Director, Actuarial Services - 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.

At United HealthCare, your performance, your ideas and your innovative thinking will help us improve the lives of millions. As a Director of Actuarial Services, you will manage projects involving complex Stop Loss mathematical analyses and actuarial modeling. The role requires an ability to communicate effectively well with all levels of healthcare organization technical and non-technical staff, be a self-starter and to manage large, complex projects to achieve key business objectives.

The challenges here are significant. You'll be responsible for the ownership of the pricing support for an innovative, high profile and high visibility UHG product, including managing large projects, complex work streams and providing actuarial direction and influencing strategy with a variety of business partners. You'll be counted on as an SME in Stop Loss pricing analytics and responsible for the work product at a high level.

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

Primary Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Sales/Underwriting/Finance senior leadership to develop/influence Stop Loss pricing, block management, and risk selection strategy
• Provide actuarial direction and strategic analysis to balance growth & profitability goals on Stop Loss & Captive related products
• Become a subject matter expert on and define best practices for risk selection/quantification via internal & external predictive analytic tools
• Design an expanded competitive intelligence process
• Build performance analytics and success benchmarks
• Engage in ad hoc manual rate and pricing analyses
  
  

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 or equivalent experience
• 8 years of Actuarial/Analytical/Data Science/Healthcare experience
• Hands-on experience in building actuarial models in Excel
• Experience interacting with and influencing senior management
• Background with healthcare claims experience (i.e., understanding of cost drivers, developing expected claims, benefit pricing, etc.)
• Proven excellent communication and presentation skills
• Proven problem-solving skills (identification of issue, causes, solution, implementation plan)
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate of Society of Actuaries (ASA) or Fellow of Society of Actuaries (FSA) designation
• Experience working with Stop Loss, Captive arrangements, and/or Level Funded products
• Experience managing and/or mentoring actuarial analysts
• Proficiency in data analysis tools and software (e.g., SQL, R, Python, Power BI)
• All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy
  
  

The salary range for this role is $124,500 to $239,400 annually based on full-time employment. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. 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.

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.

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.