, proposal evaluation and recommendation support.
  • Analyzing claims, utilization, cost, funding and plan design data; identifying key drivers, investigating anomalies and translating findings into client implications.
  • Developing and managing multiple concurrent projects and workstreams, including project planning, resource coordination, budgeting, quality review, and delivery of client-ready work products.
  • Supporting pricing of benefit changes, budget projections, renewal analysis, benchmarking and other ad hoc financial or strategic work.
  • Preparing client-ready reports and presentations that clearly frame the issue, analytical approach, tradeoffs and recommended actions.
  • Coordinating with clients, carriers, vendors and internal specialists; maintaining timely communication and driving complex issues to resolution.
  • Reviewing and providing guidance on the work of junior consultants and analysts, offering coaching, mentorship, and developmental feedback.
  • Contributing to thought leadership, quality improvement initiatives, development of intellectual capital, and other efforts that enhance service quality and practice effectiveness.
  • Supporting business development activities, including proposal development, finalist meetings, and identifying opportunities to expand client relationships.

Health Benefits Consultants are expected to work with a high degree of independence, frequently leading defined projects and serving as a trusted advisor to clients and project teams. Individuals in this role are expected to build subject matter expertise, take an active role in managing client relationships and serving as a trusted advisor on defined areas of responsibility, mentor junior staff, and take ownership of significant project components while helping ensure high-quality deliverables and successful client outcomes. What You Bring
  • At least 6 years of relevant health benefits, actuarial, managed care, underwriting or consulting experience.
  • Strong quantitative and analytical skills, including the ability to interpret claims and financial information and communicate conclusions clearly.
  • Working knowledge of health and welfare benefit programs, including plan design, fully insured and self-insured funding arrangements, vendor management, and cost-containment strategies.
  • Experience with vendor procurements including proposal evaluation is preferred.
  • Demonstrated initiative, sound judgment, accountability, ownership, and follow-through, with the ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and projects, meet deadlines, and deliver high-quality results in a fast-paced, client-focused environment.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills and the judgment to adapt to changing client needs.
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical concepts and recommendations to clients and other non-technical audiences.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, with strong Excel capabilities.
  • Experience coaching, mentoring, or reviewing the work of junior staff is preferred.

About Segal and its Total Rewards Program
  • Segal is a privately owned, leading North American employee benefit, human resources and investment management consulting firm with over 80 years of history providing trusted advice that improves lives. Clients include public and private corporations, multiemployer trust funds, public sector entities, higher education institutions, institutional advisors, among many others.
  • Segal's total rewards are part of what makes Segal a special place to work. The current salary range for this position is $101,500 to $130,000 plus opportunity for a discretionary performance bonus based on company profitability and employee performance. In addition, Segal offers a comprehensive suite of benefits to include a non-contributory defined benefit pension plan, matching and discretionary contributions to a 401(k) profit sharing plan, medical and prescription benefits including contributions to a health savings account for eligible employees, dental benefits, life insurance, disability insurance, an Employee Assistance Program, wellness benefit reimbursements and rewards, and professional credential and tuition reimbursement. Segal also provides comprehensive paid time off including holidays, vacation days, sick leave, paid family leave and sabbaticals.

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About Segal Benz

Segal Benz is a human resources consulting firm that provides employee benefits, compensation, and human resources consulting services. The company offers a range of services, including health and welfare benefits, retirement benefits, executive compensation, and human resources consulting. Segal Benz serves clients in a variety of industries, including healthcare, higher education, and non-profit organizations. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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