Thought leadership and research Associate – Global Health & Benefits (6-month fixed-term contract)

What you can expect

The global Health & Benefits business is looking to expand the central team responsible for coordinating intellectual capital, thought leadership and research around the world. This is an exciting opportunity to work with senior leaders and join an agile, global team focused on driving local, regional and global growth for our Health & Benefits business (primarily [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]).

What you will be rewarded with

• We offer and embrace a hybrid working model that nurtures a collaborative working environment in the office 3 days per week allowing 2 days per week to be spent working on a remote basis.
• Competitive Benefits Package

We will rely on you to

• Support the development of one to three global flagship research pieces including the formulation of a point of view, survey instrument creation, coordination with external partners, quantitative and qualitative analysis of data for key insights, enablement of local teams to use research to drive growth, coordination with marketing on campaign activity, and development of needed assets
• Researching and summarizing findings from peer reviewed papers on various global health-related topics and assisting with multi-country survey work
• Independently assembling and updating presentations for senior management and external audiences using Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint in a fast-paced, ever-changing leadership environment
• Supporting efforts to share research and new intellectual capital with Health & Benefit consultants around the world by working with senior management, regional consulting leaders, sales, marketing and knowledge management teams
• Helping coordinate and standardize global approaches and points of view to address time sensitive issues with clients, like AI, geopolitics and more
• Overseeing and effectively project managing all aspects of complex, global projects, from start to finish, so they are completed on schedule
• Supporting other ad hoc projects related to general Health & Benefits business strategy, new solution development and leadership reporting

What you need to have

• Solid experience in health or benefits-related consulting at the country, regional or global level.
• Willingness and ability to work across multiple time zones and cultures.
• Knowledge of employee benefit plan or health issues, processes and evolving market landscape.
• Enthusiastic about modernization of employee benefit plans.
• Self-starter who is comfortable working both independently and collaboratively on a team.
• Willingness to tackle and develop solutions to problems that may not initially be clearly defined.
• Excellent project management and communication skills.
• Experience in strategy and/or research preferred.

What makes you stand out

• Health & Benefits Consulting experience
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Strong writing, English and storytelling skills.

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[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one 'anchor day' per week on which their full team will be together in person.