Actuarial Analyst - Multiple Locations

• Support the Medicaid and CHIP rate advocacy efforts, interacting with Plan staff and State regulators on a regular basis and driving positive results for our markets


• Assist in project management and collaborate with team to meet deadlines  


• Perform data mining and analysis that impacts foundational pricing and risk assumptions


• Provide accurate premium rate development


• Perform financial analysis to improve health plan competitiveness


• Support reserve development as needed


• Build financial models


• Extract and compile group specific utilization data to support customer reporting requirements


• Analyze and interpret quantitative data


• Create and review monthly/quarterly and ad hoc exhibits based on detailed data sets 


• Collaborate and communicate results and technical concepts


• Assist in the preparation of annual revenue and claim forecasts                                                                                                                            


• Develop data reporting capabilities and proactively identify solutions to problems

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree


• Must be on the Actuarial exam track, having passed 2 or more Actuarial exams


• 2+ years of experience working in a corporate environment including experience collecting, analyzing and summarizing qualitative/quantitative data


• Expertise working with formulas, calculations, charts, graphs in MS Excel


• Ability to solve problems and think analytically

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in the health care industry


• 1+ years of experience building Actuarial models in SQL (Structured Query Language), SAS (Statistical Analysis System) and/or VBA (Visual Basic for Applications)


• A basic level of proficiency with MS Access

Careers with UnitedHealthcare. Let's talk about opportunity. Start with a Fortune 17 organization that's serving more than 85 million people already and building the industry's singular reputation for bold ideas and impeccable execution. Now, add your energy, your passion for excellence, your near-obsession with driving change for the better. Get the picture? UnitedHealthcare is serving employers and individuals, states and communities, military families and veterans where ever they're found across the globe. We bring them the resources of an industry leader and a commitment to improve their lives that's second to none. This is no small opportunity. It's where you can do your life's best work.(sm)

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. In addition, employees in certain positions are subject to random drug testing.

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