We are a growing consulting firm looking for new team members with demonstrated commitment to our core values, interest in an actuarial or analytical profession, and desire to be part of growing something from the ground up!
About The Company: About The Company: ATHENA is a woman-owned partnership focused on mitigating risk and identifying opportunities in the way humans are cared for, compensated, benefitted and incentivized through actuarial services, data analytics and people-centered strategies.
Our mission-driven approach to empowering our employees to bring their best, whole self to each project translates to innovative and holistic solutions for our clients and their covered populations. Whether it’s a fellow consulting firm, a community-based healthcare program or an employer-sponsored fund, we approach each ask from our clients with the true client in mind – the ultimate beneficiaries of the program we’re supporting and their families. Our clients rely on our sensitivity to their needs, team-player mentality, and ‘tell it like it is’ attitude to have the data and the confidence to enact change within their own organizations; we are proud to support them as a collaborative, empathetic, and focused extension of their team every day.
The Position: We are looking for a Senior Healthcare Actuarial Analyst interested in growing their expertise in a mission-driven environment, while working on key projects with internal and external stakeholders. This exciting role will provide you with an opportunity to support a dedicated client project team providing Medicaid specific services, while sharpening your business and actuarial acumen. In addition, you’ll have the opportunity to interact with clients and participate in the many components of supporting a new business.
In the Senior Healthcare Actuarial Analyst role, you will take ownership of your work product and work closely with analysts and lead actuaries to effectively report on and present actuarial information. In this role, you will hone your ability to manage your own workflow, ask the right questions, and demonstrate your desire to go above and beyond to serve clients.
This is a paid, salaried position.
Responsibilities:
- Research and gather information
- Model health data utilizing Excel and SAS
- Review analyst work on actuarial models
- Develop team members’ skillsets in modeling and health pricing
- Communicate proactively with team members to remove roadblocks and ensure timely completion of projects
- Participate in Athena strategy and community initiatives
- Demonstrate exemplary level of personal and professional integrity, and ability to support and promote Athena’s mission and values
Location: This position is remote, with those located in Minneapolis having the option to work at Athena’s headquarters. Depending on the state of travel due to the pandemic, 2-4 opportunities to travel to other Athena hub cities for team building and in-person work weeks per year may be requested but not necessarily required.
Candidates must be a US citizen or permanent resident.
Requirements:
- Ideal candidates have 3 – 5 years of experience
- Working towards ASA or FSA
- Experience in actuarial services through work experience
- Creative problem-solving skills to identify flexible solutions to business questions
- Insatiable curiosity and interest in learning new things
- Demonstrated commitment to Athena’s mission, vision, and values
- Ability to work independently in a remote environment
- Experience in MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and MS Word
Nice to Have:
- Experience in Medicaid or other public health insurance programs
- Experience in healthcare
- Experience with SAS or SQL
Benefits: To grow our diverse workforce, Athena offers flexible work hours with the opportunity to choose to work a percentage of a full-time schedule, to meet the work/life needs of our employees. Athena also offers:
- Flexible Time Off
- Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
- Short Term Disability and Long-Term Disability
- Life Insurance
- Paid Parental Leave
- 401(k) with Employer Match
- Competitive actuarial study program
- Productivity Subsidy for Virtual Office Set Up
Why Athena?
- Opportunity for unique, entrepreneurial experience in fun, growing, collaborative team environment.
- Flexible work schedule, with the opportunity to choose to work part time percentages or full time, with encouraged well-being breaks and accommodation of study schedule.
- Direct exposure to Athena leadership, clients and partner organizations.
- We believe that Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) must be intentional. Athena’s mission is to create a welcoming workplace that promotes belonging for employees from all walks of life. Here’s how we “walk the walk” (link (
Feel like you don’t completely meet all the qualifications? Please don’t let that get in the way of applying. If you have experience, a genuine interest in the role, feel that you’ll bring passion to your work, and align with our values then we want to hear from you.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.
