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Job Posting TitleSr. Director Actuarial Forecasting - RemoteJob DescriptionThe Senior Director of Actuarial Services leads a team of actuaries responsible for providing strategic pricing direction and thought leadership to Prime’s existing and potential clients and through the creation and use of innovative actuarial modeling concepts. This position will provide direct oversight of pricing processes and recommendations. This position works directly with Finance and functional departments on current and projected product and transactional costs and pricing strategy, as applicable.
Responsibilities
- Leads a team of actuaries to provide strategic pricing advice on structures and methodology using market research, financial projections, and complex actuarial modeling
- Collaborates with underwriters, client engagement, and senior leadership on RFP process and other pricing and risk management initiatives related to various lines of business
- Engages with functional leadership to develop and maintain forecasting assumptions related to utilization, unit cost, benefit design, and regulatory events
- Develops processes to ensure scalability and effective control of work product following actuarial standards of practice
- Leads negotiations and presentations and translates highly complex concepts in ways that can be understood by a variety of audiences
- Manage department budget, staffing, performance and development, and consistently demonstrate Prime’s leadership expectations during interactions with direct reports, cross functional and external stakeholders
- Other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Math, Actuarial Science, Economics, Computer Science, Data Science, or related area of study, or equivalent combination of education and/or relevant work experience; High school diploma from an accredited school or equivalent GED required
- 10 years of actuarial work experience, 5 of those years being within healthcare or the PBM industry
- 7 years of leadership experience
- Actuarial designation (ASA or FSA)
Must be eligible to work in the United States without the need for work visa or residency sponsorship
Additional Qualifications
- Excellent quantitative, problem solving, and analytical skills
- Ability to manage multiple, complex projects simultaneously without compromising quality
- Strong client consulting presence; ability to distill complex material into easy to understand presentations, effectively respond to questions and engage a variety of audiences
- Ability to communicate effectively with senior leaders across the organization
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree or credentialed equivalent
- Experience in identifying, designing, recommending, and implementing efficient, innovative business solutions to clients’ complex pharmacy benefit challenges
- Strong understanding of pharmacy plan design
Every employee must understand, comply with and attest to the security responsibilities and security controls unique to their job, and comply with all applicable legal, regulatory, and contractual requirements and internal policies and procedures
Every employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the job and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions, absent undue hardship. In addition, Prime retains the right to change or assign other duties to this job
Potential pay for this position ranges from $164,000.00 - $279,000.00 based on experience and skills.To review our Benefits, Incentives and Additional Compensation, visit our Benefits Page and click on the "Benefits at a glance" button for more detail (https://www.primetherapeutics.com/benefits).
Prime Therapeutics LLC is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We encourage diverse candidates to apply, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, disability, age, veteran status, or any other legally protected class under federal, state, or local law.
We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives including qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records and any qualified applicants requiring reasonable accommodations in accordance with the law.
Prime Therapeutics LLC is a Tobacco-Free Workplace employer.
Positions will be posted for a minimum of five consecutive workdays.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Math, Actuarial Science, Economics, Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field, or equivalent education and relevant work experience
- High school diploma or equivalent GED
- 10 years of actuarial work experience
- 5 years of experience in healthcare or the PBM industry
- 7 years of leadership experience
- Actuarial designation, ASA or FSA
- Excellent quantitative, problem-solving, and analytical skills
- Ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously
- Strong client consulting presence and presentation skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with senior leaders
- Master's degree or credentialed equivalent
- Experience designing and implementing innovative solutions for pharmacy benefit challenges
- Strong understanding of pharmacy plan design
- Must be eligible to work in the United States without work visa or residency sponsorship
Prime Therapeutics Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Prime Therapeutics and has not been reviewed or approved by Prime Therapeutics.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, with medical, dental, and vision options and plan designs that include low deductibles for some choices. Wellness screenings and related incentives add perceived value to the health offering.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits stand out through a 401(k) match that is characterized as generous and immediately vested. This structure improves the overall long-term value of the total rewards package.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Annual incentive bonuses are positioned as a meaningful component of total compensation and are often portrayed as substantial when performance goals are met. Incentive eligibility appears broadly available across roles, boosting the perceived completeness of rewards.
Prime Therapeutics Insights
What We Do
Everything we do is connected to helping people get the medicine they need to feel better and live well. It’s meaningful work and we’ve been doing it for over 20 years. In the pharmacy benefit management (PBM)industry, we’re different. We’re owned by 18 not-for-profit Blue Cross and Blue Shield health plans. This allows us to control costs and empower our employees to put members first. It’s a successful combination. We have the lowest pharmacy trend in the industry and serve 28+ million members throughout the US. In addition to core PBM services, we work closely with our clients to implement the right benefit design, clinical and specialty programs, formulary and networks. A few key products: • NetResults™ • Specialty Drug Management • Best in Care™ • GuidedHealth® • Advanced Fraud, Waste and Abuse: Member and Prescriber Investigations • Prime Analytics™ • CareCentered Contracting™Controlled Substance Management Program Join us! Prime is always looking for smart, purposeful people to join our team. We’re growing fast which means there are plenty of opportunities to advance and grow in your career. At the same time, Prime supports flexibility and offers generous PTO so you can enjoy an enviable work/life balance. We’re a privately held company -big enough to make a difference and small enough for you to have an impact. Follow Prime on LinkedIn to learn more.









