Hybrid Actuarial Advisor – Precision Claims, Trend R&D

at The Cigna Group

• Job title: Actuarial Advisor – Precision Claims, Trend R&D
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Python, SQL
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Philadelphia, United States

About the role

• Actuarial Advisor leading R&D test-and-learn initiatives for Cigna's Precision Claims and Trend program. Focusing on accuracy and precision in estimating unpaid claims and medical trends.

Responsibilities

• Execute and lead select R&D test-and-learn initiatives, including formulation of hypotheses, analytical design, back-testing, and interpretation of results.
• Provide project management and coordination for the portfolio of Precision Claims & Trend R&D test-and-learns across actuarial and data science teams.
• Lead day-to-day R&D program governance, including ideation, prioritization, progress tracking, and documentation of learnings.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration between actuarial, data science, and technology partners to ensure alignment on objectives, assumptions, and success criteria.
• Manage stakeholder engagement for the R&D program, including regular communication of progress, findings, risks, and trade-offs to actuarial/finance and data science leadership and key partners.

Requirements

• Strong actuarial background with experience in medical claims reserving, trend analysis, or related financial analytics.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex analytical workstreams without formal people-management authority.
• Experience executing analytical or research initiatives while also coordinating work across multiple stakeholders.
• Comfort working with large, complex datasets and modern analytical tools (e.g., SQL, Python, R, SAS).
• Working knowledge of advanced analytics, predictive modeling, or machine learning concepts and their actuarial applications.
• Strong organizational, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, early-stage R&D environments and balance execution with governance.

Benefits

• This role offers a unique opportunity to shape and scale an enterprise actuarial R&D program at the intersection of actuarial judgment, advanced analytics, and financial decision-making.
• If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.