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These are the professionals who help us build our business in the national accounts, middle markets, small group markets, distribution channel, group insurance and specialty products areas. Their goal is to meet customer needs and help them make better decisions and about their health care and health care spending.

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We have a great opportunity for an Account Manager located in our Waltham, MA office. This position has the potential to work at home. You should also reside in the Waltham area to service the local customers.

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Genzyme Corporation, ranked as one of the foremost biotechnology companies in the world, is committed to providing an exceptional environment in which individuals can excel, and achieve their professional and personal goals. Genzyme Corporation has been selected by FORTUNE magazine as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For in 2006 in the United StatesÓ. By applying for a position with Genzyme, you are taking the first step toward becoming a part of our dynamic and talented team, and sharing in our continued success.

Job Title: Associate Director, Benefits

Job Responsibilities/Department description:
The Associate Director of Benefits is responsible for the design, development, implementation, management, administration, compliance and communication of all employee benefit programs and policies. Plans and policies include medical, dental, prescription drug, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, retirement plans, holidays, vacation and leave of absences. The Associate Director provides leadership to the benefits team who are responsible to deliver strong customer support to our employees, managers, and HR colleagues. In addition they are responsible for program & policy management across all areas of benefits. It recommends, implements and plans for improvements and enhancements to our benefits programs and policies. International experience a plus.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Strong leadership and mentoring skills
• Assures all company-sponsored plans, including their design and changes, are in compliance with all relevant ERISA, DOL, HHS and IRS requirements.
• Provide complex technical research, plan interpretation, problem solving support other HR staff such as HR business partners, on issues related to employee benefits.
• Manage all benefit vendors by setting expectations and holding them accountable for meeting those expectations. Conduct vendor searches and make recommendations for changes if necessary.
• Develop and maintain the knowledge and skills necessary to perform position responsibilities. Stay abreast of current trends and regulatory issues surrounding benefit plan design and administration.

Qualifications:
The successful candidate will have a BachelorÕs degree in a related field with at least ten years of experience directly managing other employees, preferably in Benefits. They will be energetic and enjoy a fast paced environment. Additionally, candidates should meet the following requirements:

• Must have proven track record in strategic benefits role
• Strategic leadership/conceptual thinking ability and strong customer relations with all levels. Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to establish strong working relationships with internal colleagues and external vendors
• Strong decision making and problem solving abilities
• Strong strategic and analytical skills
• Knowledge of information systems and capabilities
• Strong attention to details

Towers Watson is a leading global professional services company that helps organizations improve performance through effective people, financial and risk management. With 14,000 associates around the world, we offer solutions in the areas of employee benefit programs, talent and reward programs, and risk and capital management.

The Business

Towers Watson benefit consultants have deep experience working with organizations of all types and sizes. We've worked closely with clients to develop some of the most advanced benefit design techniques currently in use. We provide advice on the strategy, design, financing, delivery, ongoing management and communication of health and group benefit programs.

The Role

As a Health & Group Benefits Analyst you will manage and contribute to a wide variety of complex projects involving the design, pricing, funding, implementation and management of a full array of Health Consulting programs. You will interface with vendors and key clients internally and externally, create client deliverables, and ensure quality standards are met. You will contribute to varied and interesting projects such as:

• Health benefit plan design and strategy
• Research and data analysis
• Vendor procurement and management

Performance Objectives:

Excellence

• Review the work of Junior Analysts and/or contribute to work including:
• Financial analyses including developing pricing and employee contributions strategies, modelling plan design alternatives and calculating reserves
• Benchmarking studies and other research; provide value added analyses and summaries
• Vendor products, services and contracts analysis and comparison
• Projects in our Specialty area including disability/absence management, care management/wellness and pharmacy
• Communicate and liaise effectively with colleagues and clients regarding data collection and project execution
• Prepare the first draft of deliverables for review by the consultant

People

• Build strong relationships internally and collaborate effectively on cross-functional teams
• Demonstrate natural ease and effectiveness when dealing with clients/colleagues at all levels

