Program Manager, ACAExchange (Dental)

As the Program Manager ACA/Exchange (Dental) you will support offering our individual Dental Insurance products through the ACA/Exchange channel. The Retail Segment is a growing channel for allow consumers to shop quote enroll and pay for non-medical health benefits directly from us online through partnerships with brokers and aggregators and through the ACA/ in this channel has been accelerated by healthcare reform evolving consumer preferences growth of retirees and gig/part-time workforce which has resulted in an influx of new individuals shopping and purchasing their benefits online and through government exchanges.

You Are

• Able to perform strategic analysis recommendations and execution of the exit / entry strategy for new exchanges.

• Well versed in supporting strategic collaboration with internal stakeholders including Regulatory Actuarial Operations IT Finance Marketing and Retail Distribution.

• Strategic innovative and collaborative and accustomed to stakeholder level communications.

You Will

• Engage in annual filing process and responsibilities including but not limited to populating Plan and Benefit Templates Transparency in Coverage templates determining service area expansion or retraction coordinating objection reviews and responses preparation of relevant documents etc.

• Participate in weekly monthly and ad hoc calls with CMS and state-based exchanges

• Conduct competitive analysis on pricing features and impact of regulatory trends

• Support weekly reporting on results and insights during open enrollment period

• Support annual pre-filing process for our individual dental products across all federal and state-based exchanges that we operate in including competitive reviews preparing state-by-state analysis prepare and review policy documents prior to DOI filing prepare and update benefit summaries Letters of Interest to file for the following plan year etc.

• Monitor and project impacts on upcoming federal and state regulations and New exchange enter/exist state analysis and competitive assessment

• Support Partner Management team during exchange off-season (partner reporting sales analysis new opportunity evaluation) and support performance reporting cadence (weekly monthly quarterly annually)

• Annual refiling (i.e.: comp intel service area review rate review policy review application submissions testing)

• Ensure Guardian is ready for annual open enrollment period and Annual pricing recommendation and evaluation

• Collaboration across all internal stakeholders (i.e.: Legal Compliance State Filing Customer Care Payments management and operations) and with external vendors used for policy administrative functions

• Participating in weekly monthly and ad hoc calls with CMS and state-based exchanges and perform strategic analysis recommendations and execution of the exit / entry strategy for new exchanges

• Review and implement regulatory modifications and review and validate Guardians Dental Exchange website and manage relationship and collaborate with third party vendors/partner

You Have

• Bachelors degree required

• Minimum 3 years experience as a program manager or equivalent role

• Experience working in the ACA/Exchange marketplace ( or State-Based Exchanges)

• Experience supporting Open Enrollment activities is preferred

• Strong Program Management analytical and communication skills including the ability to produce clear supporting documents in PowerPoint Excel etc.

• Excellent project management and organizational skills with demonstrated success achieving results through others

• General knowledge of insurance product designs (dental products preferred)

• Ability to effectively handle multiple priorities

• Fosters a high level of teamwork and collaboration between internal and external stakeholders

Location

• This role is remote with possible quarterly travel to one of these 3 Guardian office locations: NYC Bethlehem PA or Boston MA

Salary Range:

The salary range reflected above is a good faith estimate of base pay for the primary location of the position. The salary for this position ultimately will be determined based on the education experience knowledge and abilities of the successful addition to salary this role may also be eligible for annual sales or other incentive compensation.

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Equal Employment Opportunity

Guardian is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age race color creed religion sex affectional or sexual orientation national origin ancestry marital status disability military or veteran status or any other classification protected by applicable law.

Accommodations

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Guardian is not currently or in the foreseeable future sponsoring employment order to be a successful applicant. you must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship.

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