Senior Actuarial Consultant

Overview

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced actuarial professional to assist with the ongoing development of our actuarial team and enhance our support for healthcare initiatives and innovations. The role requires a deep understanding of the healthcare landscape, including medical, pharmacy, stop‑loss, contracting, and payer operations.

• Manage a diverse range of actuarial projects.
• Serve as an actuarial and strategic advisor to healthcare clients, owning overall client satisfaction and engagement success.
• Direct technical actuarial work on projects and mentor less experienced actuaries.
• Assist in building the practice infrastructure by supporting internal initiatives that refine foundational ways of working.
• Partner with leadership to build scalable and dynamic financial models and work processes.
• Maintain strong client relationships and cross‑functional teamwork with other RSC teams to ensure accurate, timely execution.

• Bachelor’s degree in mathematics, statistics, economics, or a related field.
• FSA/ASA designation (Fellow or Associate of the Society of Actuaries) required.
• 15+ years of healthcare actuarial experience.

• Strong knowledge of commercial and/or medical stop‑loss markets.
• Experience with alternative risk vehicles such as captives and MEWAs.
• Commercial first‑dollar and stop‑loss reserving, pricing, underwriting, and financial modeling expertise.
• Risk modeling and mitigation strategy experience for healthcare programs.
• Assessment of care management and delivery effectiveness through predictive modeling, ROI analyses, and other advanced modeling techniques.
• Traditional Health & Welfare actuarial and underwriting experience.
• Project, client, and financial management experience.
• Understanding of healthcare databases and data sources (claims, encounters, labs, EMR, etc.).

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Access.
• Experience with SQL, R (including RStudio), Python, or machine learning (plus).

Pay Range: $199,400 – $300,000 Annual.

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