Actuarial Intern

Delta Dental of Missouri; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Delta Dental of Missouri is seeking an Actuarial Intern to gain hands-on experience in actuarial, underwriting, and analytics projects. This part-time internship (3–6 months) blends home and office work in Missouri.

The role involves projects in pricing, forecasting, data visualization, and testing, with emphasis on collaboration and learning. Candidates are pursuing a math/actuarial/science/business degree and excel at detail-oriented analysis.

Qualifications

• Pursuing or completed bachelor’s degree in math, actuarial, quantitative, or business.
• A passing score on 1 or more SOA exams preferred but not required.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to perform detailed calculations and independently solve complex problems.
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Motivated with a strong interest in learning new skills and tasks.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Ability to multi-task and work under tight deadlines.
• Proven subscription to the company’s core values of integrity, trust and respect, innovation, stewardship, excellence, and celebration.

Responsibilities

• Assist actuarial, underwriting, or business analytics projects.
• Support tasks ranging from routine work to complex, multi-step projects.
• Collaborate with departments to manage workload and priorities.

Skills

Analytical skills

Excel proficiency

Communication skills

Teamwork

Detail orientation

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in math/actuarial/science/business

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Gain valuable experience as a Actuarial Intern! Join our dynamic team to work on actuarial, underwriting, and business analytics projects. Ideal candidates are currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in math, actuarial science, or a related field, and possess strong analytical skills and proficiency in Excel.

General Description

This individual will participate in a part-time internship program with an anticipated duration of 3 to 6 months.

This individual will be involved in actuarial, underwriting, or business analytics projects. Projects may include claim reserving, pricing, underwriting, forecasting, rate or system testing, analysis of provider reimbursement, data analytics, data visualization, or other tasks assigned.

Responsibilities

The intern may be assigned a wide variety of tasks. This will be dependent on department workload and priorities as well as the individual’s strengths, skillset, and background. Tasks may vary from routine work to complex, multi-step projects.

Qualifications

• Pursuing or completed a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college required; math, actuarial, quantitative, or business degree preferred.
• A passing score on 1 or more SOA exams preferred but not required.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel required.
• Ability to perform detailed calculations and independently solve complex problems.
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Motivated with a strong interest in learning new skills and tasks.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Ability to multi-task and work under tight deadlines.
• Proven subscription to the company’s core values of integrity, trust and respect, innovation, stewardship, excellence, and celebration.

Environment

This position currently functions as a hybrid role working from both home and in-office environments. Any home office setting must be conducive to all guidelines outlined by the organization. This role is required to regularly attend in-person meetings, the frequency of which is determined by management based on departmental or organizational needs.

Work Conditions

General office working conditions which may require sitting for extended periods of time.

Physical and Other Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Specific vision abilities require the ability to focus distant and near objects clearly. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands and arms to handle, feel and reach as well as operate a personal computer.

Disclaimer

This job description is designed to provide a general overview of the requirements of the job and does not entail a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties, or responsibilities that will be required. The organization reserves the right to modify this job description at any time; including assigning or reassigning job duties.

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