Milliman's San Diego healthcare practice provides consulting services to clients in the healthcare industry including health plans, government payers, providers, and reinsurers. We are looking for a Health Benefits Analyst for Milliman Atlas / HigherEDGE, to assist with projects related to finding, organizing, and analyzing data about employer health plans, and implementing software solutions for our public employer and higher education clients. This position provides excellent opportunities for professional growth in the health benefits field.

Who We Are

Independent for over 75 years, Milliman delivers market-leading services and solutions to clients worldwide. Today, we are helping companies take on some of the world’s most critical and complex issues, including retirement funding and healthcare financing, risk management and regulatory compliance, data analytics and business transformation.

Milliman invests in skills training and career development and gives all employees access to a variety of learning and mentoring opportunities. Our growing number of Milliman Employee Resource Groups (ERG’s) are employee-led communities that influence policy decisions, develop future leaders, and amplify the voices of their constituents. We encourage our employees to give back to their varied professions, including leadership in professional organizations. Please visit our web site (https://www.milliman.com/en/social-impact) to learn more about Milliman’s commitments to our people, diversity and inclusion, social impact and sustainability.

Through a team of professionals ranging from actuaries to clinicians, technology specialists to plan administrators, we offer unparalleled expertise in employee benefits, investment consulting, healthcare, life insurance and financial services, and property and casualty insurance.

What You Will Do

The Health Benefits Analyst will support Milliman Atlas of Public Employer Health Plans and Milliman HigherEDGE by finding, organizing, and analyzing data about employer health plans. The Health Benefits Analyst will implement software solutions for our public employer and higher education clients.

In this role, you will:

Support work related to Milliman Atlas of Public Employee Health Benefits and Milliman HigherEDGE Work in a research team to update tools and underlying benchmark data Perform analytics for our employer clients

What We Are Looking For

Professional Qualifications:

Prior experience analyzing and benchmarking group, health, life, and retiree benefits Prior experience with public employer health plans Prior experience working in a consulting environment Experience in data analytics and tool development Proficiency in Microsoft Excel; knowledge in R and/or Power BI a plus Bachelor’s degree, GPA 3.5 or above Familiarity with employer communications used for annual benefit enrollment

Personal Qualifications:

Excellent communication skills, written and oral Passion to help clients solve their most pressing problems using quantitative thinking and analytical tools Attention to detail

Preferred Qualifications:

Former Milliman employees who are familiar with Milliman Atlas of Public Employer Health Plans and Milliman HigherEDGE are preferred

The Team

The Milliman Atlas of Public Employer Health Plans and Milliman HigherEDGE are a research effort created to support and improve public-sector decision making by providing data-driven health plan benchmarking and analysis. The data has been collected from various sources for public employers at all levels – state, county, municipality, school district, and university. The team ensures that clients are best equipped to address their needs with this continually updated data that grows richer and deeper over time.

Location

The Health Benefits Analyst position is a part-time, hybrid role. Hired candidates will be required to work in-person in the San Diego, CA Milliman office on a weekly basis, but flexible work arrangements will be considered. The expected application deadline for this job is February 28, 2025.

Compensation

This is a part-time, non-exempt position working fewer than 30 hours per week. Employees in this role are eligible for overtime pay for hours worked beyond 40 in a workweek. The hired candidate will be paid on an hourly basis in the range of $28 - $42 depending on a combination of factors, including, but not limited to, education, relevant work experience, qualifications, skills, certifications, location, etc.

Benefits

We offer a competitive benefits package which includes the following based on plan eligibility:

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – Confidential support for personal and work-related challenges. 401(k) Plan – Employees scheduled to work greater than 1,000 hours per year are eligible for a 401(k) plan that includes a company matching program and profit-sharing contributions Discretionary Bonus Program – Recognizing employee contributions. Paid Time Off (PTO) – Begins accruing on the first day of work. Full-time employees accrue 15 days per year. Employees working less full-time accrue PTO on a prorated basis. Holidays – A minimum of 10 observed holidays per year. Transportation – Pre-tax savings for eligible transit and parking expenses.

Equal Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Pay Transparency 

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)