Associate Director, Actuarial Data, Tools, & Studies - Remote

At UnitedHealthcare, we're simplifying the health care experience, creating healthier communities and removing barriers to quality care. The work you do here impacts the lives of millions of people for the better. Come build the health care system of tomorrow, making it more responsive, affordable and equitable. Ready to make a difference? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

What's your next step? How will you leverage your actuarial credential and your energy to help develop solutions to transform the health care industry? As an Associate Director at UnitedHealth Group, you can do just that. You'll be part of the Actuarial Data, Tools, & Studies team that serves our Employer & Individual Markets. You will lead complex actuarial projects that have strategic importance to our mission of helping people lead healthier lives and helping to make the health system work better for everyone. You will be evaluating the pricing of new, innovative products and programs and delivering your insights to leadership across both actuarial and non-actuarial functions. It's an opportunity to help rewrite the future of UnitedHealth Group as you participate in the development of business strategy.

You'll enjoy the flexibility to remotely* from anywhere within the U.S. (Minnetonka, MN preferred) as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Analyze and interpret quantitative data to deliver pricing guidance on commercial group premium rate development. Examples include: Tiered benefit modeling, non-standard benefit coverage pricing, manual rate factor development, etc.
• Provide expertise to support pricing and guidance to traditional or nontraditional product designs and/or pilot programs
• Shape, construct and communicate high quality and effective solutions to business partners that meet external/internal customer expectations and regulatory obligations
• Educate and instruct actuarial pricing and other business partners
• Collaborate and communicate insight, feedback, guidance, solutions, or issues with business impact
• Produce and review reports and/or interpret information across states and departments as required
• Develop proficiencies with data systems, data processes, and data technology to support business needs

You'll be part of an intensely driven and focused team whose mission is to engineer, empower, and educate on actuarial health care solutions to make health care affordable. You'll be a trusted subject matter expert who's called on to incorporate traditional actuarial expertise into novel, cutting edge actuarial solutions. This is an opportunity to craft and execute strategic initiatives at one of the largest organizations in the world.

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• 4+ years actuarial and/or modeling experience
• Proficient in SAS (Statistical Analysis System), SQL (Structured Query Language), R and / or Python

Preferred Qualifications:

• ASA (Associate of the Society of Actuaries) or FSA (Fellow of the Society of Actuaries) designation
• Experience working in health care industry
• Experience with commercial group or individual actuarial pricing

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy

The salary range for this role is $106,800 to $194,200 annually based on full-time employment. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with al minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.