Strategic Underwriting Analytics Lead

CVS Health; Alabama; Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 173,000; Full time

Job summary

CVS Health is seeking a Senior Analyst to support executive underwriting priorities. The role involves researching pricing drivers, validating forecasting outputs, and coordinating with cross-functional teams to obtain clarifications and data sources in a fast-paced environment.

Strong Excel/SQL skills and analytical mindset are required to drive accurate decisions. The position emphasizes data handling, documentation, and the ability to communicate complex findings to non-technical leaders.

Qualifications

• 2 years of relevant professional experience in analytics, finance, underwriting, actuarial, forecasting, or a related quantitative discipline.
• Experience with Microsoft Excel, including complex formulas and structured modeling (e.g., INDEX/MATCH or XLOOKUP, SUMIFS, pivot tables, error checking, reconciliation techniques).
• Familiarity with relational databases and SQL concepts for data extraction, validation, and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Research & issue resolution support: Respond to ad hoc requests by gathering facts, performing targeted analyses, and producing clear readouts for leadership and partners.
• Model output investigation & variance analysis: Explain changes in results across pricing and forecasting tools/models, identifying drivers and data shifts.
• Cross-functional coordination: Partner with stakeholders across underwriting to obtain answers, trace data lineage, and interpret results.
• Side analyses and supporting models: Build and maintain Excel-based analyses to validate assumptions and support leadership decisions.
• Data handling & querying: Work with structured datasets and SQL to extract/validate inputs and outputs.
• Documentation & knowledge management: Maintain organized notes and references to improve repeatability.
• Meeting support: Prepare briefs, capture action items, and represent leadership when needed.
• Continuous improvement: Identify opportunities to streamline requests and improve output clarity.

Skills

Excel mastery

SQL querying

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in actuarial science, mathematics, statistics, economics, finance, business, data analytics, or related field

Tools

SQL databases

Job description

CVS Health is seeking a Senior Analyst to support executive underwriting priorities. The role involves researching pricing drivers, validating forecasting outputs, and coordinating with cross-functional teams to obtain clarifications and data sources in a fast-paced environment.

Strong Excel/SQL skills and analytical mindset are required to drive accurate decisions. The position emphasizes data handling, documentation, and the ability to communicate complex findings to non-technical leaders.