# Actuary (Health)

Hiring organization: [Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary for Management, Department of Veterans Affairs](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/immediate-office-of-the-assistant-secretary-for-management-department-of-veterans-affairs)

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Listed on Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary for Management, Department of Veterans Affairs's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Senior
- Location: Washington, DC
- Salary: 121785 – 187093 USD per year

## Summary

This federal role develops and maintains actuarial models to estimate health insurance claim liabilities for the Department of Veterans Affairs, working with large datasets to forecast claims, identify cost drivers, and provide technical oversight of other actuaries' work. It suits experienced health actuaries with SOA credentials who can work independently on complex modeling and data analysis to support financial reporting and audit requirements.

_Our summary, not Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary for Management, Department of Veterans Affairs's wording._

## Skills named

Microsoft Excel, R, SAS, SQL

## Required

- ASA or FSA credential from Society of Actuaries
- 5 years health actuarial experience for GS-13 or 8 years for GS-14
- Bachelor's degree with at least 24 semester hours in actuarial science, mathematics, statistics, business, finance, economics, insurance, or computer science
- Minimum 12 semester hours of mathematics including differential and integral calculus
- Experience developing and maintaining actuarial models for medical claims liabilities
- Experience analyzing health care claims and enrollment data for trend components
- Experience with analytical software such as Excel, SAS, R, or SQL
- Experience preparing actuarial reports and documentation for management and auditors

## Nice to have

- Experience with health risk adjustment methodologies incorporating age, sex, diagnoses, and risk factors
- Experience providing technical review of actuarial models and code

Apply on Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary for Management, Department of Veterans Affairs's site: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/890980000