Senior Actuarial Analyst

Role Description

You could be the one who changes everything for our 28 million members. Centene is transforming the health of our communities, one person at a time. As a diversified, national organization, you’ll have access to competitive benefits including a fresh perspective on workplace flexibility. Applicants for this role have the flexibility to work remote from home anywhere in the Continental US.

Position Purpose:

• Assist in financial analysis, pricing and risk assessment to estimate outcomes.

Why this role is appealing:

• This is a critical role on a high-impact team driving significant financial value through Value-Based Care (VBC) initiatives across the organization.
• Gain hands-on experience with VBC contract modeling, healthcare data analytics, financial performance analysis, vendor partnerships, and cross-functional collaboration across multiple lines of business.
• Provides diverse work, continuous learning, and exposure to complex challenges with minimal repetitive tasks.
• Actuarial development program designed to support your success through comprehensive exam support, mentorship, and continuous learning opportunities.
• Join a collaborative and supportive team that values knowledge sharing, celebrates exam progress, and is invested in helping actuaries grow and succeed throughout their careers.

In this Sr. Actuarial Analyst role, you will:

• Apply knowledge of mathematics, probability, statistics, principles of finance and business to calculate financial outcomes.
• Assist with developing trends and baseline targets based on analysis of data and other pertinent information.
• Analyze and evaluate vendor fees and shared savings.
• Develop and run data reports.
• Assist with determining the equitable basis for vendor contracts.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Comply with all policies and standards.

Additional responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the development and maintenance of financial models for Value-Based Care (VBC) contracts (e.g., assisting with shared savings/risk and capitation analyses in Excel).
• Analyzing claims, vendor performance, and other healthcare datasets using tools such as SQL, SAS, or Python to help establish baselines, track performance, and identify trends.
• Assisting with the preparation of financial analyses and materials used in discussions with external vendors and internal stakeholders.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including Medical Economics, Enterprise Partnerships, Network, and Clinical teams, to gather data, validate assumptions, and support ongoing initiatives.
• Identifying data discrepancies, reporting issues, and analytical findings, and escalating concerns or recommendations to more senior team members as appropriate.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience.
• Combination of years of experience and number of actuarial exams passed equals or exceeds 5 (Rule of 5). For example, 2 years of actuarial experience and 3 passed actuarial exams.

Requirements

• Combination of years of experience and number of actuarial exams passed equals or exceeds 5 (Rule of 5). For example, 2 years of actuarial experience and 3 passed actuarial exams.

Preferred Qualifications / Skills

• Experience in healthcare.
• Experience in Excel, SAS, SQL, Snowflake and/or Teradata.

Benefits

• Competitive pay.
• Health insurance.
• 401K and stock purchase plans.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Paid time off plus holidays.
• Flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules.
• Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual's skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law, including full-time or part-time status.
• Total compensation may also include additional forms of incentives.
• Benefits may be subject to program eligibility.