Health & Wellbeing Specialist

Professional Services

Albany/Schnectady, NY

Now is the time to join us! 

Who are you?

This is a full-time hybrid position supporting a government contractor in the Pittsburgh/West Mifflin, PA or Albany/Schenectady, NY area.

The Health & Wellbeing Specialist is a client-dedicated member of the Virgin Pulse account team, focused on building a culture of health, enhancing health and wellbeing engagement, and driving health behavior change through awareness and activation. The Health & Wellbeing Specialist collaborates with Virgin Pulse account leadership and the client’s HR, benefits, and/or stakeholder teams. This individual will provide advocacy for Virgin Pulse products and demonstrate Virgin Pulse’s mission of Changing Lives for Good. This position will include approximately 10% travel for the first year and may increase to up to 25% for subsequent years.

In this role you will wear many hats, but your knowledge will be essential in the following:  

• Design, develop, communicate, and execute an annual health and wellbeing programming plan, in alignment with client’s strategic goals and priorities
• Monitor, evaluate, and respond to program measurements and participant feedback, including operations and quality, to drive continuous quality improvement initiatives and goals
• Serve as an integrated partner and the face of wellbeing to the client population, guiding members to appropriate resources and offerings
• Engage and partner with client stakeholders and internal groups (Diversity & Inclusion, Employee Resource Groups, etc…) to build and support a culture of health
• Leverage community partnerships to support client goals including initiatives related to social determinants of health, diversity and inclusion, health, and holistic wellbeing (mental, physical, social, community, financial, and safety wellbeing)
• Collaborate with the client’s health plan and vendor partners to identify opportunities for health awareness and engagement, and to drive utilization of the client’s suite of health, benefits, and wellbeing offerings
• Build, nurture, and drive engagement through a Wellness Champion Network across key client locations
• Support Virgin Pulse platform enrollment and ongoing engagement to associated solutions, resources, and partners
• Support implementation of health promotion programs including health screenings, flu shots, and open enrollment events
• Drive localized health engagement and awareness through educational opportunities and creative programming
• Conduct regular data assessment and reporting to internal and external stakeholders, to define opportunities, track impact, and determine next best steps
• Collaborate with Virgin Pulse and client support teams including Marketing, Product, Business Operations, and Customer Service
• Partner with Virgin Pulse peers to share best practices and opportunities to drive best-in-class services to our clients
• Perform other related duties as assigned

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

What you bring to the Personify Health team:

In order to represent the best of what we have to offer you come to us with a multitude of positive attributes including:

• Bachelor’s degree in health promotion or other health related field such as public health, community health, nutrition, exercise physiology, etc…
• Public health related certification (ie CHES, NWI, Chapman Institute) preferred
• At least 2-4 years of experience in fields related to health and wellbeing
• 2-3 years of experience in corporate environment preferred
• Experience working with incentive programs; working knowledge of the Virgin Pulse platform and systems/tools preferred
• Health plan experience preferred

You also take pride in offering the following Core Skills, Competencies, and Characteristics:

• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to identify processes and organize resources to coordinate and execute multiple projects simultaneously
• Excellent time management; using time effectively and efficiently while prioritizing appropriately
• Self-starter, entrepreneurial mindset
• Outstanding written and interpersonal communication skills
• Detail oriented with thoroughness and accuracy when accomplishing a task, while demonstrating concern for all areas involved
• Outstanding ability to deliver presentations at all levels of an organization, to diverse audiences and groups and via multiple modalities including virtually and in-person, when appropriate
• Strong customer service orientation skilled at establishing and maintaining effective relationships across diverse groups and individuals within an organization; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams)
• Naturally curious

To support this client, all candidates must be U.S. only citizens, no dual citizenship allowed. Selected applicant must agree to comply with the client’s Contraband/Prohibited Articles policy when onsite, which includes cell phones and laptops.

No candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we’ve identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we’d love to learn more about you!

Personify Health is an equal opportunity organization and is committed to diversity, inclusion, equity, and social justice.

In compliance with all states and cities that require transparency of pay, the base compensation for this position ranges up to $75,000 annually. Note that salary may vary based on location, skills, and experience. This position is eligible for 5% variable compensation as well as health, dental, vision, mental health and other benefits.