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Actuaries are the decision-making engine for our business. That is why we support you from day one by offering guidance and assistance with exams. Our businesses serve the entire spectrum of health care participants: individual consumers and employers, commercial payers and intermediaries, physicians, hospitals, pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, and more, providing you with a career that is challenging, exciting, and integral in helping to write the history of healthcare.
*This Early Careers finance internship opportunity in actuarial will be available starting in June 2024*
The Actuarial Summer Internship Program offers:
Focused career development opportunities
Networking with senior leadership
Formal mentorship program
Sponsored social and volunteer activities
Meaningful, relevant, and current project work critical to managing our business
Potential areas of focus may include but are not limited to:
Healthcare Economics
Pricing
Reserving
Forecasting
Data Analytics
Consulting
Primary Responsibilities:
Providing moderately complex analytical support to actuaries in the development and implementation of recommendations
Conducting and documenting moderately complex analysis and research
Preparing, forecasting, and analyzing trends
Initiating, compiling and preparing analytical models, tools and databases
Assisting in developing innovative strategies, policies and procedures
Providing detailed summaries, reports and recommendations to assist in managerial decision making
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 during 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:
Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Accounting, Finance, Economics, or another related technical field from an accredited college/university
Minimum 3.00 cumulative GPA
1 or more actuarial exams passed
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.
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