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Actuary

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Actuary

Woodlawn, Maryland · Onsite · Yesterday

Salary
$58k - $92k

Role Summary

Role type

Structured early-career government programme

Closer to a structured student programme than a modelling-heavy role because eligibility, education, and recent-graduate status are central to the position.

Entry-level Health actuary role in CMS's Office of the Actuary in Woodlawn, Maryland, supporting Medicare and Medicaid work. You will review Medicaid managed-care rates, analyze payment models, evaluate Medicare trust funds, prepare cost estimates, and contribute to Trustees Reports and budget-cycle materials. The GS-7/9 Pathways Recent Graduates position requires a qualifying degree, a 3.0 GPA, and at least one actuarial exam or equivalent experience.

Requirements

Must have

  • Recent graduate (degree completed within 2 years)
  • Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
  • Bachelor's degree with 24 semester hours of actuarial/math/statistics/econ/computer science including 12 semester hours of mathematics with calculus

Strongly preferred

  • At least one SOA/CAS exam passed (for GS-07 level via Special Alternate Means)
  • One year of specialized experience in actuarial techniques and report preparation (GS-07 level)

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