Director health and welfare

Company Description

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.

Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('Versant') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.

Job Description

About VERSANT

VERSANT, Comcast Corporation’s (NASDAQ: CMCSA) planned spin-off, will be a leading independent publicly traded media company comprised of most of NBCUniversal’s cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025, subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions.

Job Summary

The Director of Health & Welfare Benefits is responsible for designing and delivering comprehensive programs and solutions with the goal of maximizing employee engagement to promote prevention, primary care and effective chronic condition management as an integral part of Versant’s overall health care benefits strategy. Responsibilities include leading the overall clinical engagement strategy for key health care programs to ensure seamless integration with Versant’s advocacy and navigation platform and ensuring future product development is aligned with Versant’s business objectives and workforce needs.   

Works cross functionally across Versant Total Rewards strategic wellbeing pillars (physical, emotional and financial) to ensure alignment with Versant’s HR Operating Model and employee journeys. Effectively liaises with outside organizations, including consultants, benefit vendors, and legal counsel.

Core Responsibilities

• Leads in the development of Versant’s health care clinical engagement strategy to drive greater usage of preventive and primary care services while identifying priorities for future clinical intervention based on Versant’s population health and cost drivers.
• Oversees Versant’s primary care clinic strategy including demonstration of ongoing ROI/VOI for existing clinic locations and assessment of future clinic opportunities (virtual, onsite, near-site) for specific populations and/or locations.
• Develops, implements and maintains a cadence for ongoing review of engagement and navigation services on an enterprise-wide basis for the purpose of continually refining processes and member care journeys.  
• Provides input and direction to existing service partners on strategic roadmap/product development to better support Versant’s business objectives.    
• Develops innovative approaches to expand and transform the engagement and cross utilization of benefits and services leading our health advocacy and navigation access platform.  
• Develops and recommends employee benefit changes to maintain external equities and effectively participates in employee communication/change management rollout.
• Provides strategic relationship oversight of key vendor partners including clinic vendors and Versant’s health advocacy and navigation platform. 
• Analyze Versant health plan utilization to assess employee health outcomes and identification of future strategic priorities.
• Collaborate on business case development for annual health plan strategic initiatives including integration requirements with Versant’s navigation resources.
• Develop metrics and dashboards to monitor ongoing plan performance and engagement.
• Collaborates on materials and discussions for governance meetings and approvals.
• Oversees financial and ongoing administration related physical wellbeing programs and initiatives, including:   
• Budgeting and forecasting for key vendor partnerships and integration into broader multi-year forecasting of self-funded health care program costs and Long Range Planning.
• Retains, negotiates, directs and manages benefit consultant(s) and service providers.
• Partnering with communications team to develop and deliver effective employee communications and materials.
• Partners across Total Rewards teams to deliver cohesive strategies/ recommendations, measure outcomes, and drive operational efficiencies.
• Understands and communicates interdependencies of strategy across Total Rewards.
• ROI/VOI of strategy. 
• Establish standards to potential alignment with international program offerings.
• Supervisory responsibility for analyst supporting health care engagement strategy.
• Participates at industry conferences and other peer company events, where appropriate.
• Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.
• Regular, consistent and punctual attendance. Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) and overtime as necessary.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
  
  

Employees At All Levels Are Expected To

• Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job.
• Own the customer experience - think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services.
• Know your stuff - be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences.
• Win as a team - make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas.
• Be an active part of the Net Promoter System - a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company - by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers.
• Drive results and growth.
• Respect and promote inclusion & diversity.
• Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities.
  
  

Qualifications

Skills

• Benefits Strategy, Employee Engagement, Health Outcomes, Managing Ambiguity, People Leadership, Results-Oriented, Taking Initiative
• We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That's why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality—to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life.
• Education
• Bachelor's Degree
• While possessing the stated degree is preferred, Versant also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience.
  
  

Relative Work Experience

• 10 Years +
  
  

Additional Requirements

• This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website. Salary range: $170,000 - $190,000 (bonus and long-term incentive eligible)
• Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week. Subject to change based on Manager discussion or business need.
  
  

Additional Information

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to [email protected].

Although you'll be hired as an NBCU employee, your employment and the responsibilities associated with this job likely will transition to Versant in the future. By joining at this pivotal time, you'll be a part of this exciting company as it takes shape.