Consulting Director – Medical Surgical
Vizient, Inc
Director, Benefit Programs
Fresenius Medical Care
full-time
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Location: Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United States
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Lead
About the role
- Strategic leader responsible for design, implementation, and oversight of comprehensive employee benefits programs
- Develop and lead benefits strategies aligned with organizational goals and workforce needs
- Advise senior leadership on industry trends, particularly within healthcare
- Direct benefits operations, lead and mentor benefits team, and manage vendor relationships
- Ensure compliance with ERISA, ACA, HIPAA, COBRA, and other applicable regulations and oversee audits
- Conduct financial and operational analysis of benefit plans; partner with Finance to manage budgets and forecast spend
- Negotiate contracts with carriers, brokers, PBMs, and other vendors to maximize value
- Lead employee engagement and communication initiatives to enhance benefits understanding
- Collaborate cross-functionally with HR, Finance, and Legal and present updates to executive leadership
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree required
- Advanced Degree preferred
- 10+ years' related experience
- SHRM Certification (SHRM-SCP, SHRM-CP) or CEBS desirable
- Strong management skills with ability to lead and develop teams
- Strong interpersonal skills; communicate with all management levels with diplomacy and tact
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Strong computer skills; proficiency in word processing, presentation, and email/web-based applications
- Knowledge of ERISA, COBRA, HIPAA and FLSA
- Proficiency in HRIS systems, benefits platforms, and data analytics tools
- Experience managing multi-state or complex benefits programs in large multinational organizations (preferred)
- Proven success in cost containment and vendor performance optimization (preferred)
- Strong background in managing PBMs and rebate programs (preferred)
- Experience on the Broker side of employee benefits beneficial (preferred)
