Director, Actuarial Consulting - Multiple Locations or Telecommute

Are you a thought leader who thrives on developing new solutions to solve tough challenges? At UnitedHealth Group, you will be part of Optum -- the Actuarial consulting leader in health care innovation.   As the Director, Actuarial Consulting on our elite actuarial consulting team, you will direct cross - functional teams and influence senior leadership to adopt new ideas and approaches. Here you will help rewrite the future of UnitedHealth Group as you participate in the development of business strategy and lead large, complex projects to achieve key business objectives. The work is as challenging as it is rewarding. Join us. There's never been a better time to do your life's best work.(sm)
 
Primary Responsibilities:

Mentor and develop our elite team of consulting Actuaries
Oversee the development of Actuarial pricing models
Develop pricing methodologies and assumptions
Develop the competitive analysis and determine their impact on premiums and various product proposals
Assist clients with rate filing, risk adjustment estimation, and other regulatory compliance activities
Assist clients with strategic responses to potential post - ACA repeal environments
Oversee project teams on client assignments
Analyze forecasts and trends
Calculate reserves
Design and implement new products
Manage and develop new and existing client relationships
Develop proposals, organize, and manage consulting teams around new and recurring client opportunities
Assist with the development of Optum thought - leadership and  intellectual capital around emerging practice areas or other industry changes and challenges

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
ASA or FSA designation
10+ years of Actuarial experience
Open to travelling up to 50%
Preferred Qualifications:

Prior consulting experience including project management and business development
Experience working in the health care industry with Healthcare Payer experience
Demonstrated thought - leadership in the health care industry via participation in volunteer organizations, published articles, and other avenues
Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make health care work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world?s large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm)
 
 
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.
 
 
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