Senior Actuarial Director - Remote - Remote Eligible

Senior Director Actuarial Consulting

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing Together.

This job role as the Senior Director Actuarial Consulting is in the Optum Advisory and Implementations business unit under the Government Programs Actuarial (GPA) consulting practice. The GPA practice focuses on providing actuarial consulting services to Medicare and Medicaid payers. This actuarial consulting practice competes with other traditional actuarial consulting organizations in the industry. The GPA practice primarily works with non-United Health Group payer entities and focuses on creating top-tier actuarial solutions for its customers. Since this job is a consultative role, work responsibilities will vary based on customer needs.

GPA is seeking an experienced actuarial expert who can leverage their broad industry experience to lead teams in the execution of a variety of strategic, actuarial, and consulting activities within Optum's Payer Advisory Practice, largely focused on public programs for Medicare, Medicaid, and Dual-Eligible populations. This role will establish, maintain, and own relationships with payer clients and execute against projects around various Actuarial products/services, as well as other Optum healthcare offerings relevant to their business needs. This role is a senior level role with sales, client management, and people mentorship responsibilities. This role is critical to driving the growth and quality delivery of existing client relationships. This role is critical in driving the development of new client relationships. It will provide guidance and leadership to other actuarial staff in a professional and diligent manner to drive growth for the GPA practice. This role also requires coordination with multiple areas of Optum and United Healthcare to bring the best and most appropriate services to our customers.

You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. 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. You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree
• ASA or FSA designation
• 13+ years of actuarial experience
• 7+ years of experience managing and providing work direction to a team
• 5+ years of work experience in an actuarial consulting organization
• Experience working in the Medicare Advantage health care industry

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience being engaged in committees and delivered presentations at various actuarial and healthcare organizations/conferences, including the Society of Actuaries, AHIP, Conference of Consulting Actuaries, RISE, and others
• Consulting experience, including project management and consultative business development
• Experience selling at least $1M in consultative services

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). The salary for this role will range from $156,400 to $268,000 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.