Senior Analyst - Actuary

Astrana Health, Inc.•Alhambra, CA

4d•$100,000 - $135,000•Remote

About The Position

We are seeking an Actuarial Senior Analyst to help run the financial engine behind one of the fastest-moving parts of Astrana's business: our ACO portfolio. Across ACO REACH, MSSP, and the new LEAD model, this role owns the modeling that determines what we project, who we partner with, and what we book. You'll build models from scratch, own program economics end-to-end, and work directly with Finance, Corporate Development, and BD leadership. This role will report to the Senior Manager, Actuary and is open for remote work.

Requirements

FSA or ASA credentials or near attainment of ASA credentials.
4+ years of experience in actuarial roles.
1+ years of experience in VBC or VBC adjacent roles.
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
Intermediate knowledge of SQL.
Proficiency and desire to build actuarial models from scratch.
Comfortable working on a small team in a fast-paced environment.
Champion of independent critical thinking, unafraid to challenge the status quo and explore innovative solutions.

Nice To Haves

Understanding of the actuarial continuum (both pricing/forecasting and valuation/reserving).
Experience working with ACOs.
Experience producing public financial reports.
Experience working on the provider side of healthcare.
Experience with Databricks and/or Power BI.

Responsibilities

Build and own actuarial models for forecasting, reserving, shared savings calculations, provider performance analysis, innovative clinical solutions analysis, and ACO performance optimization.
Lead actuarial diligence on ACO targets, quantifying benchmark and savings impact to support corporate development strategy. Build the analytics used to target and evaluate new provider groups.
Own the financial tracking and reporting for the company's ACO programs, owning partial responsibility for a major line of business's P&L at a public company.
Become an ACO expert with deep working knowledge of all three major national ACO programs (ACO REACH, MSSP, LEAD) at a leading VBC company. Analyze new and proposed CMS rules, develop our strategy around them, and help craft policy positions.
Maintain, develop, and create ad hoc ACO audit documentation in support of a public company, adhering to SOX compliance standards.
Partner across ACO, Analytics, Data, Finance, M&A, Contracting, Medical Economics, and Operations departments to translate actuarial mechanics into decisions the organization can act on.
Support a fast-growing company with diverse actuarial projects and requests as they arise.