Actuarial Consultant (Remote)

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data, and resources they need to feel their best.

Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits, and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

The Actuarial Consultant in this role will work with detailed health care claims data to build and maintain actuarial models to support financial analysis within the Medicare, Medicaid, and/or Commercial lines of business. You will research and identify historical trend drivers to assess future risk and help to identify root causes while proposing solutions to solve issues.

Additionally, you will apply technical skills to complex analyses to draw key insights that reflect an understanding of the overall consulting engagement. You will effectively create visually appealing, client-ready, and accurate deliverables while successfully constructing logical storylines and managing client questions in areas of content knowledge.

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

• Extract, analyze, aggregate, review, and interpret data
• Participate in client communications and build sustainable client relationships
• Prepare information for clients by building reports and delivering summary of results
• Collaborate and communicate effectively with the broader team while supporting ad-hoc analytics where needed
• Serve as a resource to others and develop strategic client relationships
• Take accountability for work within a fast-paced, exciting environment

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.

• 2+ years of actuarial, analytical OR data science experience
• 2+ years of experience working in a corporate environment collecting, analyzing, and summarizing qualitative/quantitative data
• 1+ year of experience of advanced proficiency using R, SAS, SQL, Python, Tableau, PowerBI, and/or VBA
• 1+ year of experience working with formulas, calculations, charts, graphs in MS Excel
• Proven ability to communicate complex information

• ASA (Associate of the Society of Actuaries)
• Proven intellectual curiosity and drive to serve clients
• Experience and/or exposure in dealing with health care claims experience and/or Pharmacy claims experience
• Experience and/or exposure to predictive modeling, clustering, etc.
• Experience working in a consultancy, actuarial, or healthcare field
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, including written and verbal forms of communication
• Proven analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Proven ability to handle changing priorities/requirements/deadlines

All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life.

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.