Manager, Actuarial

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together

Primary Responsibilities:

• Anticipates customer needs and proactively develops solutions to meet them
• Participate in client relationships, client communications
• Serves as a key resource on complex and/or critical issues
• Solves complex problems and develops innovative solutions
• Performing and reviewing complex actuarial analyses
• Reviews work performed by others and provides recommendations for improvement
• Lead actuarial analysts in to support and enhance the pricing & reporting requirements of various clients
• Lead teams to deliver quality results against aggressive timelines and across multiple projects while maintaining process standards and controls
• Work in a cross-functional team forming partnerships with the Medicare Team, Trend Team, and Commercial to ensure consistency with emerging trends and strategic planning
• Work closely with the actuary leading Rate filings to ensure rating methodology in rate filings is consistent with the rating model i.e. Medicare Bids
• Build solid relationships across teams that will serve to strengthen our product for our members and your network for future career development
• Contribute to growth goals of the Practice individually and as a part of the broader team
• Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regards to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years of experience working in US healthcare market
• Total relevant work experience of 12+ years and more in Health/General Insurance actuarial domain
• Qualified or near-qualified actuary (Preferably cleared SP1 – IFOA or equivalent IAI / SOA exam)
• Proficiency in Excel, SQL, SAS, and either of R, Python, Tableau, PowerBI, VBA, or predictive modeling
• Solid written and verbal communication skills and experience interacting with senior management

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone – of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income – deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes – an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.