Associate Director, Surest Benefit Strategist - Remote

UnitedHealth Group • Cypress, CA

10h • Remote

About The Position

Surest, a UnitedHealthcare Company, is reinventing health benefits to make health care easier to understand and more affordable. They combine innovative technology with a modern service model to give members and employers a simple, intuitive experience that puts them in control of their health care choices and costs. Backed by UnitedHealthcare, Surest offers the speed and culture of a start-up with the stability and scale of a large organization. The Benefit Strategies team develops strategic plan design/positioning recommendations and supports financial forecasting for new and existing plan sponsors and their consulting/brokerage partners.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Mathematics, or a related quantitative discipline
• 5+ years of experience in health benefit financial analysis, pricing, forecasting, or rate setting, including roles with direct accountability or oversight
• Experience serving as a strategic medical benefit lead for one or more employer groups with 5,000+ employees
• Proven experience analyzing, modeling, and trending benefit and utilization data
• Proven experience developing and implementing new benefit strategies, programs, policies, or procedures
• Solid understanding of health care risk management principles and benefit operations
• Familiarity with health plan analytics, actuarial modeling techniques, and interpretation of plan experience data
• Intermediate or higher level of proficiency with MS Excel & PowerPoint
• Demonstrated ability to identify inefficiencies and opportunities within benefit programs and drive process improvements
• Solid ability to build external client relationships while collaborating effectively with sales and account teams

Nice To Haves

• Actuarial Designation of ASA or FSA
• Experience working as Benefits Consultant for large and jumbo employers
• Experience working with or for health technology companies
• Proven leadership experience managing projects, mentoring team members, and developing training or shared resources
• Proven solid presentation and communication skills, including a demonstrated ability to build relationships with HR leaders
• Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity and solve complex problems efficiently

Responsibilities

• Educate employers, consultants, and internal stakeholders on Surest’s differentiated actuarial plan design and tech-enabled health-system navigation to drive behavior change
• Develop, analyze, and present actuarial and financial modeling to forecast Surest’s impact on member behavior, medical spend, and overall plan performance
• Compare and interpret Surest plan performance relative to traditional benefit designs to inform strategic recommendations
• Design and recommend plan enhancements that support continuous improvement and optimized performance of Surest offerings
• Generate client-specific actuarial deliverables, including IBNR estimates and other compliance-related outputs
• Support, troubleshoot, and enhance actuarial tools and models used in day-to-day work

Benefits

• a comprehensive benefits package
• incentive and recognition programs
• equity stock purchase
• 401k contribution

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees