Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana

Associate Actuary

Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics, Statistics, IT, Economics, or related field required
  • 4 years of related experience can be substituted for a Bachelor’s degree
  • 5 years of health actuarial experience required
  • 2 years of healthcare analytics experience can count towards the 5 years required
  • Proficient in Excel and SQL for actuarial applications
  • Strong analytical, organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills
  • Strong technical report writing skills required
  • Associate of the Society of Actuaries (ASA) Designation and Membership in the Academy of Actuaries required

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain systems to project premium and claims amounts for accuracy in pricing targets
  • Communicate pricing changes across departments and oversee system testing for pricing validation
  • Estimate actuarial liabilities for precise financial statement elements
  • Support marketing with competitive pricing strategy for new products and benefits
  • Promote underwriting practices in alignment with actuarial principles
  • Prepare regulatory filings for compliance with laws and actuarial standards
  • Mentor actuarial staff for professional growth and productivity
  • Evaluate financial impacts of provider risk sharing arrangements
  • Maintain ASO PBM pricing models and collaborate with Pharmacy and Underwriting

Benefits

  • Career development and mentoring opportunities provided
  • Smoke and tobacco-free workplace to promote health
  • Work environment designed to optimize personal health and well-being
Full Job Description

Residency in or relocation to Louisiana is preferred for all positions.

POSITION PURPOSE

This job is responsible for the actuarial management of various functions and business segments.

NATURE AND SCOPE
  • Manages People
  • This job reports to: Departmental Leadership
  • Necessary Contacts: Underwriting, Accounting, Marketing, Information Technology, Legal, Provider Network, Business Engineering, Finance, and other employees as needed.
QUALIFICATIONS

Education
  • Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics, Statistics, IT, Economics or other related field required
  • Four years of related experience can be used in lieu of a Bachelor’s degree.
Work Experience
  • 5 years of experience as a health actuary required
  • 2 years of healthcare analytics experience or similar role may substitute for 2 years out of the 5 years of health actuary experience
Skills and Abilities
  • Expert in actuarial uses of Excel and SQL
  • Excellent analytical and organizational abilities
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Strong technical report writing skills required
Licenses and Certifications
  • Associate of the Society of Actuaries (ASA) Designation required
  • Member of the Academy of Actuaries required

ACCOUNTABILITIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
  • Develops and oversees maintenance of methods, systems, models and assumptions designed to project premium and claim amounts per member for the purpose of ensuring that budgeted pricing targets are as precise as possible.
  • Communicates pricing changes to Underwriting, Marketing, Information Technology and Actuarial Systems departments and oversees testing of systems output to ensure that the correct price is implemented for each member and that benefit options are accurately quoted.
  • Develops and oversees maintenance of methods, systems, models and assumptions used in estimating actuarial liabilities to ensure that these elements of the financial statements are as accurate as possible.
  • Provides pricing support to the Marketing Department to ensure that new products and benefits are adequately and competitively priced and that pricing is consistent with actuarial principles.
  • Provides support to the Underwriting Department to promote underwriting practices that are consistent with actuarial principles.
  • Prepares and certifies regulatory filings to ensure that the company is in compliance with related laws, regulations, and actuarial standards.
  • Provides career development opportunities and mentoring to Actuarial staff to ensure growth, advancement and a high level of quality and productivity.
  • Evaluates financial impact of various provider risk sharing arrangements and calculates liability under each executed risk arrangement.
  • Maintains ASO PBM pricing models and requests from Underwriting regarding ASO PBM pricing. Works with Pharmacy and Underwriting to stay up to date with pharmacy schedules and pricing arrangements.
  • Calculates medical trends and identifies drivers of trend.
Additional Accountabilities and Essential Functions
The Physical Demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the Accountabilities and Essential Functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions
  • Perform other job-related duties as assigned, within your scope of responsibilities.
  • Job duties are performed in a normal and clean office environment with normal noise levels.
  • Work is predominately done while standing or sitting.
  • The ability to comprehend, document, calculate, visualize, and analyze are required.

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Additional Information

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In support of our mission to improve the health and lives of Louisianians, we encourage the good health of its employees and visitors. We want to ensure that our employees have a work environment that will optimize personal health and well-being. Due to the acknowledged hazards from exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, and in order to promote good health, our company properties are smoke and tobacco free. 

About Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana (BCBSLA) is a non-profit health insurance company that provides coverage to over 1.7 million people in Louisiana. The company was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. BCBSLA offers a variety of health insurance plans, including individual and family plans, Medicare plans, and employer group plans. The company also offers wellness programs and resources to help members manage their health. BCBSLA is committed to improving the health and well-being of Louisiana residents and has invested in initiatives to address healthcare disparities and improve access to care.
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