Clients

• Deliver on projects to meet or exceed client expectations
• Increase efficiency within client teams by identifying ways to improve processes
• Serve as the project manager and main liaison to the consultant which includes:
• Creating project plans
• Monitoring progress to deadlines and budget
• Scheduling and managing weekly/bi-weekly status meeting calls
• Ensuring appropriate and effective communication among team members and the client

Financial

• Meet chargeable hours targets
• Contribute to sales and marketing efforts by drafting proposals and responding to RFPs

The Requirements:

• Experience dealing with the financials of group health plans, ideally gained in a health consulting/brokerage firm or group health actuarial function of an insurance company; additional experience with life/disability plans desired
• Well organized and detail oriented
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to ask the right questions and seek help where appropriate
• Ability to respond to all communications effectively and in a timely manner
• Flexibility and proven ability to diagnose and resolve issues; strong client service orientation
• Demonstrated leadership qualities
• Ability to work both independently and on client teams and enjoy a fast-paced environment
• Sense of accountability; owning one's work and taking pride in it
• Self starter; interest in continually challenging oneself and willingness to step outside of one's comfort zone
• Interest and ability to think beyond the task at hand and understand how one's work fits into the broader landscape
• Strong analytical and integrative skills including ability to draw conclusions and identify trends from data in a logical, systematic way
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills, particularly in Access and Excel
• Bachelors degree required ; CEBS designation, actuarial or group underwriting training desired

Towers Watson is an EEO/AA Employer, M/F/D/V

For more information, or to apply, visit http://www.towerswatson.com/careers and search for job #6073.

The Leave Administrator administers all the Firm's leaves of absence programs, policies and procedures as well as educates attorneys and staff members about disability benefits and helps to ensure that they are knowledgeable of, utilize and are aware of their legal rights regarding the benefit plans. The Leave Administrator maintains the relationship with disability and workers' compensation carriers and assists with maintaining processes and policies as well as legal compliance for the Firm's leave related benefits. The administrator processes and monitors leaves of absences including parental, short and long-term disability, FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act), and other leaves of absence, and ensures that all leaves are in compliance with applicable state and federal leave laws. He/she informs attorneys and staff members of appropriate policies and procedures and eligibility for various types of leaves, assists them in the claims process for short and long-term disability and/or workers' compensation, handles all paperwork and enters all employer's statements on insurer's website. He/she will maintain the time and attendance process related to leaves of absence for attorneys and staff members. The administrator is also responsible for ensuring that suggested work place accommodations are implemented in compliance with regulations and support a healthy, safe and comfortable work environment for attorneys and staff members.

The successful candidate will possess a bachelor's degree in human resources, business or a related field and five plus years of related experience in Human Resources and benefits administration experience. A background and knowledge of state leave laws in MA, CT, NY, DC, and California required. She/he will have a working knowledge of general accounting procedures, excellent communications and interpersonal skills in order to interact with all levels of Firm personnel and external entities and strong organizational, analytical and problem solving skills; the ability to prioritize and manage multiple assignments simultaneously with attention to detail and deadlines. Ability to handle and maintain the highest level of confidentiality is required.

Highly motivated, self-starter who has the experience and ability to work well independently and as a valued team player. Demonstrated initiative to research, analyze and recommend procedural and policy changes, based on sound data, financial and benchmarking analysis. Specializes in Health & Welfare benefits and Human Resources and carries out responsibilities to support compliant and customer focused benefit administration and delivery of programs and services in support of business objectives. Advise employees, management, vendors and outsourcing partner(s) on the interpretation of benefit programs, policies, and procedures. Requires experience working with outsourced benefits administration vendor and understanding of HR systems and reporting. Experience with Annual Enrollment project planning and execution, vendor implementations and merger and acquisitions is also required. Accountable for project management, oversight of specific vendor relationships and review and submission of Request for Service changes with outsourced benefit administration partner. Serves as a subject matter expert on employee benefit communications and have demonstrated ability to prepare benefit training materials and present them to employees and management. Research and resolution of escalated issues as they relate to CVS Caremark Health and Welfare plans. In compliance with state and federal regulations, counsel employees and vendors on issues. Assist management in the planning, implementation and administration of cost-effective benefit programs for employees consistent with Company objectives. Demonstrate customer centric commitment and focus in all internal and external interactions.

