Actuarial Consultant ALDP – Remote

At UnitedHealthcare, we’re simplifying the health care experience, creating healthier communities and removing barriers to quality care. The work you do here impacts the lives of millions of people for the better. Come build the health care system of tomorrow, making it more responsive, affordable and equitable. Ready to make a difference? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. 

What’s your next step? How will you leverage the study, training, certifications, and your energy to help develop solutions to transform the health care industry? As an Actuarial Consultant at UnitedHealth Group, you can do just that. You’ll lead complex actuarial projects that have strategic importance to our mission of helping people lead healthier lives and helping to make the health system work better for everyone. It’s an opportunity to help rewrite the future of UnitedHealth Group as you participate in the development of business strategy.

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Understand and interpret key drivers of health care, dental and vision trends
• Assist in developing analytics that serve as the foundation for actuarial medical cost reporting
• Help drive ongoing efficiency gains on new and existing processes
• Perform specialized analyses in support of emerging strategic initiatives
• Design and run complex data programs to perform mathematical analyses and actuarial modeling
• Become a trusted resource to our business leaders and other non-actuarial partners
• Work to improve and develop advanced analytic techniques and predictive models
• Analyze and interpret quantitative data to create and review monthly / quarterly and ad hoc exhibits based on detailed data sets
• Perform mathematical analyses and actuarial modeling that provides management with statistical findings and conclusions
• Assist with development of materials, exhibits and visuals to communicate results
• Present findings directly to health plan leadership and functional partners

The challenges here are significant. You’ll be part of an intensely driven and focused team that is accountable for constantly improving business results. You’ll be a trusted subject matter expert who’s called on to incorporate traditional actuarial expertise into novel, cutting edge actuarial solutions.

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Accounting, Finance, Economics, or another related technical field from an accredited college/university
• 4+ actuarial exams passed
• 4+ years of actuarial experience
• Advanced or higher proficiency in MS Excel (i.e.: formulas, calculations, charts, graphs, data manipulation, VBA)
• Ability to quickly learn and use computer software tools effectively
• Proven analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Society of Actuaries (ASA) or Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA) or in the process of obtaining designation
• Experience working in finance or the health care industry including collecting, analyzing, and summarizing qualitative/quantitative data
• Experience with R, Python, Snowflake and/or other analytic platforms
• Experience with data visualization, i.e.: Power BI, Tableau
• Experience and interest in developing original quantitative work
• Advanced capability of SAS and SQL  
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, including written and verbal forms of communication

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $89,900 to $160,600 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

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.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations. 

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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