Senior Actuarial Analyst

Summary

Join Headspace as a Sr. Actuarial Analyst and become a key contributor to the Research and Outcomes team. Collaborate with various teams to drive actuarial analyses for pricing, risk/value-based care, and program evaluations. You will lead claims-based program evaluations, develop and refine risk models, and translate complex analyses into actionable insights for non-technical audiences. This role requires a Bachelor's degree, 3+ years of experience as a healthcare actuary, and strong analytical and communication skills. Headspace offers a competitive salary, comprehensive healthcare coverage, a wellness stipend, retirement savings match, and generous parental leave, among other benefits.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (at minimum) in a quantitative discipline
• 3+ years as a healthcare actuary or similar role
• Extensive experience with financial modeling methods, tools, and software including but not limited to Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets
• Experience with end-to-end assumption setting, including conducting studies, documenting findings, and communicating results
• Strong interpersonal skills to collaborate across teams, mentor peers, and influence stakeholders
• Ability to effectively communicate actuarial / analytical findings to non-technical audiences
• Understanding of program evaluation and causal inference
• Data analysis skills (R, SQL, Python)

Responsibilities

• Own and enhance Headspace’s pricing strategy by upgrading assumption pipelines, testing key assumptions, and optimizing pricing models
• Partner with cross-functional teams to develop innovative pricing approaches that align with business objectives and market trends
• Lead claims-based program evaluations in collaboration with internal and external teams, ensuring methodological rigor and clear insights into cost, utilization, and member outcomes
• Proactively identify trends and recommend actionable strategies to improve Headspace’s impact and positioning in value-based care
• Develop and refine risk models for value-based care and alternative payment models, ensuring models are scalable, accurate, and aligned with industry best practices
• Partner with Finance and Product teams to implement and optimize these models
• Translate analyses into clear, actionable insights for non-technical audiences, equipping client-facing teams with compelling narratives that drive business decisions
• Support cross-functional partners in framing actuarial findings for clients, leadership, and strategic planning

Preferred Qualifications

• At or near-ASA
• Experience with program evaluation for healthcare products and services
• Experience in value-based care within digital health, particularly within mental health
• Strong presentation, communication, project management, and problem solving skills
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects
• Appetite for working cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment

Benefits

• Base salary, stock awards, comprehensive healthcare coverage, monthly wellness stipend, retirement savings match, lifetime Headspace membership, generous parental leave
• Paid performance incentives