Government Actuarial Analyst - Phoenix or Minneapolis - College Program 2025

Marsh McLennan - Phoenix, AZ

Full-time - Entry Level

Phoenix, AZ

10,001+ employees

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About the position

Mercer's Government Human Services Consulting (GHSC) practice focuses on the unique and challenging needs of the public health care sector, providing a wide array of consulting services to local, state, and federal government agencies across the country. GHSC specializes in assisting government-sponsored health care programs in becoming more efficient purchasers of health services and with navigating the evolving landscape of public health care from a regulatory, operational, and implementation perspective. GHSC brings together a team of over 400 highly skilled and dedicated consultants, clinicians, actuaries, analysts, and pharmacists to ensure a coordinated approach to the administrative, operational, actuarial, and financial components of public-sponsored health care programs. In this role as a Government Actuarial Analyst, you will perform comprehensive analysis of health care data using spreadsheet and database management software. You will assist in the development of client communications, proposals, reports, spreadsheets, and presentations. The position involves working on multifaceted projects to gain a better understanding of health care delivery systems, specifically government-sponsored health and welfare programs, such as Medicaid and Medicare. You will excel in a fast-paced, challenging, and dynamic consulting environment with colleagues across all organizational levels, collaborating with a focused group of colleagues on smaller team-based assignments with opportunities to participate in larger scale client and industry projects.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive analysis of health care data using spreadsheet and database management software
• Assist in the development of client communications, proposals, reports, spreadsheets, and presentations
• Work on multifaceted projects to gain a better understanding of health care delivery systems, specifically government-sponsored health and welfare programs, such as Medicaid and Medicare
• Excel in a fast-paced, challenging and dynamic consulting environment with colleagues across all organizational levels
• Collaborate with a focused group of colleagues on smaller team-based assignments with opportunities to participate in larger scale client and industry projects

Requirements

• Strong analytical skills, both quantitative and qualitative
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office—Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Knowledge of data analysis, project management, and presentation design
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Intellectual curiosity; seeking opportunities to develop new skills
• Ability to work in teams and be flexible to work under tight deadlines and changing client needs
• Superior organizational skills and strong attention to detail
• A bachelor's degree with graduation year in Fall 2024 or Spring 2025 and concentration in actuarial science, math, statistics, economics, business finance, or other related fields
• Minimum GPA of 3.0/4.0
• A commitment to achieving a Society of Actuaries (SOA) designation as demonstrated by having successfully passed at least one SOA exam or other related professional certification
• Legal work authorization to work in the U.S. on a permanent and ongoing basis without the need for sponsorship now or in the future

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with health care delivery systems
• Familiarity with government-sponsored health and welfare programs

Benefits

• Generous PTO including vacation, sick days, and even 1 day off for community service
• Opportunity to work with some of the smartest people in the industry
• Excellent growth, mobility and advancement opportunities
• Hybrid Work Schedule - 3 days in the office