Senior Actuary, Strategic Analytics

Centene Corporation

1d•Remote

About The Position

You could be the one who changes everything for our 28 million members. Centene is transforming the health of our communities, one person at a time. As a diversified, national organization, you’ll have access to competitive benefits including a fresh perspective on workplace flexibility. With the flexibility to work remotely anywhere within the United States, this Senior Actuary opportunity is a great fit for credentialed actuaries who hold a bachelor’s degree, an ASA or FSA designation, active MAAA membership, and meet the actuarial experience requirements. Strategic Opportunity We are seeking an entrepreneurial and innovative Senior Actuary to serve as a key strategic leader evaluating our highest-priority strategic initiatives—specifically, internal Quality and Affordability Initiatives (QAI) and external Value-Based Care (VBC) arrangements. This is not a traditional actuarial role; it’s a unique opportunity for an actuary who thrives in ambiguity and enjoys building from the ground up as a full-stack problem solver. You will independently identify valuation challenges, ideate robust analytical solutions, and engineer the methodologies required to measure the true financial impact of our value-based programs. Because you will be driving strategy across a complex organization, success in this position requires exceptional matrix influence and communication skills. If you can combine a rigorous actuarial technical foundation with the proactive mindset of a business builder and the persuasive communication of a consultant, this opportunity offers unparalleled enterprise visibility and impact. Position Purpose: Conduct analysis, pricing, and risk assessment to estimate financial outcomes. In this Senior Actuary role, you will: Apply knowledge of mathematics, probability, statistics, principles of finance and business to calculate financial outcomes Determine equitable basis for distributing money for insurance benefits Participate in merger and acquisition analysis Perform other duties as assigned. Comply with all policies and standards.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Business or related field required
7+ years of actuarial experience and Associate in Society of Actuaries (ASA) certification, or 5+ years of actuarial experience and Fellow in Society of Actuaries (FSA) certification required
Fellow (FSA) or Associate (ASA) in Society of Actuaries
MAAA (Member of the American Academy of Actuaries)
Advanced hands-on technical skills in data extraction and modeling (e.g., SQL, Python, R, and/or SAS). Must be capable of building complex analytics and data pipelines independently
Proven ability to navigate ambiguity, scope undefined business problems, and independently execute quantitative solutions without an existing playbook

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in actuarial consulting, top tier strategy consulting, or Value-Based Care analytics
Experience evaluating the financial impact of clinical programs, care management initiatives, or medical cost trends
A track record of standing up new analytical functions or leading "0-to-1" operational initiatives within a health plan or consulting environment

Responsibilities

Critically evaluate current valuation processes for strategic initiatives to identify gaps, overlapping values, or invalid assumptions.
Independently design, engineer, and implement new, actuarially sound methodologies for measuring program efficacy and shared savings
Extract, clean, and manipulate complex data sets to stand up independent valuation models
Serve as the primary actuarial liaison for strategic initiatives.
Utilize strong matrix influence to build consensus among clinical, operational, and finance leaders
Act as a strategic communicator, translating highly complex actuarial methodologies and financial impacts into compelling, easily understood narratives for non-technical executive stakeholders
Develop the operational framework to translate clinical interventions and operational outcomes into concrete, defensible financial forecasts and enterprise financial statements
Assess the broader operational workflow of the strategic valuation process and recommend proactive improvements to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and enterprise-wide alignment