Actuarial Analyst (Analytics Background)

Selby Jennings; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Selby Jennings in the Greater New York City Area is seeking an Actuarial & Healthcare Analytics Analyst to support financial, actuarial, and population health initiatives across multiple lines of business. This role offers broad exposure and direct interaction with senior leadership.

The position emphasizes SQL-driven analysis, reporting, and forecasting, with opportunities to advance in a fast-growing healthcare organization.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of actuarial, healthcare analytics, or related experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Data Analytics, or related field.
• Strong SQL skills with experience querying and manipulating large datasets.
• Experience with data extraction, table joins, and healthcare reporting.
• Exposure to healthcare payer, provider, value-based care, managed care, or population health environments preferred.
• Actuarial exam progress is a plus but not required.
• Experience with cloud/data platforms (AWS, SQL Server, or others) preferred.
• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and contribute immediately in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Analyze healthcare claims, utilization, and financial data to support business decision-making.
• Develop and maintain reporting, forecasting, and actuarial models.
• Support medical cost analysis, MLR reporting, accrual processes, and financial performance monitoring.
• Extract, manipulate, and analyze large healthcare datasets.
• Join and validate data from multiple sources using SQL and related technologies.
• Partner with leadership to identify trends and business opportunities.
• Assist with actuarial analyses and broader healthcare analytics projects.
• Support ongoing initiatives related to value-based care, provider performance, and population health.

Skills

Data analysis

Problem solving

Communication

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Data Analytics, or related field

Tools

SQL

SQL Server

AWS

Job description

Location: Greater New York City Area (Hybrid Preferred)
Compensation: $100,000 - $140,000 Base Salary
Experience Level: Early Career (1-3 Years)

A rapidly growing healthcare organization is seeking an Actuarial & Healthcare Analytics Analyst to join a lean, highly visible team supporting financial, actuarial, and population health initiatives across multiple lines of business. This is an excellent opportunity for an analytically minded professional looking to gain broad exposure across actuarial and healthcare analytics functions while working directly with senior leadership.

The organization operates across multiple states and continues to experience significant growth, creating strong opportunities for career advancement and professional development.

Responsibilities

• Analyze healthcare claims, utilization, and financial data to support business decision-making
• Develop and maintain reporting, forecasting, and actuarial models
• Support medical cost analysis, MLR reporting, accrual processes, and financial performance monitoring
• Extract, manipulate, and analyze large healthcare datasets
• Join and validate data from multiple sources using SQL and related technologies
• Partner with leadership to identify trends and business opportunities
• Assist with actuarial analyses and broader healthcare analytics projects
• Support ongoing initiatives related to value-based care, provider performance, and population health

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of relevant experience in actuarial, healthcare analytics, or a combination of both
• Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Data Analytics, or a related field
• Strong SQL skills with experience querying and manipulating large datasets
• Experience with data extraction, table joins, and healthcare reporting
• Exposure to healthcare payer, provider, value-based care, managed care, or population health environments preferred
• Actuarial exam progress is a plus but not required
• Experience with AWS, SQL Server, or other cloud/data platforms preferred
• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently and contribute immediately in a fast-paced environment

Ideal Background

We are especially interested in candidates with experience in:

• Healthcare actuarial analysis
• Healthcare analytics and reporting
• Medicare Advantage, Managed Care, Provider Organizations, or ACO environments
• Medical cost analysis, forecasting, accruals, or MLR-related work
• Data-driven decision support and financial analytics

Why Join?

• High-growth healthcare organization with ambitious expansion plans
• Opportunity to work directly alongside senior actuarial and analytics leadership
• Broad exposure across actuarial, financial, and operational analytics
• Meaningful impact on strategic business initiatives
• Strong compensation and long-term growth potential

If you are looking for a role where you can leverage both your actuarial and data analytics skillsets while helping shape a growing healthcare organization, we would love to hear from you.