Senior Actuarial Support Analyst

Opportunity Overview:
We are looking for a detail-oriented Senior Actuarial Support Analyst to join our Actuarial team. In this role, you will be responsible for evaluating cost-saving initiatives that enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the prior authorization process. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in healthcare analytics, financial modeling, and prior authorization, along with a strong strategic mindset and data-driven problem-solving skills.

The work will be fast-paced and project-based, with evolving needs - requiring curiosity, flexibility, and grace under pressure. At a growing organization, this is a position that offers the ability to make a substantive mark on the company and its partners with exponential growth opportunities. You will be part of the Actuarial team and develop and maintain cost savings models.

This is a remote-first role that may require travel to Boston, MA for new hire onboarding and occasional in-person team meetings and company events.

• Design and maintain complex financial models to track and analyze cost-saving initiatives, providing regular updates and insights to senior leadership and stakeholders
• Perform advanced data analysis to assess prior authorization and claims trends, decision patterns, and cost drivers
• Lead the design and development of financial models to quantify the impact of proposed cost-saving initiatives and forecast cost reduction outcomes for business cases
• Use statistical and data visualization tools to identify trends, patterns, and anomalies in claims data that may indicate areas for improvement on savings
• Prepare detailed and executive-level reports and presentations that summarize cost-saving achievements, project performance, and future cost-saving potential
• Act as a trusted advisor to leadership and key internal and external stakeholders, providing strategic insights, recommendations, and guidance on cost-saving strategies
• Work closely with clinical and customer success teams to understand authorization challenges, provide analytical insights, and offer actionable recommendations to resolve issues
• Lead post-implementation assessments to measure the impact of cost-saving initiatives, ensuring continuous refinement and long-term sustainability of improvements

• 5 years of experience in healthcare analytics, cost containment, or similar roles in the healthcare industry, preferably within a payer, provider, or managed care setting
• Proficiency in data analytics and visualization tools, for example SQL, Tableau, Power BI, advanced Excel
• Strong understanding of healthcare cost drivers and medical claims data
• Demonstrated experience in data cleaning, data analysis and problem-solving skills
• Ability to transform complex data into actionable insights and clear, concise reports
• Bonus:
  Familiarity with prior authorization, utilization management processes
• Proficient in R, SQL, Python, Scala, AWS (S3, Airflow, Athena, Spark)
• Experience with prior authorization and utilization management data

• Fully remote opportunity with about 5% travel
• Medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurance, and Employee Assistance Program
• 401K retirement plan with company match; flexible spending and health savings account
• Flex Time Off + company holidays
• Up to 14 weeks of paid parental leave
• Pet insurance

The salary range for this position is $105,000 to $115,000 annually; as part of a total benefits package which includes health insurance, 401k and bonus. In accordance with state applicable laws, Cohere is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. Individual pay decisions are ultimately based on a number of factors, including but not limited to qualifications for the…