Remote Actuarial Analyst: Healthcare Data & Forecasting

UnitedHealth Group; Eden Prairie (MN); Remote; USD 97,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

Optum Services, Inc, an affiliate of UnitedHealth Group, is seeking an Actuarial Analyst in Eden Prairie, MN with telecommuting options within the U.S. The role focuses on data-driven revenue and variance analyses, reserve estimates, and model development for client reporting.

The ideal candidate holds a math-related degree or graduate work and has completed actuarial exams, expert Excel (VBA) skills, and proficiency in Python.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Actuarial Science, Finance, Economics or related field
• Completion of graduate-level coursework, research project, internship, or thesis or one year of related experience

Responsibilities

• Comply revenue and statistical data for various projects and produce monthly variance analyses and revenue forecasts
• Perform expense cost projections and unpaid claim reserve estimates
• Access and extract data from databases and review for accuracy
• Develop and generate data reports and apply actuarial approaches balancing principles with business realities
• Analyze healthcare claims data and develop detailed data sets for client reporting and analytics
• Set and defend key model assumptions

Skills

Actuarial exam

Python

Data analysis

Modeling experience

Variance analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mathematics/Statistics/Actuarial Science/Finance/Economics or related field

Graduate-level coursework/internship/thesis

Tools

Microsoft Excel (VBA)

Microsoft Office (Outlook/Teams/PowerPoint)

Python tooling

Job description

Optum Services, Inc, an affiliate of UnitedHealth Group, is seeking an Actuarial Analyst in Eden Prairie, MN with telecommuting options within the U.S. The role focuses on data-driven revenue and variance analyses, reserve estimates, and model development for client reporting.

The ideal candidate holds a math-related degree or graduate work and has completed actuarial exams, expert Excel (VBA) skills, and proficiency in Python.