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Associate Actuary – Medicaid
Location
Massachusetts
Posted
1 day ago
Salary
$87.7K - $157.8K / year
Seniority
Mid Level
Job Description
Associate Actuary – Medicaid
Centene Corporation
• Conduct analysis, pricing and risk assessment to estimate financial outcomes • Manage health plan specific actuarial needs • Produce actuarial reports to aid in developing corporate strategy • Serve as the main point of contact for actuarial related forecasting activities • Apply knowledge of mathematics, probability, statistics, principles of finance and business to calculate financial outcomes • Develop probability tables based on analysis of statistical data • 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
Job Requirements
- ASA or FSA designation
- Bachelor’s degree
- At least two years of actuarial experience
- Advanced Excel skills
- Medicaid / forecasting experience
- Strong communication skills
Benefits
- competitive pay
- health insurance
- 401K and stock purchase plans
- tuition reimbursement
- paid time off plus holidays
- flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules
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