ACTUARY, SENIOR

CareOregon, Inc.; Town of Texas (WI); Remote; USD 135,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare company is seeking a Senior Actuary to perform comprehensive financial and actuarial analysis aimed at enhancing strategic decision-making and ensuring financial sustainability. This fully remote role involves extensive data evaluation and collaboration with various departments, underlining the importance of effective communication and comprehensive knowledge in actuarial practices.

Benefits

Full benefits

5% bonus target

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in an actuarial role.
• Experience in Medicaid or Medicare preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct financial and actuarial analyses.
• Develop cost savings calculators for budgeting and forecasting.
• Provide rate setting support through data analysis.

Skills

Proficiency in SAS

Proficiency in SQL

Strong communication skills

Ability to lead projects

Attention to detail

Education

Associate of the Society of Actuaries

Fellow of the Society of Actuaries

Tools

MS Office

MS Access

Database querying tools

Job description

Join to apply for the Actuary, Senior role at CareOregon

1 week ago Be among the first 25 applicants

Join to apply for the Actuary, Senior role at CareOregon

Candidates hired for remote positions must reside in Oregon, Washington, Utah, Idaho, Arizona, Nevada, Texas, Montana, or Wisconsin.

Job Title

Actuary, Senior

Requisition #

24950

Exemption Status

Exempt

n / a

Direct Reports

n / a

Actuarial Services Manager

Department

Finance

Pay and Benefits

Estimated hiring range $135,420 - $165,520 / year, 5% bonus target, full benefits.

Posting Notes

This role is fully remote but you must reside in one of the listed 9 states.

Job Summary

This senior level position is responsible for performing a wide variety of financial and actuarial analyses impacting strategic decision making and the company’s financial sustainability efforts. Areas of analysis include cost and utilization trend analysis, return on investment evaluations, Medicare bid development, rate setting optimization, forecasting support, benchmarking, risk adjustment optimization, provider payment evaluation and review of actuarial estimates such as IBNR and PDR. This position provides financial stewardship by identifying opportunities for improved financial performance.

Financial and Actuarial Analyses

• Drill down into cost and utilization trends to identify key drivers.
• Develop profitability analytics to support evaluation by provider group, contract, and other valued indicators.
• Design, develop, and implement evaluation tools in measuring the effectiveness of programs and payment models.
• Develop cost savings calculators for use in goal setting, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Provide rate setting support through data analysis, policy review and strategy development.
• Identify any actuarial unsound adjustments to the rates.
• Provide medical cost and utilization trend recommendations for forecasting purposes.
• Gather and develop benchmarks for purposes of assessing our performance and the potential for improvement.
• Monitor risk adjustment applied to capitation revenue and ensure population risk is appropriately represented in encounter data.
• Evaluate provider payment models, including risk share arrangements, to ensure they achieve the desired outcome.
• Prepare regular risk share reporting for sharing with providers and supporting accounting estimates.
• Drive strategic use of data to support business efficiencies and competitive decision-making.
• Review and provide guidance on actuarial estimates of IBNR, PDR and other actuarially determined assets and liabilities.
• Coordinate and review the work of outside actuaries to facilitate access to plan information necessary to support their work and ensure the company’s interests are represented.

Financial Analytical Capacity and Capability

• Work with Information Systems to ensure access to a data source with high data integrity.
• Work collaboratively with the Business Intelligence department and other analysts to share best practices around using the data, ensure strong data governance and maintain a community of practice resource.
• Provide training and support to other Finance users around the data, software, and analytic approaches.

Administration

• Participate in 1 : 1, team, and department meetings.
• Attend All Staff meetings.
• Draft, recommend, and implement plans, policies, and procedures.
• Participate in Actuarial Services team goal setting.
• Train, mentor, and evaluate performance of assigned actuarial staff.

