Manager, Actuarial Services - REMOTE

Molina Talent Acquisition; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Molina Healthcare seeks an experienced actuarial leader to manage and mentor the actuarial team, oversee reports and regulatory submissions, and guide analyses of medical cost trends. The role requires deep expertise in pricing, reserving, or analytics, plus strong communication and leadership skills.

The ideal candidate will drive actuarial studies, interpret complex results, and support rate filings and strategic financial projections.

Qualifications

• At least 7 years of actuarial experience or equivalent
• ASA and MAAA memberships
• Bachelor’s degree in actuarial related fields
• Demonstrated expertise in at least one actuarial function (pricing, reserving, analytics, etc.)
• Strong communication and leadership abilities
• Advanced statistics and predictive analytics
• Strong problem-solving and time-management skills
• Proficient in MS Office including Excel (VLOOKUPs, pivot tables)

Responsibilities

• Hire, onboard, train, mentor actuarial staff and provide technical leadership
• Review actuarial reporting for consistency and methodologies
• Oversee actuarial opinions and regulatory filings (state/federal)
• Design and perform actuarial studies on medical costs and trends
• Interpret results and propose actionable solutions
• Support ad-hoc projects: rate filings, financial projections, budgeting, acquisitions
• Stay current with actuarial developments and industry trends

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Predictive analytics

Problem solving

Time management

Actuarial pricing/reserving

Actuarial leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree (actuarial/math/stats/econ)

ASA designation

MAAA membership

Tools

Excel

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Summary

Leads and manages team responsible for actuarial function activities including extracting, analyzing, and synthesizing data from various sources to identify risks; also supports provision of liability estimates, premium rate establishment and financial analysis and reporting.

Essential Job Duties

• Hires, onboards, trains, mentors, manages and provides technical guidance and leadership to actuarial staff.
• Reviews reporting prepared by actuary team to assure consistency and appropriateness of methodologies used.
• Oversees the creation of actuarial opinions and other formal communications, such as state or federal reporting requirements.
• Designs and performs actuarial studies related to medical care costs and trends.
• Interprets results and recommends solutions to identified issues.
• Supports ad-hoc projects related to rate filings, new business development, financial projections, budgeting and acquisitions.
• Stays abreast of actuarial professional developments and industry trends.

Required Qualifications

• At least 7 years of actuarial experience, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• At least 1 year of management/leadership experience.
• Associate in Society of Actuaries (ASA) and Member of American Academy of Actuaries (MAAA).
• Bachelor’s degree in actuarial, mathematics, statistics, economics or related field.
• Demonstrated subject matter expertise in at least one actuarial function (pricing, reserving, risk adjustment, analytics, modeling, etc.)
• Ability to justify actuarial judgements with well- supported and/or well-reasoned arguments.
• Ability to provide insights to leadership based on actuarial review.
• Advanced understanding of statistics/predictive analytics.
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills.
• Strong critical-thinking and attention to detail.
• Strong time-management skills, and ability to manage simultaneous projects and tasks to meet internal deadlines.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite products, including key skills in Excel (VLOOKUPs and pivot tables), and applicable software program(s) proficiency.

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To all current Molina employees: If you are interested in applying for this position, please apply through the Internal Job Board.

Molina Healthcare offers a competitive benefits and compensation package. Molina Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/D/V