Director Benefits

At Cooper University Health Care, our commitment to providing extraordinary health care begins with our team. Our extraordinary professionals are continuously discovering clinical innovations and enhanced access to the most up-to-date facilities, equipment, technologies and research protocols. We have a commitment to its employees by providing competitive rates and compensation, a comprehensive employee benefits programs, attractive working conditions, and the chance to build and explore a career opportunity by offering professional development.
 
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Responsible for overseeing the day-to-day administration of benefits, retirement, leave of absence and worker’s compensation wide ensuring a solid understanding of benefits offered.

Responsible for managing the employee health team and supporting the compliance of required vaccines and testing.  

Lead the team that manages our core benefit and retirement programs.

Partner with third party benefit administrators to facilitate relationships and ensure accuracy and efficiency in reporting and plan management.

This is a leadership position that requires managing, administering, developing improvements, and coordinating the day-to-day activities of Cooper University Healthcare’s health insurance and retirement programs.

Ensures assigned vendor compliance with HIPAA, ERISA, ACA and other regulations.

Participates in key surveys, investigate trends and best practices and partner with internal team members and external experts to bring recommendations to leadership.

Identify opportunities for improvement in the operational delivery of our programs and offerings.

Oversee annual enrollment efforts by supporting team with timing, communications and system testing to ensure a smooth, positive employee experience.
     
As a Human Resources team member, you'll help create the culture and employee experience that enables and inspires us to do our best each day in serving our customers now and in the future.
 
Works with internal and external legal resources and consultants to ensure programs are legally compliant and oversee all benefit compliance efforts.

Works with the team to prepare, with appropriate approval, amended plan documents, contracts, SOWs & work orders, etc.   
 
Extensive knowledge of benefits packages, policies, and legislation.

Strong understanding of federal, state and local laws including keeping up to date on future changes.

Deep understanding of benefit compliance requirements.

6-10 years experience required

Bachelors degree preferred

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in HR Administration.

Required:

Communication – Ability to communicate with patients, visitors and coworkers
Thorough knowledge of MS-Word, Excel, Power Point.
Effective organizational, analytical, problem solving, and interpersonal skills including verbal and written.

Knowledge of COBRA, ERISA, HIPPA, FMLA, NJFLA, ADA, TDB, LTD, and USERRA.