Job Description
Job Title: Actuary Consultant Duration: 6-12 months (Extendable) Location: Remote ***Due to client requirements this role is only open to USC or GC candidates***
Job Summary: Seeking an experienced Consulting Actuary (Contractor) to support its
Medicare Advantage Medical Economics team, partnering closely with finance and
health plan leadership on market?level decision?making. This role focuses on
independently developing and delivering medical economics analyses while also
providing consultative support to ensure leaders have a clear, credible understanding of
medical cost performance, emerging risks, and future outlooks. The Consulting Actuary will actively contribute analytic insight, professional judgment,
and subject?matter expertise across Medicare medical economics topics, translating
complex cost dynamics into actionable implications for strategy, pricing, and financial
planning. This role may be accountable for specific analytic workstreams, recurring
deliverables, or targeted assessments tied to Medicare financial performance.
What You’ll Do
- Produce and synthesize analytic output related to medical cost, utilization, mix,
and unit cost dynamics to identify emerging risks and opportunities impacting
Medicare market and segment performance - Translate complex medical cost dynamics into clear implications,
recommendations, and decision relevant insights for finance and health plan
leadership - Proactively identify, size, and frame cost management and trend mitigation
opportunities using rigorous, transparent, and defensible analytics - Integrate insights across medical economics domains into a cohesive,
market specific narrative that supports leadership discussions and planning - Provide consultative support to Medical Economics, Finance, and other
stakeholders by helping shape interpretation, framing, and application of analytic
results - Support the development, evaluation, and defense of market specific trend and
cost assumptions used in pricing, forecasting, and financial planning
Highly Desired Experience
- Deep experience in medical cost trend development, forecasting, and
decomposition for Medicare Advantage - Demonstrated ability to build and support market specific trend and cost
assumptions that withstand executive and financial scrutiny - Expert level proficiency in SQL and advanced Excel (or comparable analytic
tools) - Strong critical thinking, independent judgment, and consultative problem solving
skills - Ability to operate effectively in a contractor capacity, including owning analytic
deliverables and collaborating closely with internal stakeholders
Hiring Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree where appropriate
- Associate of the Society of Actuaries (ASA) and Member of the American
- Academy of Actuaries (MAAA), or equivalent actuarial credentials
- 7+ years of relevant actuarial or medical economics experience, with significant exposure to Medicare Advantage or closely related lines of business
- In lieu of ASA, alternate actuarial credentials may be considered
- Fellowship (FSA) or equivalent advanced actuarial designation preferred
About Matlen Silver
Experience Matters. Let your experience be driven by our experience. For more than 40 years, Matlen Silver has delivered solutions for complex talent and technology needs to Fortune 500 companies and industry leaders. Led by hard work, honesty, and a trusted team of experts, we can say that Matlen Silver technology has created a solutions experience and legacy of success that is the difference in the way the world works. Matlen Silver is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, the presence of a non-job-related medical condition or disability, or any other legally protected status. If you are a person with a disability needing assistance with the application or at any point in the hiring process, please contact us at email and/or phone at: info@matlensilver.com // 908-393-8600 At The Matlen Silver Group, Inc., W2 employees are eligible for the following benefits: - Health, vision, and dental insurance (single and family coverage)
- 401(k) plan (employee contributions only)
Job Tags
For contractors, Remote work