Actuary

Let’s change healthcare together!

At Optimyl Benefits, we provide accessible, high-quality, and easy-to-use healthcare plans for small employers. We partner closely with the broker community to help employers offer competitive benefits without unnecessary complexity.

About The Role

We are seeking a highly capable, self-directed Actuary to support and enhance our day-to-day actuarial operations. This role is designed for an individual who thrives on ownership and autonomy and is comfortable independently managing core actuarial processes while partnering closely with leadership on strategy, analysis, and decision support.

This position will play a critical role in maintaining and evolving our rating manual, renewal process, and related pricing and analytical workflows, while also supporting ad-hoc analysis and reporting needs across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

Pricing & Rating

• Own and maintain the company’s rating manual, including documentation, assumptions, updates, and ongoing enhancements
• Perform pricing analysis for new and renewing business, ensuring consistency with actuarial standards and internal guidelines
• Identify opportunities to improve rating accuracy, efficiency, and automation
  
  

Renewals & Underwriting Support

• Lead actuarial components of the renewal process, including experience analysis and rate recommendations
• Partner with underwriting, sales, and leadership to support renewal strategy and decision-making
  
  

Analysis & Reporting

• Conduct ad-hoc actuarial and financial analyses to support business questions and strategic initiatives
• Develop and maintain recurring actuarial reports, dashboards, and summaries for leadership and internal stakeholders
• Translate complex actuarial results into clear, business-focused narratives
  
  

Process Ownership & Improvement

• Independently manage actuarial workflows and timelines for assigned processes
• Identify inefficiencies and drive continuous improvement through better methodology, tooling, or automation
• Ensure actuarial work complies with applicable standards of practice and internal controls
  
  

Qualifications

Required

• ASA or FSA (or strong progress toward credentials with relevant experience)
• 3-6 years of actuarial experience
• Strong experience with actuarial pricing models and experience studies
• High level of comfort working independently and owning end-to-end processes
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain results to non-actuarial audiences
  
  

Preferred

• Experience in health insurance, employee benefits, or related lines of business
• Advanced Excel skills; experience with SQL, Python, R, or similar analytical tools is a plus
• Experience in improving or redesigning actuarial processes or models
• Comfort working in a fast-moving, evolving environment
  
  

Why Work at Optimyl?

At Optimyl Benefits, we’re focused on simplifying healthcare for small employers and building a workplace where people can do meaningful work and continue to grow.

Benefits Include

• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision)
• Employer-paid life insurance and disability coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off and company holidays
  
  

We support growth through hands-on learning, exposure to new challenges, and opportunities to expand responsibilities as the company evolves.

The Pay Range For This Role Is

100,000 - 120,000 USD per year (Remote (United States))

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