Senior Research Analyst - Healthcare Actuary

Truven Health Analytics, an IBM Company

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Washington, DC, us on site Until 8/22/2026 H-1B sponsor history First posted March 27, 2025 Last posted March 27, 2025
Job description

IBM Watson Health is working to enhance, scale, and accelerate human expertise across the domains of health, human services, workforce services and social security, to help people live healthier, more productive lives. It is pioneering the use of cognitive technologies that understand, reason and learn to help social program organizations unlock the potential of data and analytics to improve service delivery.


Government health and human services -- Bringing the power of technology to improve the value of health and human services, help lower costs, and have a meaningful impact on peoples’ lives.

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Candidates must be willing to relocate to Cambridge, MA.


  • Apply strong actuarial analytical and technical skills to a variety of health and behavioral health projects.
  • Work with large data sets to develop or modify models and tools to fit project needs. 
  • Work closely with clients to understand project requirements and deliverables.
  • Synthesize data from a variety of public and proprietary data sources in an organized and accurate fashion.
  • Validate data for accuracy and completeness, while building a flexible database.
  • Model the impacts of various health care reform issues.
  • Present results and convey complex ideas in an easily understood manner through graphics, written, and verbal communications.
  • Participate in the production of deliverables  and be accountable for work products.
  • Provide training and leadership to other analysts, especially in quantitative processes and quality management.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

  • 3+ years of health care analytics and/or actuarial experience, with
    demonstrable expertise in designing, developing, and analyzing
    quantitative results. 
  • Expert using MS Excel, MS Access, MS Word, and PowerPoint

Preferred Technical and Professional Experience

  • Preferred experience in actuarial model development
  • Pursuit of, or attainment of, ASA or FSA designation preferred

Required Education

  • Bachelor's Degree

Preferred Education

  • Master's Degree

We seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations regardless of race, gender, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, or any other protected classification under country or local law. Truven Health Analytics is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

According to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the H-1B visa cap has been met for the 2015 fiscal year (October 1, 2014-September 30, 2015).

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

About this role

Summary

Analyze health data, develop models, and communicate insights for healthcare projects.

Job title

Senior Research Analyst - Healthcare Actuary

Experience level

3+ years

Industry

healthcare

Location requirements

Willing to relocate to Cambridge, MA; no remote work specified.

Salary

Not specified

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

MS ExcelMS AccessMS WordPowerPoint

Preferred skills

actuarial model developmentASAFSA

Specializations

actuarialhealthcaredata analysismodeling
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Cambridge, MA, USA

On-site City