Responsibilities:

• With little or no direction / oversight conduct research on Benefit issues / appeals and recommend / initiate problem resolution; follow through with employees, vendors and outsourcing partner(s). Prepare written responses, as needed. Make sound determinations and track responses to enrollment and eligibility appeals. Understand when it is necessary to escalate issues to management using independent judgment. Identify/resolve issues having broader impact or systemic/procedural implications and apply root cause analysis via independent assessment and collaboration with vendors, outsourcing provider(s), and the CVS outsourcing Governance function. Identify, suggest and implement ongoing process improvements.
• Lead or support projects for new or modified benefits programs, benefits audits, acquisitions/conversions and others as assigned.
• Function as a liaison to the CVS outsourcing Governance function on day-to-day activity and implementation of benefit changes. Facilitate Benefits analyses (cost, utilization etc.), reporting (recurring and ad-hoc reports) and plan management needs. Assist Benefits management with ensuring that information is available to the Benefits team that accurately reflects the performance of benefit plans and vendors, including performance guarantee tracking.
• Interact with vendor relationships to achieve superior service for our employees, support the vendor management function as assigned and report/track service outcomes. Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with vendors.
• Assist in the coordination of all administration and communication activities for CVS benefit programs to include presentations and training. Assist in ongoing employee communications such as summary plan descriptions, summary annual reports, targeted mailings, etc.
• Serve as main contact for review and updates of content in Knowledge Base and other internal or carrier websites.
• Maintain and update vendor files both paper files and shared drive electronic files
• Develop and maintain strong working knowledge of administration, design and financial aspects of the CVS employee benefits programs offering. Develop and maintain broad based knowledge of industry trends/regulatory issues in employee benefits, and identify and recommend appropriate action.
• Perform Competitive Benchmarking analyses, cost/benefit and benefit comparison analyses.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of benefits experience, or equivalent gained through a combination of education and work experience.
• Superior analytical ability to report, review and analyze data to recommend process and program improvements and to monitor program effectiveness and accuracy of administration.
• Project Management experience
• Advanced computer skills, especially spreadsheets, databases, word processing and presentation software.
• Ability to communicate effectively in both written and oral forms and develop positive working relationships with both internal and external customers.
• Experience with process improvement methods and documentation/review of workflow and business processes.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment, set priorities, initiate and recommend solutions to complex issues, implement and administer effectively in all areas of accountability.
• Demonstrated maturity and prior experience in dealing with different level of employees in a fast-paced environment and the ability to maintain confidentiality of all employee data.
• Advanced problem solving skills with ability to approach issues holistically with demonstrated follow through and commitment to customer service.
• Strong customer service skills and attention detail and the ability to handle multiple projects.
• Thorough knowledge of HR Benefits, HR policies, procedures and laws as well as HR systems and how they work together to accomplish business objectives.
• 3 to 5 years for Benefit Analyst or 5 to 8 years for Senior Analyst experience with administration of Health & Welfare plans
• Financial background a plus
• Knowledge of PeopleSoft, (including report generation) and Access preferred.
• Compliance background and related benefits certification courses preferred with focus on ERISA, HIPAA, COBRA, Medicare, Section 125, Qualified Changes, Discrimination Testing and Flexible Spending Account administration and financial reconciliation.

Hays Companies is seeking applicants for the Benefit Consultant role in our rapidly expanding Boston office. The atmosphere is unique; embodying the work-hard, play-hard ethos. Hays Companies brings high expectations but offers great rewards for productive employees. The ideal candidate would be a motivated and detail-oriented individual capable of both interpreting data as well as interacting with clients on a time-sensitive basis. This role offers tremendous opportunity to an individual who is equipped and eager to accept the challenges of an ambitious workload and steep learning curve.

