Our Center of Execellence  office in Hunt Valley, MD is seeking a Strategic Employee Benefits professional to join our team as a Senior Employee Benefits Data Consultant! As a Consultant, you will analyze, strategize and support cost mitigation and utilization within our clients benefits plans. Primarily working with middle market to large group clients, this client facing function will add incredible value to our partnership with our customers. If you have an eye for analytics and value based plan design with a financial acumen, this could be the role for you!

The Sr. Employee Benefits Data Consultant is responsible for designing risk management strategies and producing measurable outcomes for clients and prospects using data and technology. 

This position is a remote position.

The Ideal Candidate 

• You possess a solid sense of professionalism and have a customer service disposition 
• You are able to span managing people to get projects done, while also being a team player and not being afraid to “do the work” 
• Highly analytical in nature, you are comfortable analyzing reports & data to make real world conclusions
  

If this sounds like you, we invite you to keep reading and apply!  

• Identify, analyze and interpret benefits plan data to identify population risk, financial, and utilization trends. 
• Develop risk strategies through value-based plan design, contribution, and benefits initiatives.  
• Prepare financial forecasts through predictive modeling tools. 
• Develop and implement databases, data collection systems, data analytics, and other strategies that optimize efficiency and quality.  
• Enhance the plan communications platform by leveraging technology. 
• Support sales and prospecting efforts in the Large Group Practice. Present plan performance reports to clients on a scheduled basis. 
• Evaluate current product results; identify needs to be filled; monitor competitive options, and analyze and relay customer experience. 
• Travel for client/prospect meetings and incorporate time in the office for planning, preparation, and training. 
• Provide team and client with appropriate timelines to meet expectations and turnaround times. 
• Manage a team of Junior Analysts to ensure that: they contribute to the team goals by accomplishing related projects, provide technical guidance and training to other team members as assigned, and complete and submit all required reports based on assigned deadlines.  
• Other duties as assigned. 
• Travel is expected to be 20% in this role. 

Required:

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 3 years of prior relevant experience, or equivalent experience.

Desired:

• Master’s degree or professional certification preferred.

Work Traits:

• Use of sound judgment of all client interactions.
• Exhibits strong ability to anticipate needs and proactively seek to identify new opportunities.
• Ability to work under the pressure of deadlines.
• High degree of business technology awareness and its applications to workplace efficiencies.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

We offer a competitive and comprehensive compensation package. The base salary range represents the anticipated low end and high end of the range for this position. The actual compensation will be influenced by a wide range of factors including, but not limited to previous experience, education, pay market/geography, complexity or scope, specialized skill set, lines of business/practice area, supply/demand, and scheduled hours. On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits. 

Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Medical/dental/vision plans, which start from day one!
• Life and accident insurance
• 401(K) and Roth options
• Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA)
• Educational expense reimbursement
• Paid parental leave

Other benefits include:

• Digital mental health services (Talkspace)
• Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function)
• Training programs
• Gallagher Thrive program – elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing
• Charitable matching gift program
• And more...

**The benefits summary above applies to fulltime positions. If you are not applying for a fulltime position, details about benefits will be provided during the selection process.

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Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organization. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.

Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.