Actuarial Consultant - Remote
Optum
- Salary
- $92k - $164k
- Experience
- 3+ Years
Role Summary
Role type
Specialist in a large healthcare organisation
Closer to a large-carrier specialist role than consulting: the work serves one internal affordability and rebate programme rather than multiple external clients.
Health actuarial consultant role supporting Optum’s affordability performance and pharmaceutical rebate program from Minnetonka, Minnesota, with remote work available across the U.S. You'll build forecasting and financial-performance models, analyze claims and rebate results, and partner with finance, pharmacy, clinical, and operational teams. The role suits an associate-level professional with 3+ years of analytical experience; an ASA is preferred but not required.
Requirements
Strongly preferred
- Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Admin, or related
- 3+ years in corporate actuarial, finance, FP&A, financial analysis, accounting, or related analytical role
- Experience building actuarial models in SQL, SAS, and/or VBA
- Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, v-lookups, formulas, graphs)
- Complex financial analysis of claims, performance metrics, forecasts, trends, and variances
- Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, accuracy, and data integrity
- Communicate financial information clearly to finance and non-finance partners
- ASA designation
- Experience supporting pharmaceutical rebate programs
- Self-motivated, inquisitive, quick to learn, proactive
- Experience with underwriting, financial reporting, government programs, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Bids, or VBC modeling
Skills & Domain
ToolsExcel
DomainCorporate actuarial, finance, FP&A, or financial analysisComplex financial analysis of claims and performance metricsForecasting, trends, and variance analysis