Job Description:
The day-to-day responsibilities of the Benefit Consultant vary greatly; but the primary function in this position is to assist the Senior Consultant and Account Team in servicing the needs of employee benefit clients. Ultimately, the objective of individuals in this role is to acquire working knowledge of all phases of the Consultant role within the Employee Benefits Department and the expertise to act in that role in the Senior Consultant's absence. The position is responsible to the Sr. Consultant and/or Vice President and Sr. Vice President.

Benefit Consultants will be required to:

Provide client utilization and financial reporting to the Senior Consultant and to clients

Assist clients with daily service functions and frequent ad hoc requests, escalating issues as needed

Create, review and edit summary plan descriptions and other client materials

Administer marketing and renewal functions such as requests for proposal

Identify, plan, and develop methods and procedures to obtain greater efficiency and effectiveness of benefit programs

Participate in market meetings, client functions, industry seminars and training programs as directed

Maintain client records and update client communications

Updates files for resource library including current developments, legislative and regulatory changes, and market updates and work with the Senior Consultant and account to advise impact to clients

Qualifications: Reliable decision-making, polished oral and written communication skills and the ability to work both independently and as a part of a close team

Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint as well basic algebra skills

Applied knowledge of all lines of employee benefits

Two (2) to Four (4) years in an insurance-related industry or any equivalent combination of education and experience preferred

BOSTON POSITION

Aon is a global leader in risk management, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, human capital and management consulting, and outsourcing with more than 37,000 employees in 500 offices in more than 120 countries. We integrate customized services, leverage expertise across industries and apply business knowledge to our clients' strategic goals. Aon helps clients anticipate how change intersects with opportunity. Each of our clients has unique business needs, so we have developed expertise for a complete range of business processes, products and industries. Aon's account and relationship managers form a comprehensive perspective of our clients' organizations, matching our expertise to their business strategy.

Essential Duties: Primary responsibilities of this position to include: Growth and maintenance of Aon Consulting's business by providing technical and analytical support to account managers and consulting staff on client related work relating to H&W plans,claims administration, financial analysis and renewal negotiations. Possess a fundamental understanding of the H&W practice, and participates as needed on task forces and special project teams. Specific areas of expertise needed for this position include benefit plan design and rate analysis, rfp development and response review,carrier negotiations, stewardship report preparation, benchmark analysis, client financial analysis and reporting and carrier contract reviews. Must work well with internal and external Aon client team members, have excellent written and verbal communication skills and be capable of working on a project basis.

Essential Skills: Must be well versed in Excel and PowerPoint. Looking for someone with 5+ years of experience. Underwriting is a plus. Bachelor's degree required

Aon offers: Competitive Compensation, Exceptional Benefits, Continuing Education & Training, A Unique Internal Advancement Program, and Tremendous Potential with A Growing Worldwide Organization.

For more information about Aon Corporation, visit our website at www.aon.com. Aon is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse workforce. M/F/D/V Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Manage the strategic planning, consulting, guidance, marketing, and service of employee benefit plans for medium to large complex clients. Effectively work to maximize revenue generating opportunities of the existing book of business.

• maximize account retention by providing professional, timely and technical support
• provide analysis, strategy, benchmarking, etc. for all clients
• responsible for maintaining favorable client relationships
• independently establish, maintain and nurture client relationships (front line and decision makers)
• understand and implement state or federal compliance issues that impact employee benefits
• responsible for proactively schedule and attend regular meetings with clients to ensure clients needs are continually being met
• exercise positive interaction and cooperation with internal staff
• exhibit a willingness to take on new clients, projects and responsibilities
• run all accounts profitably by appropriate use of Longfellow resources
• maximize potential revenue on all accounts through efficient cross selling and negotiation of carrier compensation without adversely impacting client cost structure.
• maintain schedule to attain professional designation
• obtain all necessary licenses and registrations and maintain applicable continuing education requirements
• appropriate involvement with industry specific organizations
• provide detailed and thoughtful written communication both internally and externally regarding client contracts, pricing, etc.
• orchestrate and conduct employee educational meetings
• maintain detailed case notes in Longfellow database and maintain integrity of all client files through effective use of database management system.
• contribute towards Longfellow marketing initiatives and programs, i.e. e-Resource newsletter, client presentations, etc.
• develop strong presentation skills