Director, Actuarial Services - Medicaid

You could be the one who changes everything for our 28 million members. Centene is transforming the health of our communities, one person at a time. As a diversified, national organization, you’ll have access to competitive benefits including a fresh perspective on workplace flexibility.
 

Position Purpose:

This Director, Actuarial Services will be supporting our Medicaid Forecasting team.  This is an excellent opportunity to be on a new team, interact with various stakeholders like Health Plan CFOs, Medicaid actuaries, and others.

• Conduct analysis, pricing and risk assessment to estimate financial outcomes. Provide expertise and technical support in matters related to the successful and financially sounds operations of the company’s health plan businesses.

In this Director, Actuarial Services role, you will:

• Work on new Medicaid forecasting team, and apply knowledge of mathematics, probability, statistics, principles of finance and business to calculate financial outcomes.
• Analyze base data and collaborate with financial teams to align on inputs and assumptions like trend, program changes, population changes to forecast medical expense at a detailed level
• Review health plan experience and identify trend
• Perform analytics on actual results compared to forecast and identify drivers of variance
• Present results to Senior Management and other stakeholders

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of actuarial experience
• Previous management experience including responsibilities for hiring, training, assigning work and managing performance of staff required.

License/Certification: Fellow or Associate in Society of Actuaries (or equivalent international certification); Member of American Academy of Actuaries (or equivalent international membership).

Highly preferred:  Forecasting and/or Medicaid experience a major plus. Experience explaining results to non-actuarial stakeholders. Good project management skills, previous management experience.

*Applicants for this job have the flexibility to work remote from home anywhere in the Continental United States. While a Central Standard Time (CST) work schedule is preferred, we understand the importance of flexibility and will work to accommodate individual needs.*

Centene offers a comprehensive benefits package including: competitive pay, health insurance, 401K and stock purchase plans, tuition reimbursement, paid time off plus holidays, and a flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules.  Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual's skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law.  Total compensation may also include additional forms of incentives.

Centene is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with the LA County Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act