Assistant Director, Benefits

Boston College HR is seeking an Assistant Director, Benefits, to play an important operational and strategic role in the management, administration, and oversight of the University’s benefit programs and communications. Interacting with over 3,500 active faculty and staff and supporting benefits for more than 1,000 retirees and spouses, this role serves as a subject-matter expert for health, welfare, leaves of absence, and retirement benefits.

The Assistant Director ensures seamless automated benefits processing, oversees vendor billing reconciliations, and delivers benefits counseling to the Boston College community.

Key Responsibilities

Plan Administration and Operations: Assist with day-to-day administrative oversight for insured and other benefit plans, including medical, dental, life, vision, disability, and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA). Process life insurance and related benefit claims for deceased participants. Run diagnostic queries, perform data integrity audits, and process weekly/monthly retirement plan contribution files (TIAA, Fidelity).

Reconcile vendor billing with Accounts Payable and the Controller’s Office. Leave Management and Statutory Compliance Assist with administering Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leaves (MA PFML), Short-Term Disability (STD), Long-Term Disability (LTD), and other leaves in coordination with third-party vendors. Audit leave arrears and coordinate COBRA and retiree billing with external vendor.

Retirement and Retiree Medical Oversight Conduct retirement counseling and orientation meetings covering 401(k), 403(b), and 457(b) plans, Social Security and Medicare integration, and retiree medical plans. Support the Benefits Director in the administration of University retirement plans. Assist with Retiree Medical Savings Account (RMSA) administration and assist in monitoring annual IRS retirement contribution limits.

Annually update retiree benefit brochures to reflect cost and other changes. Employee Orientation and Communication Serve as a liaison and advocate between employees, retirees, and insurance carriers to resolve claims and other issues. Assist in updating employee handbook links, HR website content, Open Enrollment materials, and general benefits communications.

Conduct New Hire Employee Benefit Orientations as needed. Supervisory and Administrative Support Provide functional supervision, task assignment, and training to non-exempt Benefits Specialists/Assistants (1–2 staff members) and student employees. Review and approve Employee Change Request (ECR) forms and payment vouchers.

Assist the Benefits Director with annual budget preparation, FAS 106 actuarial census data collection, and plan design reviews. Schedule: Standard in-person office hours with occasional extra hours required. This is an in-office position. Full-Time Equivalent Hiring Range: $76,250 to $95,300; salary commensurate with relevant experience.