About the Role
The Health Actuary - Analyst III will manage client projects focused on employer health benefits strategies, including financial projections, carrier selection, plan design optimization, employee contribution setting, IBNP valuations, benchmarking, well-being initiatives, and renewal negotiations. This role involves creating client deliverables, directing junior analysts, serving as a financial client contact, and presenting deliverables in partnership with senior team members.
Responsibilities
- Manage client projects focused on employer health benefits strategies
- Perform financial projections
- Assist with carrier selection
- Optimize plan design
- Set employee contributions
- Conduct IBNP valuations
- Perform benchmarking
- Support well-being initiatives
- Manage renewal negotiations
- Create client deliverables
- Provide direction to junior analysts
- Serve as a financial client contact
- Present deliverables to clients in partnership with senior team members
Requirements
- 2-5 years of relevant work experience in consulting, insurance, finance, human resources or accounting
- Excellent analytical skills
- Experience in data analysis or financial modeling
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Proven project management skills
- Creative problem-solving abilities
Skills
- Actuarial consulting
- Healthcare actuarial consulting
- Data analysis
- Financial modeling
- Project management
- Problem-solving
- Presenting technical concepts to a non-technical audience
Location
- New York
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Analyst III
- 2-5 years
Education Level
- BA/BS degree in actuarial science, math, finance, economics or related field
- Two or more actuarial exams passed preferred
- One or two exams away from earning ASA designation
Salary/Compensations
- $73,500 to $147,000
Benefits
- Multiple medical, dental, and vision plans with choices to fit all needs and budgets
- Benefits coverage starting Day 1
- Discounts on products and services
- Health and welfare benefits
- Tuition assistance
- 401K savings and other retirement programs
- Employee assistance programs
About the Company
- Mercer makes a difference in the lives of more than 110 million people every day by advancing their health, wealth, and careers.
- Mercer is the global leader in human resources consulting.
- Mercer is a business of Marsh (NYSE: MRSH), a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries.
- Marsh has annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues.
- Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective.
Equal Opportunity
- Marsh is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment.
- We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, veteran status (including protected veterans), or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
- If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by contacting reasonableaccommodations@marsh.com.
- All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week.
- Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.
