Special Programs and Contracts Analyst

Exempt

Immediately

Salary commensurate with experience

40 hours weekly

Office of Employee Benefits

A resume and letter of interest is required to apply. Candidates under final consideration will also be required to submit professional references, college degree information, and employment history to an online third-party vendor.

For more than 140 years, The University of Texas System has improved the lives of Texans - and people all over the world - through education, health care, and research. The System consists of nine academic institutions, four health institutions, and The University of Texas System Administration. The institutions of the UT System employ more than 160,000 faculty, health care professionals, researchers, support staff, and student workers.

The UT System Administration is primarily based in Austin, Texas. It supports the missions of the System's thirteen institutions by providing financial, legal, planning, purchasing, government relations, communications, development, and other central services. Serving a growing state, the UT System Administration strives to provide a welcoming, supportive work environment that embraces different perspectives - not only because it enables the organization to be stronger, creative, and thoughtful, but because it is the right thing to do. To that end, UT System Administration embraces state laws on military and former foster children employment preferences.

Support the administration of the System's optional benefit programs such as the Student Insurance Program, Affordable Care Act reporting program, actuarial services, and other OEB programs. Support management of contracts for overall OEB programs. Position includes but is not limited to supporting member call center activities, plan member appeals, writing and publishing Request for Proposals and negotiating and implementing new contracts, monitoring contracted requirements with vendors and reporting deficiencies to appropriate staff. Assist with and coordinate the dissemination of training of the special programs as well as perform contract management, including contract renewals, vendor performance monitoring and performance guarantee terms with contracted vendors.

• Develop and prepare solicitations, contracts and amendments for complex and/or technical procurements by identifying provider resources, describing services to be rendered, evaluating information supplied by proposers, and negotiating contract specifications, terms and conditions.
• Support the insurance provider selection process including participation in the request for proposal, plan design, administration, and negotiation through preparation of contracts for execution for OEB specialty programs.
• Monitors legal and regulatory requirements pertaining to contracting. Interfaces with the UT System Office of General Counsel, UT System Privacy Officer and UT System Security Officer.
• Supports the management of the System-Wide student insurance program, including oversight of program at each institution and working with a vast network of institution-based constituents in the delivery of benefits. Supports other specialty contracts within the program.
• Conducts need assessments to determine requirements for the purchase of goods and services for a variety of special programs on behalf of System institutions as well as OEB.
• Prepare and interpret plan documents, policies, and state/federal information requirements to ensure compliance with state and federal laws and consider the unique business needs of a diverse system.
• Develop and monitor plan data for all OEB plans to ensure contract compliance with insurance plan requirements and take appropriate action to address issues and opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Monitors vendor and plan performance and maintains responsibility for program member appeals.
• Supports the administration of customer service and overall administration issues of the special programs including, but not limited to, management of staff, coordinating customer call center activities, plan member appeals, writing and publishing communications.
• Responsible for assisting SMEs creation of Request for Proposals and negotiating and implementing new contracts, monitoring contracted requirements with vendors and reporting deficiencies to appropriate staff.
• Coordinate the dissemination, training and institution customer service relating to policy interpretation.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to monitor multiple deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to develop and build relationships with vendors and constituents
• Strong critical, analytical, and strategic thinking skills
• Ability to identify, troubleshoot, and solve problems

• Bachelor's Degree in related field.
• Three years of related experience.
• One year of college (30 semester hours) may be substituted for one year of the required experience on a year-for-year basis

• Seven years of related experience.

• May work around standard office conditions
• Uses standard office equipment
• Requires occasional evening or weekend hours

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to a minimum of 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. Participation in TRS is mandatory.

A background check will be conducted on candidates under final consideration. The background check may include any or all of the following: criminal history check, prior employment verification, education verification, professional references check, and motor vehicle records check. Background checks are conducted by third-party vendors. Upon request form the third-party vendor, candidates under final consideration must provide the required information for the background checks to be completed.

The University of Texas System Administration is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all qualified applicants and employees in all terms and conditions of employment. U. T. System will provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state laws.

For information on accommodations for individuals with disabilities, please contact the Office of Talent and Innovation at oti@utsystem.edu.