Associate Director, Surest Benefit Strategist

Primary Responsibilities:
Each Benefit Strategist serves as a market-facing subject matter expert, partnering with sales and account teams to:
Educate employers, consultants, and internal stakeholders on Surest's differentiated actuarial plan design and tech-enabled health-system navigation to drive behavior change
Develop, analyze, and present actuarial and financial modeling to forecast Surest's impact on member behavior, medical spend, and overall plan performance
Compare and interpret Surest plan performance relative to traditional benefit designs to inform strategic recommendations
Design and recommend plan enhancements that support continuous improvement and optimized performance of Surest offerings
Generate client-specific actuarial deliverables, including IBNR estimates and other compliance-related outputs
Support, troubleshoot, and enhance actuarial tools and models used in day-to-day work

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, or a related quantitative discipline
5+ years of experience in health benefit financial analysis, pricing, forecasting, or rate setting, including roles with direct accountability or oversight
Experience serving as a strategic medical benefit lead for one or more employer groups with 5,000+ employees
Proven experience analyzing, modeling, and trending benefit and utilization data
Proven experience developing and implementing new benefit strategies, programs, policies, or procedures
Solid understanding of health care risk management principles and benefit operations
Familiarity with health plan analytics, actuarial modeling techniques, and interpretation of plan experience data
Intermediate or higher level of proficiency with MS Excel & PowerPoint
Demonstrated ability to identify inefficiencies and opportunities within benefit programs and drive process improvements
Solid ability to build external client relationships while collaborating effectively with sales and account teams

Preferred Qualifications:
Actuarial Designation of ASA or FSA
Experience working as Benefits Consultant for large and jumbo employers
Experience working with or for health technology companies
Proven leadership experience managing projects, mentoring team members, and developing training or shared resources
Proven solid presentation and communication skills, including a demonstrated ability to build relationships with HR leaders
Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity and solve complex problems efficiently

Skills Required
Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, or a related quantitative discipline
5+ years of experience in health benefit financial analysis, pricing, forecasting, or rate setting
Experience serving as a strategic medical benefit lead for employer groups with 5,000+ employees
Proven experience analyzing, modeling, and trending benefit and utilization data
Proven experience developing and implementing new benefit strategies, programs, policies, or procedures
Solid understanding of health care risk management principles and benefit operations
Familiarity with health plan analytics and actuarial modeling techniques
Intermediate or higher level of proficiency with MS Excel & PowerPoint
Demonstrated ability to identify inefficiencies and drive process improvements
Solid ability to build external client relationships