Senior Manager, Global US REMOTE - East Coast

Senior Manager, Global Benefits - (US REMOTE - East Coast)

Hartford, Connecticut | Albany, New York | Atlanta, Georgia | Columbia, South Carolina | Columbus, Ohio | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | Raleigh, North Carolina | Tallahassee, Florida | Trenton, New Jersey | Remote

Location Hartford, Connecticut US

Job REQ-057297

Position Summary

Perkin Elmer is seeking an experienced Global Benefits Manager to join our Total Rewards team. This role is the primary owner of the US benefits strategy (including design, benchmarking, renewals, and RFPs), communications and oversight of the day‑to‑day benefits operations. In partnership with the Global Head of Total Rewards, manage the global strategy, the global benefits consultant relationship, and leadership of our global benefits funding and pooling strategy.

Reporting directly to the Global Head of Total Rewards, this individual will serve as a trusted, proactive partner. We are building a more rigorous, data‑driven, and strategically aligned benefits function, and this hire is central to that effort. The successful candidate will supervise one US Benefit Analyst.

Location: US Remote - preference for candidate in the Northeast

• Serve as primary owner of the US self‑insured medical, prescription drug benefit and dental programs, with deep understanding of plan funding, claims administration, and stop‑loss structure

• Partner with the US consultant (WTW) and third–party administrators to manage plan performance, cost trends, and utilization, bringing forward proactive, creative recommendations to reduce trend

• Own and manage relationships with all US benefits vendors including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, EAP and voluntary. Drive vendor performance, elevate issues, manage SLAs, and ensure vendors are actively working as our partner

• Lead annual plan design review and renewal strategy in close partnership with WTW, ensuring recommendations are evidence‑based and cost‑effective

• Own the annual open enrollment process end‑to‑end, planning, benefits administration updates, communications, and post‑enrollment audits

• Develop and execute a communications strategy that is employee‑centered, clear, and drives informed benefit decision‑making

• Create and maintain employee‑facing benefit resources including guides, orientation, FAQs and change communications

• Partner with HR Technology and benefits administration vendor to ensure accurate plan configuration, eligibility rules, and file management for benefit events

• Act as the escalation point for complex employee benefits issues and appeals, ensuring timely, empathetic, and accurate resolution

• Ensure plan documents, SPDs, and legal notices are accurate, current, and compliant (ERISA, ACA, HIPAA, COBRA, and other applicable regulations)

• Ensure all required filing, including federal, state, and local are filed

• Directly supervise and develop one US Benefits Analyst, providing coaching, direction, and workload management

• Partner with the Global Head of Total Rewards to manage the WTW global consultant relationship across Perkin Elmer's 30+ country footprint

• Hold the global broker accountable for preparation, country expertise, proactive market intelligence, and vendor advocacy

• Ensure global benefit recommendations are grounded in data and market benchmarking, not simply legacy structures or renewal defaults

• Actively engage WTW on emerging regulatory requirements, country‑specific plan competitiveness, and benefit trends across regions

• Lead and develop Perkin Elmer's global pooling strategy, working with WTW and network carriers to maximize financial efficiency across the international benefits portfolio

• Evaluate current pooling arrangements, identify opportunities for optimization, and drive implementation of changes in coordination with local HR and brokers

• Analyze pooling dividend performance and cost experience across countries, present recommendations to leadership with clear financial rationale

• Ensure pooling structures are aligned with local statutory requirements and competitive benefit positioning in each market

• Bachelor’s degree in business,…