Actuary Intern; Pathways - Healthcare & Insurance

Summary

The Pathways Internship Program targets students accepted for enrollment or currently enrolled in a degree-seeking program in an accredited educational institution, on at least a half-time basis. At the successful conclusion of this program, you may be eligible for non-competitive conversion to a Federal career or career-conditional position. This is a Temporary, Full-Time Intern position as part of the Healthcare and Insurance, Office of the Actuaries, Office of Personnel Management.

This is a Student Trainee position. The student will support the functions of the team by helping or supporting projects, performing research, assisting in developing reports, and presenting research findings to senior members of the team. They will actively participate in assignments and projects with higher-graded specialists, who will provide them with guidance and mentorship.

The work assigned will consist of specialized, supervised projects which will challenge the incumbent. Performs miscellaneous basic duties commensurate with the educational level achieved and work with higher graded team members performing portions of projects and studies of larger scope and complexity to develop knowledge and skills.

Reviews the development of community rated reconciliations and proposals of a variety of Health Maintenance Organization Plans (HMO). Identifies and works with personnel from the carriers to understand the rate buildups and make corrections to errors, when necessary. Participates in negotiating the premium buydown amount with the carriers to finalize the rate proposal.

As a Student Trainee, you will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of tasks and projects. Some of the responsibilities you may undertake include:

• Participating in the quality review of SharePoint, One Drive libraries, and databases.
• Assisting with the research and development of procedures, processes, and presentations.
• Engaging in customer engagement, business development, and outreach activities.
• Presenting findings for projects and assignments.
• Participating in team meetings and collaborating with colleagues.
• Liaising with other employees to resolve information or project requests.
• Compiling and analyzing information to develop reports, proposals, or documents.
• Maintaining accurate documentation and records for all assigned projects.
• Engaging with peers and team members to obtain knowledge needed to complete projects.
• Following all current standards utilized by your team.
• Complying with all agency privacy and data security policies and practices.
• Leveraging enterprise project management principles and concepts.
• Communicating clearly to a wide range of stakeholders through verbal and written means.
• Using analytical and problem-solving skills to organize and prioritize projects and tasks.
• Supporting the communication of operational dashboards and roadmaps to various levels of leadership and key stakeholders.
• Tracking project progress and following up with accountable parties.
• Gathering feedback and proposing process improvement recommendations.
• Assisting with enhancing and improving work products.

To excel as a Student Trainee, you should possess the following skills and qualities:

• Ability to work smart, driving projects, meeting deadlines, and achieving goals.
• Proactive nature and bias for action.
• Attention to detail, precision, and ability to handle tasks with high accuracy.
• Flexibility, creativity, curiosity, and willingness to take initiative.
• Quick and adaptable learner, comfortable with ambiguity and dynamic change.
• Ability to inspire trust, build relationships quickly, and earn the confidence and cooperation of business partners.
• High standards, integrity, and ethics.

To be considered for the Student Trainee position, you should meet the following criteria:

• Currently enrolled in an educational institution.
• Strong team player while also demonstrating independent thinking.
• Ability to work under deadlines, organize tasks, and multitask effectively.
• Robust analytical skill set.
• Strong verbal, written, and presentation skills.
• Endless curiosity and a penchant…