Shift: Days, Full-time

Location: Remote

Temporary position through 4/2027

We're looking for a Senior Benefits Analyst to join our team! This position will play an active role in team member wellbeing activities. As a Senior Benefits Analyst, you will be responsible for supporting the vision, strategy, and objectives of Human Resources and the Total Rewards Center of Excellence (COE). The Senior Benefits Analyst will help administer and maintain company benefit programs, provide support to team members and other benefits staff on benefit plan provisions, administer the design, implementation and communication of employee benefits, and research discrepancies and find resolutions to issued escalated by others. 

At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.  

Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in.  Here are just a few:      

• Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.   

• Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.  

• Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.   

With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.   

And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience. 

Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.

Responsibilities:

• Researches, analyzes, designs and maintains benefits and projects. 
• Help and evaluate and refine benefit processes and assist in the implementation of new enhanced benefit programs. 
• Observes trends and issues to identify systemic solutions.    
• Oversees data collection of team member benefits information from national, regional and local healthcare providers and other related businesses.  Oversees participation in local, regional and national surveys.   
• Manages implementation of process improvement initiatives and supports benefits projects as assigned. 
• Assists in the development of self-service tools for benefits and supports the implementation of the ERP. 
• Support benefits training and education by conducting presentations as needed 
• Develops special reports to meet management requests; oversees audits for data accuracy; assesses, identifies and report trends.   
• Conducts audits.   
• Maintains all benefit enrollment guides, brochures and forms.   
• Assists in updating benefit policies, plan documents and summary plan descriptions.

Education: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Healthcare Administration, Human Resources or related field.

Experience:

• 3 years of experience in benefits analysis and administration experience.

License(s)/Certification(s): 

• Valid driver’s license when driving any vehicle for work-related reasons. 

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: 

• Requires highly developed communication skills to effectively work with all levels of management throughout the UnityPoint Health, its subsidiaries and affiliates.   
• Knowledge of benefits compliance (HIPAA, COBRA, ACA, ERISA). 
• Knowledge of federal and state employment regulations. 
• Knowledge of personnel practices and theories. 
• Strong verbal and written communication skills. 
• Ability to take initiative and exercise independent judgment, decision making and problem solving expertise. 
• Knowledge of general computer system applications and experience with Microsoft Office software applications (i.e. Word, Excel) 
• Ability to work as a team member creating and maintaining effective working relationship. 
• Strong customer service skills.  
• Ability to understand and apply guidelines, policies and procedures.