Director, Actuarial - Remote

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

This job role is in the Optum Advisory and Implementations business unit under the Government Programs Actuarial (GPA) practice. The GPA practice focuses on providing actuarial consulting services to Medicare and Medicaid payers. This actuarial consulting practice competes with other traditional actuarial consulting organizations in the industry. The GPA practice primarily works with non-United Health Group payer entities and focuses on creating top tier actuarial solutions for its customers. Since this job is a consultative role, work responsibilities will vary based on customer needs.  

GPA is seeking an experienced actuarial expert who can leverage their broad industry experience to lead teams in the execution of a variety of strategic, actuarial, and consulting activities within Optum’s Payer Advisory Practice, largely focused on public programs for Medicaid and Dual-Eligible populations.  This role will establish, maintain, and own relationships with payer clients and execute against projects around various Actuarial products/services, as well as other Optum healthcare offerings relevant to their business needs.  

This role is an senior level role with sales, client management, and people leadership responsibilities.  This role is critical to driving the growth and quality delivery of existing client relationships.  This senior role will provide guidance and leadership to other actuarial staff in a professional and diligent manner to drive growth for the GPA practice.  This role also requires coordination with multiple areas of Optum to bring the best and most appropriate services to our customers.

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.  

Primary Responsibilities:

• Strategic and / or technical leadership on client teams on projects primarily around Medicaid programs, actuarial solution development, and broader analytical initiatives
• Lead teams to deliver timely and business relevant results across multiple work streams while maintaining actuarial process standards and controls
• Deliver expert strategic actuarial advice to clients with the goal of ensuring long-term profitable growth
• Lead the design and development of actuarial solutions (models and processes)
• Contribute to growth goals of the practice individually and as a part of the broader team

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:

• ASA or FSA Actuarial Credential
• 10+ years of healthcare actuarial experience with experience in a Medicaid Actuarial role
• Experience managing complex actuarial projects and staff
• Expert knowledge of key actuarial processes of Managed Care organizations clinical analytics and Medicaid rate renewal processes
• Demonstrated ability to speak credibly to current industry issues, regulatory and competitive challenges, and practices regarding the government services market
• Proven problem-solving skills (identification of issue, causes, solution, implementation plan)

Preferred Qualification:

• Experience with advanced predictive analytics / machine learning
• Proven intellectual curiosity - ability and willingness to learn new actuarial concepts
• Proven desire to actively develop and pursue sales opportunities as part of teams
• Proven solid ability to influence, motivate, and correct others in a positive, constructive, and respectful way

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

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Washington, Washington, D.C. Residents Only: The salary range for this role is $122,100 to $234,700 annually. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all 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.