Health Actuarial Associate

Piper Jordan is seeking a Health Actuarial Associate for its growing Actuarial & Analytics team in our San Diego, CA Office!

WHO WE ARE:

Piper Jordan, a subsidiary of Brown & Brown, is a rapidly growing firm offering solutions to Fortune 1000 employers in employee benefits. At its core, entrepreneurial spirit has been a major ingredient to its success. We make a positive impact on our customers every day by enhancing their health, productivity, and financial security.

Our business line consists of assisting customers with all aspects of health and group benefit initiatives. Piper Jordan is known for its strong market expertise and immeasurable passion for managing the customer experience. We take pride in encouraging innovation and going above and beyond for our customers, partners, and communities. We assist customers with achieving results involving competitive plan design, vendor selection/management, funding strategy, compliance, and governance strategies as well as health management strategies for all types of health and welfare and voluntary benefit programs.

Becoming a Teammate of Piper Jordan introduces you to a career with virtually unlimited possibilities. Our unique corporate culture rewards self-starters and hard workers who adhere to our commitment to do what is best for our customers. With Piper Jordan, you will get the training, the mentoring, and the tools you need to succeed.

WHO YOU ARE:

You believe in working as a team and thrive in fun, collaborative environments. You have a customer-focused attitude and value the importance of relationships, professionalism, and trust. You set goals high and aim higher. You have solid communication skills. You are detail oriented and organized. You enjoy learning new skills, systems, processes, and procedures. You are a great listener and are not afraid to ask questions. You believe that learning is vital to success.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Manage the accurate delivery of financial analyses on various actuarial projects
• Assist with strategy development for medical, pharmacy, dental, life and disability programs
• This role will specialize in data analytics and will build out robust data analytics models and scripting excel macros (VBA), R algorithms, and dashboarding of analytics topics in Power BI
• The Associate will create deliverables, provide direction to other colleagues on the team
• Research industry, regulatory, and legislative trends for calculating risk, liability, and cost for customer or government reports
• Add value by implementing creative solutions for our customers
• Foster and seek relationships with teammates across all levels of Piper Jordan and Brown & Brown
• Ensure compliance with government agencies and corporate policies and procedures
• Attend training sessions, courses, etc. to maintain up-to-date skills
• Always conduct the highest level of confidentiality
• Other duties as needed

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

• BA/BS degree
• At least 2 years of relevant H&B and actuarial work is required
• Working towards ASA credentials with 4 exams or ASA
• Advanced knowledge of employee benefit underwriting. Thorough understanding of complex benefit concepts such as health care management, flexible benefits and alternative funding
• Superior analytical and mathematical skills, strong command of Excel,
• Strong strategic planning skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills, strong oral and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational and project management skills with the ability to prioritize and handle multiple and complex tasks in a demanding work environment
• Strong critical thinking and analytical problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage, motivate, and mentor more junior level staff
• Ability to work independently and on a team

PERKS OF THE JOB:

• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities
• Competitive pay based on experience
• Paid time off
• Full benefits package 1st of the month after 30 days: health, dental, vision, 401(k), etc.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Pay Range

$110,000 - $120,000 plus bonus

Brown & Brown is an equal-opportunity employer. As part of our commitment to fight for equality, we work to ensure a fair and consistent interview process. We celebrate diversity and we are committed to an inclusive work environment.