Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Location: Remote (with occasional travel to client sites and Athena hub cities)
Type: Full-Time, Salaried

What You’ll Do 🔍

As a Senior Actuarial Analyst, you will play a key role on client teams, taking ownership of your work and collaborating closely with Analysts, Senior Analysts, and lead actuaries. You’ll support important Medicaid-focused projects by analyzing data, building models, and contributing insights that help shape client strategies. The Senior Actuarial Analyst role also provides opportunities to engage with clients, support new business efforts, and participate in Athena’s broader community. This position offers a strong foundation for an actuarial consulting career, with opportunities to advance through progressively challenging roles.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain advanced SQL queries to support business intelligence and analytics efforts.

• Researching and gathering information to support project work

• Reviewing and analyzing plan data, financial statements, and other actuarial work products

• Providing input to the development of effective solutions

• Creating, updating, and maintaining actuarial programs and Excel models

• Assisting with the preparation of client reports and presentations

• Participating in Athena’s strategy meetings and providing feedback on community initiatives

• Demonstrating a strong commitment to personal and professional integrity while supporting Athena’s mission and values

What We’re Looking For ✅

Must-Haves:

• 3–5 years of experience in health actuarial roles

• Advanced SQL skills required; must be proficient in writing complex queries to implement business logic and derive insights from large datasets

• Progress toward ASA or FSA designation, with at least one exam passed

• Proven problem-solving skills and a strong drive to learn

• Commitment to Athena’s mission and values

• Ability to work independently and thrive in a remote-first environment

• Proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint, and Word

Nice-to-Haves:

• Experience with Medicaid, healthcare, or other public health programs

Perks & Benefits

• Flexible Time Off policy

• Medical, Dental, Vision coverage

• Short- and Long-Term Disability

• Paid Parental Leave

• Life Insurance

• 401(k) with employer match

• Competitive actuarial exam support program

Why Athena? 🌟

At Athena, we believe actuarial consulting and specialty advisory services is more than just calculating risk: It’s a lens for reimagining what’s possible. That’s why we’ve built a team of passionate experts who infuse the power of data and predictive modeling with imagination, human insight, and a commitment to helping people thrive.

Every day at Athena, we seek to live and lead—to serve and solve problems—with courage as our fuel. That means challenging assumptions in search of untapped potential that benefits our clients. It looks like striving to ask better questions that might yield breakthrough answers for a community. And it means seeing people not as problems, but full of possibility—because we know the future isn’t prescribed, it’s built. Courage is a competitive advantage in actuarial consulting—not just because it emboldens people, but because it moves businesses forward.

Athena is a new kind of actuarial services company, founded by a former leader at a ”Big 4” firm who had a vision and drive to build something different. We tackle big challenges with small teams of experienced pros who look beyond traditional risk modeling to find innovative solutions.

Additional Info

• Candidates must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents

• We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other legally protected status

Compensation Range: $68K - $102K

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