Health and Benefits - Toronto, Canada - Willis Towers Watson

Willis Towers Watson

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Toronto, Canada

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Health and Benefits - Associate

Toronto, CA

August 01, 2023

The Role

As a Health and Benefits Associate, you will contribute to a wide variety of projects involving the design, financing and ongoing management of the full spectrum of health and benefit programs.

You will serve as the project manager on select projects, interface with vendors and contribute to key client communication internally and externally, support client deliverables, and ensure quality standards are met.

You will have the opportunity to grow your health and benefits business acumen as well as your financial, project management and client relationship skills by working on cutting edge projects alongside leaders in the industry.

Responsibilities:

Materially contribute to core health and benefits projects involving the design and management of group medical, dental, life, disability and time off benefits for mediums to large clients, including:
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
Partner with Associates and Consultants to deliver superior project management on select clients
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 relationships internally and collaborate effectively on crossfunctional teams
Contribute to the development of new intellectual capital

The Requirements:

25 years of experience dealing with the financials of Canadian health and welfare plans, ideally gained in a benefit consulting/brokerage firm or health underwriting function of an insurance company
Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and produce quality deliverables on time and within budget under mínimal supervision
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
Bachelor's degree required, preferably with significant quantitative coursework
Life and Health license required within 90 days of joining

**EEO, including disability/vets