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Willis Towers Watson

Health & Benefits - Analyst

Posted on Apr 4 Houston, TX 25 views

As a Health and Benefits Analyst, you will contribute to a wide variety of complex projects involving the design, financing and ongoing management of the full spectrum of health and benefit programs. This is a foundational role that provides excellent opportunities to grow your health and benefits business acumen and client management skills by working on cutting edge projects alongside leaders in the industry.

Note: visa employment-based non-immigrant visa sponsorship and/or assistance is not offered for this specific job opportunity

This position will remain posted for a minimum of three business days from the date posted or until sufficient/appropriate candidate slate has been identified.

The Role
  • Contribute to core health and benefits projects involving the design and management of group medical, dental, life, disability and time off benefits for large, complex clients, including:
  • Perform financial analyses including developing pricing and employee contributions strategies, modelling plan design alternatives and calculating reserves
  • Conduct benchmarking studies and other research; provide value added analyses and summaries
  • Analyze and compare vendor products, services and contracts
  • Design, distribute and evaluate responses to surveys and RFPs
  • Build strong relationships with clients by effectively responding to their questions and needs
  • Build relationships internally and collaborate effectively on cross-functional teams
  • Benefit plan analysis, design, cost savings and funding strategies
  • Vendor procurement, negotiation and optimization
  • Incorporation of specialized health management, absence and disability management, pharmacy, data analytics and compliance strategies
  • Contribute to the development of new tools and approaches


The Requirements

  • 0-3 years’ experience dealing with the financials of health and welfare plans, ideally gained in a benefit consulting/brokerage firm or health underwriting / actuarial function of an insurance company; alternatively, some exposure to, and interest in, health and benefits plans
  • Well organized and detail oriented
  • Flexibility and proven ability to identify and resolve issues
  • Strong client service orientation and ability to respond to all communications effectively and in a timely manner
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Self-starter attitude and ability to work individually and as part of a team
  • Strong analytical, creative and integrative skills
  • Excellent Microsoft Office skills, particularly in Excel and PowerPoint
  • Bachelor’s degree required, preferably with significant quantitative coursework
  • State Life and Health license required within 90 days of joining
  • Pursuit of CEBS designation, or health and welfare actuarial / underwriting training desired


EOE, including disability/vets

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