Actuarial Consultant - Remote

Overview

This role supports a high-impact team focused on affordability performance, financial accuracy, and identifying true incremental value. The position partners across care delivery organizations and the national pharmacy team to support a growing rebate program with significant financial impact.

Responsibilities include evaluating rebate performance, measuring year-over-year improvement, and ensuring financial results are accurately reflected in forecasting and affordability reporting. The role also develops analytical insights and enhances financial reporting and forecasting capabilities in collaboration with finance, accounting, operational, and pharmacy partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead the financial analysis and performance measurement of the rebate program, including monitoring actual results, forecast performance, and variances to plan and budget
• Develop and maintain actuarial models used to forecast, track, and evaluate affordability performance, risks, and opportunities
• Translate complex clinical and pharmacy initiatives into analytical frameworks that quantify incremental value and business impact
• Extract, analyze, and interpret claims and financial data from multiple sources to support strategic decision-making
• Assess performance drivers to distinguish the impact of underlying trends from operational initiatives and affordability actions
• Partner with clinicians, pharmacists, and operators to translate clinical concepts and interventions into a measurable financial model
• Critically evaluate proposed initiatives, challenge unsupported assumptions, and provide independent assessment of modeling approaches to ensure confidence in projected financial results
• Prepare clear financial reporting, insights, and recommendations that support forecasting, leadership decision-making, and affordability strategy
• Own complex modeling and financial performance issues from discovery and analysis through recommendation, implementation, and follow-up
• Communicate analytical findings and actionable insights to business, finance, and operational stakeholders

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field
• 3+ years of experience in corporate actuarial, finance, FP&A, financial analysis, accounting, or a related analytical role
• Experience building actuarial models in SQL (Structured Query Language), SAS (Statistical Analysis System) and/or VBA (Visual Basic for Applications)
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, v-look up, formulas, and graphs in Excel)
• Experience conducting complex financial analysis involving claims, performance metrics, forecasts, trends, and variances
• Demonstrated analytical skills with solid attention to detail, accuracy, and data integrity
• Demonstrated ability to communicate financial information clearly to both finance and non-finance partners

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate of the Society of Actuaries designation
• Experience supporting pharmaceutical rebate programs
• Demonstrated ability to be self-motivated, inquisitive, and quick to learn new business concepts, with a proactive approach to taking initiative
• Experience with any of the following: Underwriting, Financial Reporting, Government Programs, Medicare Advantage (MA) products, Medicare Bids, and/or VBC modeling

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: $91,700 - $163,700 annually based on full-time employment
• Pay is based on several factors including local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc.
• In addition to salary, benefits may include a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase, and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements)
• Equity and retirement contributions are subject to eligibility requirements

Location

• Remote work is available from anywhere within the U.S.
• For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week.

Additional Information

• All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy.
• Application will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected; the job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
• Drug-free workplace: candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.