Sanford Health

Director, Actuarial Services

Sanford Health$100K — $130K *
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in mathematics, finance, business or related field.
  • Five years of experience in health insurance or managed care.
  • Experience with ACA pricing, large group pricing and underwriting, stop loss/self-funding, IBNR development.
  • Experience managing other actuaries/underwriters.
  • Proficiency in SAS/SQL is highly valued.
  • Associate of the Society of Actuaries (ASA) designation required.
  • Current or pursuing Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA) designation preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Manage actuarial service operations aligned with organizational goals.
  • Oversee the underwriting team and large group renewal processes.
  • Develop competitive premium rate structures through systematic analysis.
  • Analyze financial risk and provide actuarial support for pricing and reserves.
  • Ensure underwriting compliance with federal and state laws.
  • Analyze key performance indicators and conduct financial reporting.
  • Support strategic goals with ad hoc analyses and data interpretation.

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
  • Retirement savings plan with employer contributions.
  • Paid time off including vacation and holidays.
  • Professional development opportunities.
  • Flexible work schedules to balance personal and professional life.
Full Job Description


Work Shift:
8 Hours - Day Shifts (United States of America)
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
Compensation:

Union Position:
No
Department Details

Summary
Manage and apply resources to general actuarial service operations, guided by experience, organizational goals and operational strategies. Responsible for oversite and direction of the underwriting team. Provides block-level pricing consultation for large fully insured and self-funded groups, small groups, individual lines, including Medicare and Medicaid. Works with internal and external resources to analyze and assist with product level premium rate filings.

Job Description
Work on complex actuarial matters where analysis of issues, data and process require advanced specialist knowledge and in-depth industry and technical knowledge.

Support and provide leadership on all aspects of the enterprise actuarial functions, balancing growth and profitability goals. Rely on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals with a wide degree of creativity and latitude.

Develop the enterprise premium rate structure through actuarially sound and competitive regular and systematic analysis and forecasting of financial and statistical data, and provide income in accordance with enterprise goals and objectives.

Provide support as needed in order to evaluate and create programs to address all areas of financial risk appropriately. Provide actuarial analytical support, pricing, reserve analysis, loss experience, rate filings, underwriting, program profitability and performance.

Oversee the Underwriting function that primarily includes large group renewals. Develops policies and procedures and ensures department compliance with federal and state laws. Provides sound underwriting practices for optimal financial performance. Manages staff to analyze and communicate observations regarding claims utilization and cost trends to management team, agents, brokers and employer groups. Responsible for providing support for clients in current and future benefit decisions. Must be able to demonstrate use of their knowledge in optimizing the financial integrity and system of various healthcare activities.

Support monthly financial process with needed analysis to evaluate variance between budget and actual results by line of business. Conduct ad hoc program loss experience reviews and reporting and analysis, including trend analysis by line of business.

Analyze current and past trends in key performance indicators, including utilization and unit price trends: conduct quarterly and monthly financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting. Analyze complex financial information and reports to provide accurate and timely actuarial recommendations to management.

Collect, analyze and interpret loss experience data, including estimating Insurance incurred but not reported (IBNR) reserves and forecasting current new business and renewal rate levels.

Develop ad hoc analyses or data to support strategic goals and communicate to management.

Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in mathematics, finance, business or related field.

Five years of experience in health insurance or managed care required. Experience with Affordable Care Act (ACA) pricing, large group pricing and underwriting, stop loss/self-funding, Incurred But Not Reported (IBNR) development are highly valued. Experience managing other actuaries/underwriters is required. Experience with SAS/SQL is highly valued.

Associate of the Society of Actuaries (ASA) designation required. Current Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA) designation or desire to attain FSA designation is preferred. Member, American Academy of Actuaries (MAAA) and Society of Actuaries (SOA) with qualifications to provide statements of actuarial opinion preferred.

About Sanford Health

Sanford Health is a non-profit, integrated health care system headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It is the largest rural, not-for-profit health care system in the nation with locations in 26 states and nine countries. Sanford Health's 48,000 employees, including 1,400 physicians, make it the largest employer in the Dakotas. Sanford Health provides care to patients through a network of hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities, and other health care services. The organization's mission is to improve the human condition through exceptional care, innovation, and discovery.
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Size
1,409 employees
Industry
NASDAQ

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