Senior Lead Health Actuary Consultant at Mercer managing client health benefits projects and delivering strategic solutions. Lead health actuarial consulting engagements focused on financial evaluations and plan optimizations in a hybrid role.
Responsibilities
Manage client projects focused on employers’ health benefits strategies, including financial projections, plan design optimization, and renewal negotiations.
Lead routine client engagements, managing overall service delivery, strategy, financial evaluations, plan design, renewals, business placement, benchmarking, and other projects related to underwriting health and welfare insurance.
Review data analyses conducted by junior staff to ensure actuarial accuracy, proper use of models, and support their professional development.
Perform and review complex analyses and cost projections using tools like Excel, SAS, and other software.
Draft and review client reports and presentations to summarize findings, recommend strategies, and propose solutions or plan designs.
Handle day-to-day client interactions, resolve project-related questions, and guide junior team members in client management.
Assist senior team members in business development efforts by identifying growth opportunities and supporting responses to proposals.
Requirements
BA/BS degree in actuarial science, math, statistics, finance, economics, or a related field required.
Minimum 8 years’ experience working in an actuarial field, with health and benefits consulting experience
Proven progress to obtaining your ASA designation
Client facing experience
Strong analytical skills and working knowledge of Microsoft Office—Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
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