Role Description
We currently have an exciting career opportunity for a health and welfare benefits legal consultant in a fast-paced, friendly environment. This role involves collaborating with attorneys and compliance experts in the Aon Health Solutions Compliance & Policy Consulting group. The position provides health and welfare plan compliance mentorship to company staff and external clients of the Aon Health Solutions practice. This national position is available to be worked remotely.
What the day will look like:
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Work alongside experienced health care consulting professionals to address developments in federal and state health and welfare law.
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Focus on the impact of these developments on employer group health plans and plan sponsors.
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Involved in assessing plan design, operations, administration, and financing.
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Develop and evaluate options for clients to address the complexities of health and welfare plan law.
How this opportunity is different:
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Join a broad team of health plan professionals and subject matter experts with backgrounds in accounting, actuarial, law, analytics, audit, health and wellbeing, pharmaceuticals, and technology.
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Deliver consulting services to employers in the private and public sectors.
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Clients range from employers with fewer than 500 employees to large multinational corporations across various industries.
Qualifications
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3 to 5 years current legal experience (consulting firm, law firm, and/or corporate counsel) in health and welfare benefit plans.
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Strong knowledge and practical experience in ERISA, ACA, ADA, HIPAA, and the Internal Revenue Code.
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Excellent written and oral communication skills.
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Experience with mental health parity, ERISA fiduciary liability and/or state pharmacy compliance laws a plus.
Requirements
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Responsible for consulting and advising internal partners and external clients about national and regional health and welfare laws and regulations.
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Identify compliance issues in the design, operation, and administration of employer health and welfare plans.
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Explain compliance concepts and options to clients and consultants in laypersonโs terms.
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Track and monitor new laws and regulations, as well as revisions to existing laws on the federal and state level that impact health and welfare plans.
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Prepare and deliver presentations to clients and internal partners.
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Research and respond to health and welfare plan questions in a fast-paced environment.
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Draft and review notices, plan documents, SPDs, and other regulatory communications.
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Project Management, Benefits Administration, Consulting, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Data Management, Meeting Facilitation.
Education and Qualifications
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Bachelorโs degree.
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Law degree from an accredited law school.
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Admitted to practice law in at least one State or the District of Columbia.
Benefits
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A comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and regular part-time colleagues, including:
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401(k) savings plan with employer contributions.
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Employee stock purchase plan.
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Consideration for long-term incentive awards at Aonโs discretion.
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Medical, dental and vision insurance.
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Various types of leaves of absence.
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Paid time off, including 12 paid holidays throughout the calendar year.
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15 days of paid vacation per year.
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Paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws.
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Short-term disability and optional long-term disability.
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Health savings account.
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Health care and dependent care reimbursement accounts.
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Employee and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance.
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Optional personal insurance policies.
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Adoption assistance.
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Tuition assistance.
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Commuter benefits.
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Employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions.