Hybrid Health Actuary Lead — Strategy & Client Growth

Marsh; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 117,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercer is seeking an experienced Senior Lead Health Actuarial Consultant to join our Actuarial and Financial Consulting teams. This hybrid role (minimum of 3 days in the office) can be located at any of our U.S. office locations.

You will lead client engagements, manage service delivery, and provide direction to analysts while driving financial projections and plan design optimization. You will review analyses, perform complex cost projections using Excel and SAS, and draft client reports.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in actuarial science, math, statistics, finance, economics, or a related field required.
• Minimum 10+ years’ experience working in an actuarial field, with health and benefits consulting experience
• Proven progress to obtaining your ASA designation
• Client facing experience
• Strong analytical skills and working knowledge of Microsoft Office—Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Lead routine client engagements, managing service delivery, strategy, financial evaluations, plan design, renewals, benchmarking, and other health and welfare projects.
• Review data analyses conducted by junior staff to ensure actuarial accuracy and support their development.
• Perform and review complex analyses and cost projections using Excel, SAS, and other software.
• Thrive and be motivated by AI and technology-enabled tools.
• Draft and review client reports and presentations to summarize findings and propose solutions.
• Handle day-to-day client interactions and guide junior team members in client management.
• Assist senior team members in business development by identifying growth opportunities.
• Contribute to development of intellectual capital and expand knowledge of health insurance actuarial services.

Skills

Analytical skills

Client facing

Microsoft Office

Education

BA/BS in actuarial science, math, statistics, finance, economics or related field

Tools

Excel

SAS

Job description

Mercer is seeking an experienced Senior Lead Health Actuarial Consultant to join our Actuarial and Financial Consulting teams. This hybrid role (minimum of 3 days in the office) can be located at any of our U.S. office locations.

You will lead client engagements, manage service delivery, and provide direction to analysts while driving financial projections and plan design optimization. You will review analyses, perform complex cost projections using Excel and SAS, and draft client reports.