Actuarial Analyst II
This position provides actuarial support for the northwest region. This role will provide primary actuarial support to the Medicaid line of business for both WA and OR. Additionally, this position will involve actuarial support, potentially including but not limited to lines of business (e.g. individual, small group, large group, Medicare), product (e.g. HMO, DHMO, HDHP, POS), or function (e.g. fee schedule development, provider contracting analysis, IBNR, revenue forecasting). It will also provide ad-hoc support and analysis.
Essential Functions:
- Examines and summarizes statistical data by applying mathematical and statistical knowledge to unpaid claim liability, trend analysis, rate formula, forecasting, and premium analysis
- Develops and enhances procedures including review for actuarial soundness
- Analyzes in-progress or completed work for reasonableness and accuracy, and may recommend specific course of action.
- Provides technical assistance to regional staff in the planning, execution, and analysis of actuarial studies.
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Actuarial Science, statistics, or related field
- 2 years of actuarial experience, and must have successfully passed 3 actuarial exams.
- Intermediate level of quantitative skills including understanding of probability, sampling, and descriptive and inferential statistics.
- Excellent analytic and problem-solving skills.
- Working knowledge of primary research methods.
- Some knowledge of data analysis software.
- General application of actuarial concepts and principles.
- Full use and application of standard marketing principles, theories, concepts, and techniques.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 5 actuarial exams preferred.
- Knowledge of health care industry dynamics and trends preferred.