Actuarial Consultant, Surest / UHC Provider & Network Analytics - Remote (New York, NY preferred)
About The Position
We are looking for an actuarial professional to support high-impact analytics across Surest and UnitedHealthcare actuarial initiatives, with a focus on provider evaluation, network strategy, premium designation support, and data-driven healthcare affordability work. This role will help translate complex claims and provider data into actionable insights used by actuarial, network, product, and business partners. The position is a strong fit for someone who combines actuarial judgment, healthcare claims experience, analytical rigor, and the ability to communicate clearly with cross-functional stakeholders. This is a growth-oriented role with exposure to strategic work across Surest and broader UHC priorities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Data Science, Finance, or a related quantitative field
- Progress toward obtaining Associate or Fellow of the Society of Actuaries designation
- 3+ years of actuarial/healthcare analytics experience
- Experience working with healthcare claims, medical cost, provider, network, utilization, pricing, reserving, risk adjustment, or related health insurance analytics
- Solid analytical skills, including ability to work with large datasets and evaluate results for reasonableness
- Intermediate or higher level of proficiency with analytical tools such as Excel and at least one programming/querying environment such as SQL, Python, R, SAS, or similar
- Ability to explain complex analytical findings clearly to business partners
- Demonstrated attention to detail, ownership, and ability to manage multiple priorities
Nice To Haves
- ASA or FSA
- Experience with commercial health insurance, value-based care, provider performance, network analytics, or healthcare affordability programs
- Experience with Python, SQL, Spark, Databricks, or cloud-based data environments
- Experience developing reproducible analytical workflows, dashboards, or automated reporting tools
- Experience communicating results to senior stakeholders or cross-functional leadership
- Familiarity with actuarial standards of practice, model governance, peer review, or regulated healthcare analytics
- Ability to work across actuarial, analytics, product, network, and operational teams
Responsibilities
- Support actuarial analyses related to Surest and UHC provider, network, and affordability initiatives, including work connected to provider benchmarking and Premium Designation support
- Analyze healthcare claims, enrollment, provider, and financial data to identify cost, utilization, and performance patterns
- Build, validate, and maintain actuarial models, analytical datasets, dashboards, and recurring reporting processes
- Partner with actuarial, analytics, network, product, finance, and business stakeholders to translate analytical findings into practical business recommendations
- Contribute to methodology development for provider evaluation, benchmarking, network performance measurement, and related actuarial studies
- Document assumptions, methods, limitations, and business interpretation clearly enough for both technical and non-technical audiences
- Support quality review, peer review, and governance expectations for actuarial analyses and recurring deliverables
- Help identify opportunities to improve analytical workflows, including automation, reproducibility, and scalable data processes
Benefits
- comprehensive benefits package
- incentive and recognition programs
- equity stock purchase
- 401k contribution
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
