Associate Actuarial Director - Remote

UnitedHealthcare; Shelton (CT); Remote; USD 106,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading health care company as an Associate Actuarial Director, where you'll lead impactful actuarial projects remotely. This role offers the chance to influence business strategy and innovate within the organization while working with a driven team to improve health care outcomes.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits packages

Incentives

Stock purchase options

401k contributions

Qualifications

• 5+ years of actuarial experience.
• Proficiency with SAS, SQL, and/or R at an intermediate level or higher.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex actuarial projects with strategic importance.
• Design and execute complex data programs for mathematical analyses.

Skills

SAS

SQL

R

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in a quantitative discipline

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Join to apply for the Associate Actuarial Director - Remote role at UnitedHealthcare

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.

What’s your next step? How will you leverage your study, training, certifications, and energy to develop solutions that transform the health care industry? As an Associate Actuarial Director at UnitedHealth Group, you will lead complex actuarial projects with strategic importance, contributing to our mission of helping people lead healthier lives and improving the health system for everyone. This role offers an opportunity to influence business strategy and innovate within the organization.

You’ll have the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S., tackling challenging projects that make a real difference.

Primary Responsibilities

1. Understand and interpret key drivers of Surest health care trends.
2. Assist in developing analytics that form the foundation for actuarial medical cost reporting.
3. Design and execute complex data programs for mathematical analyses and actuarial modeling.
4. Serve as a consultant to the Surest management team to educate on trend and cost drivers.
5. Partner with the Surest affordability lead to achieve TCOC objectives.
6. Assist finance in measuring and validating affordability initiatives.
7. Improve and develop advanced analytic techniques and predictive models.

These challenges are significant, and you'll be part of a driven team accountable for improving business results. You'll be recognized as a trusted subject matter expert, incorporating traditional actuarial expertise into innovative solutions.

Performance is rewarded in an environment that challenges you, provides clear success criteria, and offers development opportunities for future roles.

Required Qualifications

1. Bachelor's degree in a quantitative discipline.
2. 5+ years of actuarial experience.
3. Proficiency with SAS, SQL, and/or R at an intermediate level or higher.
4. Advanced or higher proficiency in Excel, especially in model development.

Preferred Qualifications

1. ASA or FSA designation.
2. Experience in finance or health care industry.
3. Experience with predictive analytics.
4. Interest and experience in developing original quantitative work.
5. Experience with data visualization tools like Power BI or Tableau.
6. Expert proficiency with SAS, SQL, and R.
7. Remote work adherence to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.

The salary range for this role is $106,800 to $194,200 annually, based on full-time employment, with benefits including comprehensive packages, incentives, stock purchase options, and 401k contributions. Compensation is influenced by factors such as location, education, experience, and certifications.

Application deadline is a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool is reached. The posting may close early due to volume.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We are committed to equity, environmental responsibility, and removing barriers to health, especially for marginalized groups. We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace requiring pre-employment drug testing.