Director, Benefits – Wellbeing

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee the Colleague Benefits & Wellbeing division at Sound Physicians, which encompasses health and welfare plans, retirement options, voluntary benefits, and wellbeing initiatives.

• Collaborate with the VP to develop, communicate, and implement a multi-year Benefits strategy that aligns with Sound’s positioning as a practice of choice and focuses on clinician attraction and retention.

• Manage all vendor and broker relationships, encompassing renewal strategies, RFPs, performance management, contract negotiations, and escalation procedures.

• Direct the annual benefits planning process, offering plan design recommendations and overseeing the comprehensive Open Enrollment procedure, including the educational and communication strategies that support it.

• Ensure compliance and maintain audit schedules related to ERISA, ACA, COBRA, HIPAA, Section 125, DC nondiscrimination testing, 5500 filings, and state-specific regulations.

• Create, implement, and continuously enhance wellbeing programs that are integrated into daily operations.

• Travel to new hospital implementations and key sites to ensure effective communication of benefits to incoming clinicians and to establish strong relationships with hospital partners and site leaders.

• Organize and facilitate an annual benefits fair during Sound's Medical Director Summit.

• Guide the year-round colleague benefits education and communication strategy, including the Benefits Hub, OE presentations, and ongoing engagement campaigns.

• Evaluate plan utilization, cost trends, and population health data to inform decisions on plan design, vendor selection, and medical trend mitigation strategies.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in benefits and total rewards.

• At least 3-5 years in a director or senior leadership position.

• Preferably experienced in healthcare, physician services, hospital systems, or multi-site organizations.

• CEBS, CBP, or a comparable professional certification is strongly preferred.

• Comprehensive understanding of ERISA, COBRA, ACA, HIPAA, Section 125, nondiscrimination testing, 5500 filings, and multi-state benefits compliance.

• Proven experience in managing benefits brokers, carriers, and administrative platforms.

• Experience in leading enterprise-wide benefits initiatives, including renewals, plan transitions, vendor changes, and significant communication efforts.

• Strong skills in commercial and contract negotiation; capable of challenging vendors regarding performance and value.

• Proficient in data and analytics; able to translate plan utilization, claims, and cost data into actionable decisions for plan design and budgeting.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical insurance

• Dental insurance

• Vision insurance

• Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts

• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company matching

• Self-managed PTO Plan

• Ten company-paid holidays annually