Actuary - Healthcare Strategy (PE Portfolio)
A top-tier global investment firm with a dedicated healthcare operating team is seeking an experienced actuary to support portfolio value creation across employer-sponsored health plans. This role sits at the intersection of actuarial analytics, benefits strategy, and executive advisory - partnering with leadership teams to evaluate cost, risk, and opportunities across complex, self-insured benefit programs.
You'll work directly with portfolio company HR/Finance leaders, external advisors, and internal investment stakeholders to translate healthcare data into clear, actionable decisions - both for ongoing portfolio initiatives and for new investment diligence.
What you'll do
- Partner with business leaders to assess health plan performance, interpret results, and guide decisions
- Evaluate opportunities across plan funding, benefit design, contributions, stop-loss strategy, and vendor optimization
- Support integration/harmonization strategy in M&A scenarios
- Conduct healthcare cost and risk assessments for prospective acquisitions
- Identify actionable levers to improve affordability and outcomes post-close
- Analyze cost drivers, trend, and performance across a multi-company portfolio
- Build and maintain methodologies to measure impact, ROI, and trend mitigation for leadership reporting
- Model the financial impact of current and future initiatives using complex datasets
What we're looking for
- Bachelor's degree required
- 8+ years in healthcare actuarial work with strong experience with self-insured employer-sponsored plans
- Prior consulting, client-facing, and/or executive advisory experience required
- ASA designation (FSA preferred)
- Excellent communication skills - can simplify complexity and guide decision-making
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