Retirement & Benefit Senior Specialist (Hybrid Working)

ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation. From molecule to medicine, we advance clinical research providing outsourced services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and government and public health organisations.

With our patients at the centre of all that we do, we help to accelerate the development of drugs and devices that save lives and improve quality of life.

Our people are our greatest strength, are at the core of our culture, and the driving force behind our success. ICON people have a mission to succeed and a passion that ensures what we do, we do well.

Position Overview

This role is unique in the market and is a great career building opportunity.

Reporting directly to the Director of Global Benefits and based in our Dublin office you will also have the flexibility for hybrid working.

The ideal person

The ideal person is passionate about retirement as you will be building a global strategy for our global retirement portfolio.  You will also oversee broader benefits plans including medical, insurances and allowances. And if you haven’t done this before, be willing to learn on the job.

The ideal person looks to continually learn and expand their knowledge, wants to progress their career in a high performance dynamic company and enjoys sharing their expertise.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Retirement lead for ICONs global retirement portfolio primarily defined contribution plans. 
• Develops health, life, disability insurance programs.
• Participates in development of benefits strategy; compares plan design and rates with market benchmarks
• Managing vendor relationships
• Monitors Benefit programs; emphasizing provider performance, efficient plan utilization

• Develops Metrics for reporting to the leadership team.
• Stay abreast of benefit trends and laws.
• Global Benefits involvement in competitive analysis, strategy design, Risk and Insurance Management
• Performs side-by-side comparisons for due diligence for acquisitions.
• Build relationships and collaborates with all key stakeholders – internally and externally
• Participate in the development of overall Global Benefit strategies as part of the Performance and Reward team.
• Conducts research, prepares requests for proposals (RFPs), oversees the selection of providers, negotiates contracts and prepares plan summary documents for benefit offerings.
• Special projects as assigned
• Contributes to the Performance & Reward Team effort

Knowledge, Skills and Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of experience in retirement is an advantage. 
• Bachelor’s degree
• Experience with vendor and broker management is desired but not essential

• Strong analytical, planning, organizing, and adaptation skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills
• Ability to map processes and services from end-to-end to identify gaps and improve efficiency
• Time management skills
• Highly resourceful and a consistent ability to multi-task and meet deadlines
• Detail oriented and self-driven
• A strong teammate that can work independently as part of a Global team

Benefits of Working in ICON:

Our success depends on the knowledge, capabilities and quality of our people. That’s why we are committed to developing our employees in a continuous learning culture – one where we challenge you with engaging work and where every experience adds to your professional development.

At ICON, our focus is to provide you with a comprehensive and competitive total reward package that comprises, not only an excellent level of base pay, but also a wide range of variable pay and recognition programs.  In addition, our best in class employee benefits, supportive policies and wellbeing initiatives are tailored to support you and your family at all stages of your career - both now, and into the future.

ICON, including subsidiaries, is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer and is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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