Sr. Lead Health Actuary

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Health Actuarial and Financial Consulting team at Mercer. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.As a Sr Health Actuarial Consultant, you will lead client engagements focused on employers' health benefits strategies, including financial projections, plan design optimization, and renewal negotiations. You will also serve as a primary financial contact for clients while providing direction to analysts and associates.We will count on you to:- Lead routine client engagements, managing overall service delivery, strategy, financial evaluations, plan design, renewal, business placement, benchmarking, and other projects associated with underwriting health and welfare insurance.- Review data analyses conducted by junior staff to ensure actuarial soundness and assist in their development.- Perform and review complex analyses and cost projections using Excel, SAS, and other software, with potential specialization in certain areas of healthcare-related insurance.- Draft and review client reports or presentations to summarize findings and recommend strategies or solutions.What you need to have:- BA/BS degree in actuarial science, math, statistics, finance, economics, or a related field required.- Minimum 4 years' experience working in an actuarial field, with health and benefits consulting experience- Proven progress to obtaining your ASA designation- Client facing experience- Strong analytical skills and working knowledge of Microsoft Office-Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.What makes you stand out:- Experience in health benefits actuarial consulting.- Strong programming skills in R and Python, with experience in writing reusable code for data manipulation, actuarial or financial modeling, and process automation, applied effectively in project or production environments.- ASA credentialedWhy join our team:- We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work, and supportive leaders.- We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have an impact for colleagues, clients, and communities.- Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.Merceru00a0isu00a0au00a0businessu00a0ofu00a0Marshu00a0(NYSE:u00a0MRSH),u00a0au00a0globalu00a0leaderu00a0inu00a0risk,u00a0reinsuranceu00a0andu00a0capital,u00a0peopleu00a0andu00a0investments,u00a0andu00a0managementu00a0consulting,u00a0advisingu00a0clientsu00a0inu00a0130u00a0countries.u00a0Withu00a0annualu00a0revenueu00a0ofu00a0overu00a0$27u00a0billionu00a0andu00a0moreu00a0thanu00a095,000u00a0colleagues,u00a0Marshu00a0helpsu00a0buildu00a0theu00a0confidenceu00a0tou00a0thriveu00a0throughu00a0theu00a0poweru00a0ofu00a0perspective.u00a0Foru00a0moreu00a0informationu00a0aboutu00a0Mercer,u00a0visitu00a0[](

Created: 2026-03-16