Health & Welfare Consultant

Company: Milliman Ireland
Location: Walnut Creek
Posted on: March 17, 2023

Job Description:

DescriptionThe West Region Employee Benefits Practice has an opening for an experienced Health & Welfare Consultant. The successful candidate will have ten years or more of Group Benefits consulting experience with particular emphasis on health care. Candidate should have great client relationships and a strategic and proactive approach to their consulting, as well as experience with staff management and mentoring. This position provides excellent opportunities for professional development and advancement.About MillimanIndependent for over 75 years, Milliman delivers market-leading services and solutions to clients worldwide. Today, we are helping clients take on some of the world's most critical and complex issues, including retirement funding and healthcare financing, risk management and regulatory compliance, data analytics and business transformation.Through a team of professionals ranging from actuaries to clinicians, technology specialists to plan administrators, we offer unparalleled expertise in employee benefits, healthcare, life insurance and financial services, and property and casualty insurance.About Our PracticeThe West Region Employee Benefits Practice consists of offices located throughout the west region, including Boise, ID, Orange County, CA, Portland, OR, San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA, and Walnut Creek, CA. The open position is in the Walnut Creek, CA office.The Health & Group Benefits team focuses solely on full service consulting, including but not limited to strategy, vendor management, financial/data analytics, compliance, and employee communications. You will be joining a challenging, dynamic work environment and a thriving Employee Benefits practice.Role -

• Lead Consultant delivering technical and consulting services to collectively bargained health and welfare plan sponsors
• Proactively support client through monitoring recent developments and trends in industry
• Able to lead meetings and interact with clients at a high level
• Oversee all project streams and manage workflow to ensure accurate, cohesive, and timely delivery of work product
• Oversee analysts and checkers in planning work, providing mentoring and developing technical skills
• Responsible for delivering claim analysis and reporting, vendor solicitation, selection and oversight, core technical services including claim reserve, pricing, and consulting on design (including pricing plan design changes).Qualifications
  • 10+ years relevant experience in health and group benefits consulting
  • ASA or CEBS designation
  • Knowledge of and experience with all aspects of the health care marketplace including plan design, pricing, benchmarking, financial management/analysis including experience projections and administration
  • Experience leading client relationships
  • Ability to manage multiple projects at the same time
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills
  • Staff mentoring or management experienceCompensation The salary range is $130,000 to $180,000, depending on relevant factors, including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, location, etc. We offer competitive benefits which include the following based on plan eligibility:
    • Medical, dental and vision coverage for employees and their dependents, including domestic partners
    • A 401(k) plan with matching program, and profit sharing contribution
    • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
    • A discretionary bonus program
    • Paid Time Off (PTO) starts accruing on the first day of work and can be used for any reason; full-time employees will accrue
    • 15 days of PTO per year, and employees working less than a full-time schedule will accrue PTO at a prorated amount based on hours worked
    • Family building benefits, including adoption and fertility assistance and paid parental leave up to 12 weeks for employees who have worked for Milliman for at least 12 months and have worked at least 1,250 hours in the preceding 12-month period
    • A minimum of 8 paid holidays
    • Milliman covers 100% of the premiums for life insurance, AD&D, and both short-term and long-term disability coverage
    • Flexible spending accounts allow employees to set aside pre-tax dollars to pay for dependent care, transportation, and applicable medical needsQualificationsLicenses & CertificationsRequiredCEBS1ASAEqual Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with DisabilitiesThe contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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