Actuarial Consultant – Aldp – Telecommute

UnitedHealthcare is a company that’s on the rise. We’re expanding in multiple directions, across borders and, most of all, in the way we think. Here, innovation isn’t about another gadget, it’s about transforming the health care industry. Ready to make a difference? Make yourself at home with us and start doing your life’s best work.(sm)

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 telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Understand and interpret key drivers of health care trends to provide stakeholders with insights related to recent medical cost activity on a quarterly basis
• Assist in proactively identifying potential operational and strategic opportunities from the monthly claims data review process and support any follow up analytic requests
• Develop ad hoc exhibits based on detailed data sets to help answer complex questions and present key findings directly to health plan leadership and functional partners
• Become a trusted resource for analytic support and insights to our business leaders, market affordability leads, and other non-actuarial partners
• Provide analytic and consultative support for emerging strategic initiatives
• Design and run programs to perform analyses, actuarial modeling, advanced analytic techniques, and/or predictive modeling that provide management with statistical findings and conclusions
• Assist with development of materials, exhibits, and visuals to communicate results

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 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
• Associate or Fellow of the Society of Actuaries or in the process of obtaining designation
• 3+ years of actuarial experience
• Advanced or higher proficiency in MS Excel (i.e. formulas, charts, data manipulation, VBA)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in finance or the health care industry including collecting, analyzing, and summarizing qualitative/quantitative data
• Experience with R, Python, and/or predictive analytics
• Experience with data visualization, i.e. Power BI, Tableau
• Experience with SAS (Statistical Analysis System) and/or SQL (Structured Query Language)
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, including written and verbal communication
• Solid curiosity to learn how to improve healthcare affordability with data-driven decision-making
• Proven analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to develop analyses (independently and collaboratively) and present summarized findings to other actuaries and non-actuaries
• Ability to quickly learn and effectively use computer software tools

To protect the health and safety of our workforce, patients and communities we serve, UnitedHealth Group and its affiliate companies require all employees to disclose COVID-19 vaccination status prior to beginning employment. In addition, some roles and locations require full COVID-19 vaccination, including boosters, as an essential job function. UnitedHealth Group adheres to all federal, state and local COVID-19 vaccination regulations as well as all client COVID-19 vaccination requirements and will obtain the necessary information from candidates prior to employment to ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation. Failure to meet the vaccination requirement result in rescission of an employment offer or termination of employment

Careers at UnitedHealthcare Employer & Individual. We all want to make a difference with the work we do. Sometimes we’re presented with an opportunity to make a difference on a scale we couldn’t imagine. Here, you get that opportunity every day. As a member of one of our elite teams, you’ll provide the ideas and solutions that help nearly 25 million customers live healthier lives. You’ll help write the next chapter in the history of health care. And you’ll find a wealth of open doors and career paths that will take you as far as you want to go. Go further. This is your life’s best work.(sm)

Colorado, Connecticut or Nevada Residents Only: The salary range for Colorado residents is $82,100 to $146,900. The salary range for Connecticut / Nevada residents is $90,500 to $161,600. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers 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 UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

• All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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