Sr. Principal Lead Health Actuary Consultant

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Health Actuary Leader to join our Actuarial and Financial Consulting teams at Mercer. This hybrid role (minimum of 3 days in the office) can be located anywhere across the United States.

Responsibilities

• Manage client projects focusing on employers' health benefits strategies, including financial projections, carrier selection, plan design optimization, employee contribution setting, IBNP valuations, benchmarking, well-being initiatives, and renewal negotiations.
• Create deliverables and provide direction to analysts and associates, while serving as one of the primary financial client contacts.
• Present deliverables to clients in partnership with senior members of the client teams.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in actuarial science, math, statistics, finance, economics, or related field required.
• 15+ years’ experience working in an actuarial field, consulting experience preferred.
• ASA/FSA credential.
• Strong analytical skills, both quantitative and qualitative, and working knowledge of Microsoft Office—Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Proven project management skills and creative problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work in teams and be flexible to work under tight deadlines and changing client needs.

Benefits

Excellent growth, mobility, and advancement opportunities. Considerable opportunity to network with senior actuaries across the country. Option to support intellectual capital or business development across the market. Opportunity to participate in various business resource groups like Rising Professional Network, Women at Mercer, PRIDE our LBGTQ+ group among others.

What's in it for you?

• Lead routine client engagements, including managing overall service delivery, strategy, financial evaluations, plan design, renewal, business placement, benchmarking, and other projects associated with underwriting health and welfare insurance, brokering contracts, or projecting health care related costs.
• Review the data analyses conducted by junior staff members to ensure actuarial soundness, correct use of models or products, and assist in the development of junior staff members.
• Perform and review complex analyses and cost projections by using or modifying existing products, tools, and pricing models in Excel, SAS, and other software with potential specialization in certain areas of health care related insurance.
• Draft and review client reports or presentations to summarize findings and implications, and recommend a strategy, solution, or plan design to the client.

Pay

The applicable base salary range for this role is $150,000 to $225,500. The base pay offered will be determined on factors such as experience, skills, training, location, certifications, education, and any applicable minimum wage requirements. Decisions will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

Schedule

This role is a hybrid position, requiring a minimum of 3 days in the office per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one "anchor day" per week on which their full team will be together in person.