Product Benefits Specialist Apply
Over 35 years strong and fueled by 1,700 smart, passionate employees across New York state and Vermont, MVP is full of opportunities to grow. We are a nationally recognized, award-winning leader for a reason. The beating heart of our company is a wide range of employees from a diverse set of backgroundstech people, numbers people, even people peopleworking together to make health insurance better. If you are ready to join a thriving, mission-driven company where you can create your own opportunities and make a positive differenceits time to make a healthy career move to MVP!
Status: Full Time, Exempt
Works with the Principal Product Strategist to implement the benefits design and execution of a portfolio of insurance products, which may include but is not limited to: Commercial fully insured, Commercial self funded, Medicare Advantage (Direct Bill, UVMHA, and/or EGWP), Special Needs Plans, Government and State Programs, Ancillary products (dental, vision, spending accounts, and COBRA), and other related products. Ideal candidate will have exceptional interpersonal skills which they use to establish stakeholder relationships built on trust. The position must be committed to being innovative, disruptive, and focused on delivering for customers. The person must fundamentally embrace our core values Be the Difference for the Customer, Be Humble, and Be Curious in the delivery of this role.
Roles & Responsibilities:
- In collaboration with the Principal Product Strategist, executes on the development of assigned products.
- Manage the assigned portfolio of products, including prioritizing and recommending changes, enhancements, retirements, and new offerings.
- Work with Actuarial on benefit updates, pricing changes, and recommend tradeoffs for the portfolio.
- Provide input and support to Sales, Sales Training, and Product Marketing to ensure that sales strategy, brand direction and product positioning are aligned.
- Serves as the subject matter expert on products assigned, including thorough analysis of all aspects of product performance, design, competitive position, overall experience, and regulatory compliance.
- Works closely with Product Delivery, and assists with the creation and quality of regulatory templates and submissions, such as Medicare ANOCs and EOCs, Commercial SBCs, COCs, and Slicks, or other regulatory help the team may require.
- Deep understanding of internal proprietary data; seeks to understand customer needs.
- Assessment, evaluation, and recommendation of potential partners, vendors and carriers to support growth objectives and product strategy.
- Manages current external vendor relationships; serves as bridge between external partners and internal stakeholders across the organization.
- Create and present business cases, presentations, and other documentation intended to recommend new ideas and strategic opportunities.
- Researches competitors, non-traditional competitors, market updates, and industry changes.
- Project manage multiple initiatives and priorities across the business and develop process improvement recommendations where needed.
- Minimal travel between MVP offices, including overnight travel.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Minimum Experience:
Minimum of five years of health insurance experience, preferably in product development, product management, product marketing, or product delivery/implementation/operations.
Required Skills:
- Demonstrated success in leading cross-functional teams.
- Ability to work creatively and problem-solve based on customer needs - incorporating data sets and analysis to build, test, and iterate product design.
- Experience working with data, including interpreting results, creating reports, and presenting information.
- Attention to detail and accuracy.
- Excellent computer and software skills including but not limited to: MS Office: Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
MVP Health Care is a nationally recognized, not-for-profit health insurer caring for members in New York and Vermont. Committed to the complete well-being of our members and the communities we serve, MVP makes health insurance more convenient, more supportive, and more personal. We are powered by the ideas and energy of more than 1,700 diverse employees from all backgrounds, committed to having a positive impact on the health and wellness of everyone we serve.
At MVP, we are committed to providing competitive employee compensation and benefits packages. The base pay range provided for this role reflects our good faith compensation estimate at the time of posting. Specific employment offers and associated compensation will be made individually based on several factors, including but not limited to geographic location; relevant experience, education, and training; and the nature of and demand for the role.
In addition, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:
- Considerable paid time away from work including PTO (Paid Time Off), sick time, service time off, paid holidays, and floating holidays, allowing you to take time off when it suits you best.
- Competitive 401(k) employer matching and profit-sharing program to help you save for your retirement.
- Low premium health benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage to support your well-being and that of your family.
- Life insurance and disability coverage to ensure financial security for you and your dependents.
- An array of optional benefit plans such as accident insurance and specified disease coverage to protect you from the unexpected.
- Full tuition reimbursement (up to the IRS limit) for approved courses and programs that support continuous learning.
- A best-in-class employee Well-Being program to support all dimensions of your health and wellness.
MVP Health Care is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Employment Opportunity (PDF). We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis, e.g., Pay Transparency (PDF), and the Know your Rights protected by applicable federal, state or local law. Any person with a disability needing special accommodations to the application process, please contact Human Resources at hr@mvphealthcare.com
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