Organizational Responsibilities

• Perform work in alignment with the organization’s mission, vision and values.
• Support the organization’s commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion by fostering a culture of open mindedness, cultural awareness, compassion and respect for all individuals.
• Strive to meet annual business goals in support of the organization’s strategic goals.
• Adhere to the organization’s policies, procedures and other relevant compliance needs.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Required

Experience and / or Education

• Associate of the Society of Actuaries
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in an actuarial role

Preferred

• Fellow of the Society of Actuaries
• Work experience in Medicaid or Medicare

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities Required

Knowledge

• Working knowledge of other MS tools, including MS Office products, MS Access
• Strong understanding of data systems and sources and how it impacts the data available
• Knowledge of medical claims, billing practices and health insurance requirements

Skills And Abilities

• Proficiency in SAS, SQL, or similar database querying tools
• Proficiency in MS Excel
• Highly effective communication skills, including listening, verbal, and written
• Willingness to acquire new skills
• Ability to effectively lead and participate on a variety of large projects, including complex initiatives across departments
• Ability to identify, implement, and lead process improvements
• Strong ability in articulating and presenting information across multiple areas of the organization
• Ability to communicate and present to external parties (e.g., auditors, actuaries, regulatory agencies) and stakeholders (e.g., Finance committees, Board of Directors, etc.)
• Ability to collaborate effectively with department management
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to produce high quality output
• Ability to effectively review others’ work
• Ability to identify problem, inconsistencies, unexpected results, relevant information, and uncertainties
• Ability to interpret and analyze information and implement conclusions / solutions
• Ability to assist team members in developing conclusions and solutions
• Ability to effectively prioritize own work and complete tasks on time
• Ability to effectively collaborate with coworkers, leaders, executives, and stakeholders
• Ability to learn from feedback and embrace change
• Possess a high degree of initiative, motivation, and professionalism
• Ability to maintain a positive attitude
• Ability to work effectively with diverse individuals and groups
• Ability to learn, focus, understand, and evaluate information and determine appropriate actions
• Ability to accept direction and feedback, as well as tolerate and manage stress
• Ability to see, read, and perform repetitive finger and wrist movement for at least 6 hours / day
• Ability to hear and speak clearly for at least 3-6 hours / day

Working Conditions

Hazards : May include, but not limited to, physical and ergonomic hazards.

Equipment : General office equipment

Travel : May include occasional required or optional travel outside of the workplace; the employee’s personal vehicle, local transit or other means of transportation may be used .

Work Location : Work from home

MULTI

Candidates of color are strongly encouraged to apply. CareOregon is committed to building a linguistically and culturally diverse and inclusive work environment.

Veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.

We are an equal opportunity employer. CareOregon considers all candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.

Visa sponsorship is not available at this time.

Seniority level

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Job function

Finance and Sales

Hospitals and Health Care and Insurance

Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at CareOregon by 2x

Sign in to set job alerts for “Senior Actuary” roles.

Senior Business Analyst Data Platform & Analytics ID 79704 Job Title Senior Business Analyst Data Platform & Analytics Category Technology Employment Type

Health Insurance Claims & Litigation Analyst

Senior Actuarial Analyst I - Life & Health

Assistant Actuary, Financial Planning & Analysis

Dallas, TX $135,000.00-$150,000.00 3 days ago

Data Protection / Compliance?Analyst (Irving, TX on-site)

Austin, TX $140,000.00-$160,000.00 4 days ago

Managed Services - Test Data Management (TDM) Analyst - Senior Associate

Actuarial Analyst II (Intermediate) - New P&C Products

Managed Services - Test Data Management (TDM) Analyst - Senior Associate

Austin, TX $151,000.00-$253,000.00 1 week ago

Senior Business Analyst, Data Platform and Analytics

Flower Mound, TX $120,000.00-$150,000.00 1 day ago

Austin, TX $93,000.00-$149,000.00 18 hours ago

Consulting - AI and Data - AI-Enabled Auto- Int Aut Func-Busi Analyst - Manager - Mult Pos-1588335

We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI.

J-18808-Ljbffr

Create a job alert for this search

Senior Actuary • Town of Texas, WI, United States