Description:We are seeking a talented individual to join our Health Actuarial and Financial Consulting team at Mercer. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.
As a Sr Health Actuarial Consultant, you will lead client engagements focused on employers' health benefits strategies, including financial projections, plan design optimization, and renewal negotiations. You will also serve as a primary financial contact for clients while providing direction to analysts and associates.
We will count on you to:
- Lead routine client engagements, managing overall service delivery, strategy, financial evaluations, plan design, renewal, business placement, benchmarking, and other projects associated with underwriting health and welfare insurance.
- Review data analyses conducted by junior staff to ensure actuarial soundness and assist in their development.
- Perform and review complex analyses and cost projections using Excel, SAS, and other software, with potential specialization in certain areas of healthcare-related insurance.
- Draft and review client reports or presentations to summarize findings and recommend strategies or solutions.
What you need to have:
- BA/BS degree in actuarial science, math, statistics, finance, economics, or a related field required.
- Minimum 4 years' experience working in an actuarial field, with health and benefits consulting experience
- Proven progress to obtaining your ASA designation
- Client facing experience
- Strong analytical skills and working knowledge of Microsoft Office-Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
What makes you stand out:
- Experience in health benefits actuarial consulting.
- Strong programming skills in R and Python, with experience in writing reusable code for data manipulation, actuarial or financial modeling, and process automation, applied effectively in project or production environments.
- ASA credentialed
The applicable base salary range for this role is $93,500 to $187,000.
The base pay offered will be determined on factors such as experience, skills, training, location, certifications, education, and any applicable minimum wage requirements. Decisions will be determined on a case-by-case basis. In addition to the base salary, this position may be eligible for performance-based incentives.
