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Launch Your Actuarial Career with UnitedHealth Group.
Ready to apply your analytical skills to real-world challenges that impact millions of people? At UnitedHealth Group, we're helping people live healthier lives and making the health system work better for everyone. As an Actuarial Analyst Intern, you'll gain hands-on experience solving complex business problems, working alongside experienced actuaries, and contributing to projects that shape the future of healthcare. This isn't a "shadowing" internship. You'll work on meaningful assignments, build technical and business skills, expand your professional network, and gain exposure to one of the largest healthcare organizations in the world.
Join us and start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. Why Join Our Actuarial Internship Program? As an Actuarial Intern, you'll gain exposure to the business while developing the technical and professional skills needed for a successful actuarial career.
What We Offer:
- Real-world actuarial project experience
- Dedicated mentorship from experienced actuarial professionals
- Networking opportunities with interns, leaders, and business partners
- Professional development workshops and career coaching
- Exposure to healthcare's most pressing business challenges
- Sponsored social and volunteer experiences
- Opportunity to be considered for future full-time actuarial opportunities
- Exam support and guidance from credentialed actuaries
Areas of Focus
Depending on business needs and placement, interns may gain experience in:
- Healthcare Economics
- Pricing
- Reserving
- Forecasting
- Data Analytics
- Financial Modeling
- Risk Analysis
- Consulting
- Trend Analysis
- Healthcare Cost Management
No matter where you're placed, you'll work on projects that support strategic business decisions and improve healthcare outcomes.
Primary Responsibilities:
As an Actuarial Analyst Intern, you'll partner with actuaries and business leaders to analyze data, identify trends, and help solve important business challenges.
Some of your responsibilities may include:
- Performing actuarial and financial analyses to support business initiatives
- Building, maintaining, and enhancing analytical models and tools
- Analyzing healthcare cost, utilization, and trend data
- Supporting forecasting and risk assessment activities
- Conducting research and presenting findings to stakeholders
- Creating reports, dashboards, and recommendations for decision-makers
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams across the organization
- Contributing ideas and insights that drive business results
You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.
Required Qualifications:
- Must be actively enrolled in an accredited college/university pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree throughout the duration of the internship - internships are not intended for graduating seniors
- Must be eligible to work in the U.S. without company sponsorship, now or in the future, for employment-based work authorization (F-1 students with practical training and candidates requiring H-1Bs, TNs, etc. will not be considered)
Preferred Qualifications
- Pursuing a degree in:
- Actuarial Science
- Mathematics
- Statistics
- Economics
- Finance
- Data Analytics
- Accounting
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
- One or more actuarial exams completed or scheduled
- Experience with Excel, SQL, R, Python, SAS, or other analytical tools is a plus
- Demonstrated interest in pursuing an actuarial career
- Proven solid analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The hourly pay for this role will range from $27.00 to $37.00 per hour based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.
At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.