Associate Actuarial Director - Remote

Lensa; Minnetonka (MN); Remote; USD 106,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Join UnitedHealth Group as an Associate Actuarial Director and apply your actuarial expertise in a role that impacts millions. Work remotely to support the financial goals and strategies of the healthcare system, while helping develop junior actuaries and build key relationships with external partners.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Incentive and recognition programs

401k contributions

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in a corporate environment.
• Actuarial experience and expertise in formulas and calculations.
• Emerging leadership skills in professional or volunteer settings.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to actuarial direction and strategy.
• Assist junior actuaries with training and development.
• Perform actuarial analyses for large employers.

Skills

Critical thinking

Data analysis

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in actuarial science, math, finance, data science, economics

Tools

MS Excel

PowerBI

SQL

SAS

Job description

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Lensa is the leading career site for job seekers at every stage of their career. Our client, UnitedHealth Group, is seeking professionals. Apply via Lensa today!

At UnitedHealthcare, we’re simplifying the health care experience, creating healthier communities and removing barriers to quality care. The work you do here impacts the lives of millions of people for the better. Come build the health care system of tomorrow, making it more responsive, affordable and equitable. Ready to make a difference? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together .

Is it time to raise your game? Are you ready to take on a more advanced role in tracking and effectively managing risk? As a member of our high-performing actuarial team, you'll help support UnitedHealth Group's growth and financial goals and help shape our future.

As an Associate Actuarial Director, you will be empowered, supported and encouraged to use your actuarial expertise as you perform financial analyses and build models that improve health plan competitiveness.

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities

• Contribute to actuarial direction and strategy to balance growth and profitability goals
• Assist junior actuaries with on-the-job training, as well as general development
• Perform actuarial analyses in support of benefit strategy, trend projections and network optimization for a book of large, national employers
• Build relationships with external consulting partners to benefit our mutual clients
• Lead internal and external presentations, translating highly complex concepts in ways that can be understood by a variety of audiences
  
  

Are you ready to set the pace as an expert problem solver? You will be challenged with ensuring data makes sense and knowing when to dig deeper. You will also be tasked with communicating the results of your work in a meaningful way to broad audiences, including our valuable clients.

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in actuarial science, math, finance, data science, economics or other quantitative field
• 6+ years of experience working in a corporate environment, including experience collecting, analyzing and summarizing qualitative/quantitative data
• Actuarial experience, either through exams passed or relevant work experience
• Expertise working with formulas, calculations, charts and graphs in MS Excel
• Intermediate or higher level of proficiency with Word and PowerPoint
• Critical thinking skills that allow you to push through the data and find effective solutions
• Emerging leadership skills, either in a professional setting or another forum, such as volunteer work
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• ASA (Associate of the Society of Actuaries) or FSA (Fellow of the Society of Actuaries) designation, or progress towards actuarial credentials
• Experience working in finance or the health care industry
• Experience working in employee benefits consulting
• Experience working with PowerBI, R, and/or Python
• Experience building quantitative models in SQL (Structured Query Language), SAS (Statistical Analysis System) and/or VBA (Visual Basic for Applications)
• Solid communication skills, particularly in conveying complex financial and actuarial topics to non-expert audiences
• All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy
  
  

The salary range for this role is $106,800 to $194,200 annually based on full-time employment. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with al minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Sales and Business Development

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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