Actuarial Consultant - Remote

Primary Responsibilities

• Work with detailed healthcare claims data to build and maintain actuarial models to support medical expense reporting and forecasting
• Develop and run quarterly medical expense reporting and/or forecasting processes using standardized actuarial trend methods
• Support ongoing enhancements to reporting and forecast accuracy, transparency, and consistency across the enterprise
• Analyze large healthcare datasets to identify cost trends, variances, and emerging patterns
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams-including finance, operations, and other analytics groups-to ensure alignment in medical expense drivers and against forecast expectations
• Prepare and communicate clear and concise reports and presentations for business stakeholders
• Contribute to process improvements and automation initiatives
• Support ad-hoc analytic requests related to medical cost trend analysis

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field
• 4+ years of actuarial experience
• Progress toward Associate of the Society of Actuaries (ASA) credential
• Experience analyzing large claim data sets
• Familiarity with standard actuarial trend methods
• Proficiency in Excel (including extensive experience with VBA)
• Proficiency in SAS and SQL
• Solid written and verbal communication skills; ability to present findings effectively

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare or managed care environments
• Experience in Healthcare Consulting
• Experience with medical expense forecasting or financial reporting in a payer/provider environment
• Located where you can regularly commute to the Optum campus in Eden Prairie, MN
• Willing to relocate to where you can regularly commute to the Optum campus in Eden Prairie, MN

Pay and Benefits

The salary for this role will range from $91,700 to $163,700 annually based on full-time employment.

Benefits include:

• A comprehensive benefits package
• Incentive and recognition programs
• Equity stock purchase
• 401k contribution (subject to eligibility)

No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.