ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Research laws and regulations that govern employers sponsoring employee benefit plans and advise on same for internal team members.
• Review health and welfare plan-related documents, such as SPDs, BAAs, NDAs, and vendor contracts.
• Review and negotiate commercial contracts and maintain template forms.
• Research and respond to employee inquiries on compliance issues for clients and, where appropriate, participate in client communications regarding those inquiries.
• Assist with RFP responses and review of marketing materials.
• Create white papers and compliance content for use by internal team and clients; ensure content regularly updated as needed.
• May attend and present at sales presentations regarding benefits compliance program.
• Assist with coordination of compliance reviews for self-insured plans.
• May conduct HIPAA training and assist with HIPAA compliance, including obtaining Business Associate Agreements and reviewing vendor privacy and security policies and audits.
• Ensure regulatory compliance; investigate and respond to regulatory inquiries on behalf of the agency.
• Coordinate litigation and responses to discovery, as needed.
• Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree and Juris Doctorate (J.D.)
• 3-7 years of related experience preferably in a similar position
• An equivalent combination of education, training, or experience

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Arkansas bar admission preferred (but equivalent state bar admission considered)