Associate Actuary - Medicaid
About The Position
Centene is seeking an Associate Actuary to join their team. This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on a growing team with evolving processes. The associate will gain hands-on experience developing Medicaid forecasts across multiple markets, build strong technical skills, and develop direct exposure to senior leadership and key stakeholders. It’s a unique chance to combine technical actuarial work with real business influence while helping shape how the team operates going forward. Applicants for this role have the flexibility to work remote from home anywhere in the Continental United States.
Requirements
- Associate of the Society of Actuaries (ASA) (or equivalent international certification)
- Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience
- 2+ years of actuarial experience
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced Excel skills – ability to work with large datasets, build and audit models, and perform efficient data analysis
- Medicaid / forecasting experience – familiarity with healthcare cost drivers, PMPM trends, and financial projection processes
- Strong communication skills – able to clearly explain data, drivers, and insights to actuarial, finance, and non-technical stakeholders
Responsibilities
- Serve as the main point of contact for actuarial related forecasting activities for assigned health plan(s)
- Manage at least 1 health plan
- Apply knowledge of mathematics, probability, statistics, principles of finance and business to calculate financial outcomes
- Develop probability tables based on analysis of statistical data and other pertinent information
- Research and analyze the impact from legislative changes
- Assess cash reserves and liabilities enable payment of future benefits
- Analyze various data reports, identify trends and gaps and recommend action
- Determine the equitable basis for distributing money for insurance benefits
- Create and update actuarial reports
- Develop tools and reporting that improve insight into results
- Collaborate cross‑functionally by sharing knowledge, supporting joint initiatives, and building strong working relationships
Benefits
- competitive pay
- health insurance
- 401K
- stock purchase plans
- tuition reimbursement
- paid time off
- holidays
- flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
