MercerWELL Summer Associate -National - College Program 2025

We are seeking a talented individual to join our MercerWell team at Mercer. This role will be based in New York, Chicago, San Francisco or Irvine. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

Within Mercer’s Health Practice, there are a number specialty practices, including MercerWell. With over 90 consultants nationally, the MercerWell team works with clients to address the health of their employees globally - including strategies to improve quality and access to care, program delivery of population health management and organizational change management supporting employee engagement in health management programs.

The MercerWell suite of products provides comprehensive solutions to meet the most critical needs of our clients’ populations - delivering support for the full spectrum of care, from prevention and lifestyle support to complex clinical management.

To learn more about Mercer’s Health practice, please visit https://www.mercer.com/what-we-do/health-and-benefits.html

To learn more about MercerWell, please visit MercerWell: Powering a thriving workforce

We will count on you to:

• Collecting and analyzing data to summarize information for impactful client presentations.
• Utilizing industry-leading tools in the development and execution of client projects, including the HERO Scorecard, RFI database, and Mercer survey data.
• Collaborate with senior consultants to assess client needs, assist in the Request for Proposal (RFP) process ensuring client needs are met and develop effective implementation strategies.
• Engaging with a diverse range of vendors and partners to support clients’ health and benefits strategies.
• Supporting MercerWell subject matter experts in content development and the delivery of innovative solutions.
• Gain understanding of MercerWell suite of products and support MercerWell product team with delivery of solutions.

What you need to have:

• Progress toward a master’s degree with an expected graduation year of Fall 2025 or Spring 2026, with top academic achievement (Minimum GPA of 3.0/4.0)
• Significant coursework or a desire to work in Health Consulting
• Project management experience; Excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines simultaneously; strong attention to detail
• Legal work authorization to work in the U.S. on a permanent and ongoing basis without the need for sponsorship now or in the future is required

What makes you stand out?

• Passionate about population health and improving member experience
• Strong analytical skills (quantitative and qualitative) with proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint; excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, along with superior organizational abilities and attention to detail
• Demonstrated intellectual curiosity and critical thinking, with the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse teams, adapt to changing client needs, and work under tight deadlines

Why join our team:

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.
• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.
• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.

WHAT’S NEXT? 

• Application Instructions:  
  • Candidates must apply via the Mercer careers website to be considered. Please do not apply on Handshake instead follow the link to the Marsh McLennan careers website.
  • When creating your application, please use your permanent home address and use your personal email address rather than your school email address.
• First Round Interviews:  
  • Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
  • If selected, first-round interviews consist of an on-demand digital video interview through the HireVue platform.  
  • Further timing and instructions will be provided at that time.

The applicable hourly rate for this role in New York and San Francisco is $40.

Mercer, a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), is a global leader in helping clients realize their investment objectives, shape the future of work and enhance health and retirement outcomes for their people. Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $23 billion and more than 85,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit mercer.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, veteran status (including protected veterans), or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by contacting reasonableaccommodations@mmc.com.

Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.