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Leave of Absence & Accommodations Specialist II

VARITE

Job Location:

Raleigh, WV - USA

Hourly Salary: USD 30 - 37

Posted: 19 September 2026 (Yesterday)

Application Deadline: 17 December 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

VARITE is looking for qualified Leave of Absence & Accommodations Specialist II in Raleigh NC 27609 (Hybrid)

WHAT THE CLIENT DOES
An American biopharmaceutical company that focuses on researching and developing antiviral drugs used in the treatment of HIV/AIDS hepatitis B hepatitis C influenza and COVID-19.

WHAT WE DO
Established in the Year 2000 VARITE is an award-winning minority business enterprise providing global consulting & staffing services to Fortune 1000 companies and government agencies. With 850 global consultants VARITE is committed to delivering excellence to its customers by leveraging its global experience and expertise in providing comprehensive scientific engineering technical and non-technical staff augmentation and talent acquisition services.

Job Title:Leave of Absence & Accommodations Specialist II
Location: Raleigh NC 27609 (Hybrid)
Contract Duration: 6 months with possible extension
Pay Range: $30.00/hr. to $37.76/hr. on W2
Work Authorization: US Citizen or Green Card only

HERES WHAT YOULL DO
About the Team:

The Leave of Absence & Accommodations team provides employee-centered compliant and consistent support for leave of absence disability return-to-work and workplace accommodation services.
The team partners across HR Legal Employee Relations Benefits Payroll Risk HR Shared Services third-party administrators and people leaders to support employees through sensitive and often complex life events.
The team supports Leave of Absence and Accommodations services across the Americas region including the U.S. Canada and Latin America as applicable.

Job Description:

The Leave of Absence & Accommodations (LoAA) Specialist II supports the employee and people leader experience across the LoAA service model.
This role serves as a key first point of contact for intake information gathering status updates documentation support and case routing.
The role supports standard and lower-complexity case activities maintains accurate documentation in case management systems helps ensure timely communication and distributes cases to Senior LoAA Specialists based on business unit alignment.
The role also contributes to process improvement by identifying recurring questions documentation gaps service issues or opportunities to improve the employee experience.
This role does not own complex case work or service capabilities but plays an important role in creating a consistent responsive and well-documented service experience.

Job Responsibilities:

Serve as an intake and coordination point for LoAA inquiries requests case updates and employee or people leader questions.
Gather initial information review submitted documentation for completeness and ensure cases are accurately entered and maintained in case management systems.
Route and distribute cases to Senior LoAA Specialists based on business unit alignment case type complexity and established team protocols.
Support simple or standard case work where procedures are clearly defined and risk is low.
Provide timely status updates to employees managers and internal stakeholders using approved templates guidance and communication standards.
Maintain accurate timely and confidential documentation related to leave disability accommodation and return-to-work activities.
Perform audits and quality assurance activities related to leave of absence administration including reconciliation of vendor reports review of Workday records and transactions identification of discrepancies and execution of corrective actions to support accurate employee records leave administration and disability benefit payments.
Escalate complex ambiguous sensitive or higher-risk matters to Senior Specialists the Program Manager or the Senior Manager as appropriate.
Support employee and manager education by providing general information about LoAA processes required documentation next steps and available resources.
Help train or onboard newer team members on standard work systems documentation practices and service expectations.
Identify recurring process gaps employee pain points documentation issues or opportunities to improve consistency and employee experience.

Education:

Bachelors Degree and four years of relevant experience OR Masters Degree and two years of relevant experience.

Knowledge Experience and Skills:

Experience supporting leave of absence disability accommodations benefits HR operations employee relations or related HR service delivery.
Working knowledge of leave of absence disability return-to-work and workplace accommodation processes.
Strong customer service orientation with the ability to communicate clearly empathetically and professionally.
Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate documentation in a high-volume environment.
Ability to manage multiple priorities follow procedures and escalate appropriately.
Ability to handle confidential and sensitive employee information with discretion.
Proficiency with Microsoft Word Outlook Excel ServiceNow Workday and other HR systems.
Ability to identify trends recurring issues or improvement opportunities from day-to-day work.
Ability to support training onboarding and knowledge sharing with newer team members.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with ServiceNow Workday or other HR case management and HRIS systems.
Experience supporting employees through leave of absence disability accommodation return-to-work benefits or HR service processes.

Knowledge of leave of absence and workplace accommodation laws including ADA FMLA HIPAA applicable state and provincial leave requirements and related employment leave management disability management benefits or related certification preferred.

BENEFITS:
We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the health well-being and financial security of our employees and their families. Eligible employees may receive:

Health Insurance: Medical dental and vision coverage
Retirement Plans: Participation in a company-sponsored retirement savings plan.
Legal Service Plans: Offering access to attorneys for legal advice and representation.

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VARITE is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin genetics disability age or veteran status.

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