Actuarial Analyst

Location: Remote (with occasional travel to client sites and Athena hub cities)
Type: Full-Time, Salaried

Elevate Your Consulting Career

Are you a sharp, analytical thinker ready to launch your consulting career in a dynamic, healthcare-focused environment? At Athena, our Actuarial Analysts don’t just build models, they work side-by-side with experienced consultants and clients to shape solutions for public healthcare programs. You’ll contribute directly to project strategy, support new business development, and grow your consulting toolkit every step of the way. This position offers a strong foundation for an actuarial consulting career, with opportunities to advance through progressively challenging roles.

What You’ll Do

You'll be a vital member of a collaborative client team, supporting various projects and delivering actuarial insights that drive real-world outcomes. You’ll gain hands-on experience, sharpen your business acumen, and grow under the mentorship of senior analysts and actuaries.

Your key responsibilities:

• Analyze plan data, financial statements, and other work products to inform recommendations

• Build and maintain Excel models and actuarial tools

• Contribute to client reports and strategic planning

• Ask thoughtful questions and help shape solutions for complex healthcare challenges

• Join Athena community to help strengthen our culture and mission

What We’re Looking For

Must-Haves:

• 0–2 years of actuarial experience through school, internships, or early career

• Progress toward ASA or FSA designation

• Strong problem-solving instincts and a passion for learning

• Commitment to Athena’s mission and values

• Comfort working independently in a remote-first environment

• Eagerness to learn, ask questions, and explore new ideas.

• Proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint, and Word

Nice-to-Haves:

• Experience with healthcare, or other public health programs

• Familiarity with programming tools like SAS, SQL, or MacroVB

• Experience with Federal Health Agencies (e.g., HHS, CMS, AHRQ, etc.)

Why Athena?

At Athena, we believe actuarial consulting and specialty advisory services is more than just calculating risk: It’s a lens for reimagining what’s possible. That’s why we’ve built a team of passionate experts who infuse the power of data and predictive modeling with imagination, human insight, and a commitment to helping people thrive.

Every day at Athena, we seek to live and lead—to serve and solve problems—with courage as our fuel. That means challenging assumptions in search of untapped potential that benefits our clients. It looks like striving to ask better questions that might yield breakthrough answers for a community. And it means seeing people not as problems, but full of possibility—because we know the future isn’t prescribed, it’s built. Courage is a competitive advantage in actuarial consulting—not just because it emboldens people, but because it moves businesses forward.

Athena is a new kind of actuarial services company, founded by a former leader at a ”Big 4” firm who had a vision and drive to build something different. We tackle big challenges with small teams of experienced pros who look beyond traditional risk modeling to find innovative solutions.

Perks & Benefits

• Paid Time Off & Holidays

• Medical Coverage — 100% Employer-Paid Employee Premium

• Dental & Vision Coverage

• Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance

• Paid Parental Leave

• Life Insurance

• 401(k) with Employer Match

• Competitive actuarial exam support program

• Annual Bonus Opportunity

Additional Info

• Candidates must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents

• We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other legally protected status.