Senior Health Actuary Consultant

Full Time on W2

JOB DESCRIPTION AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Mercer is recruiting for an experienced Senior Health Actuary Consultant based in the Eastern U.S.
• Responsible for managing client projects that focus on employers' health benefits strategies, including financial projections, carrier selection, plan design optimization, employee contribution setting, IBNP valuations, benchmarking, well-being initiatives and renewal negotiations
• Create deliverables and provide direction to analysts and associates, while serving as one of the primary financial client contacts
• Present deliverables to clients in partnership with senior members of the client teams
• Manages small repeat projects or provides guidance and project management to junior project team members in running analyses associated with underwriting health and welfare insurance, brokering contracts, or projecting health care related costs.
• Reviews data analyses that are conducted by junior staff members, in order to ensure actuarial soundness, correct use of models or products, and to assist in the development of junior staff members.
• Performs and reviews moderately complex analyses and cost projections by using or modifying existing products, tools, and pricing models in Excel, SAS, and other software, with minimal input from senior project team members.
• Drafts client reports or presentations, with input from senior project team members, to summarize findings and implications, and to recommend a strategy, solution, or plan design to the client.
• Assists senior project team members with day-to-day client contact/management to resolve project-related questions and challenges.
• Participates in development of intellectual capital in order to further develop the company's offerings, as well as knowledge of health insurance actuarial services and products.
• Assists senior project team members in the development of business by identifying potential areas of business growth in existing projects and by providing assistance during proposal efforts or in responding to requests for information.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• BA/BS degree in actuarial science, math, statistics, finance, economics, or related field required
• 5+ years' experience working in an actuarial field
• Demonstrated ability to pass Society of Actuaries credentialing exams
• Strong analytical skills, both quantitative and qualitative, and working knowledge of Microsoft Office - Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Proven project management skills and creative problem-solving abilities
• Ability to work in teams and be flexible to work under tight deadlines and changing client needs

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• ASA / FSA credential
• Consulting experience preferred
• Excellent project management and multitasking skills

Skills : ,Actuarial,Quantitative,Qualitative,ASA,FSA,Consulting