Athena Actuarial Consulting is hiring a Principal - Medicaid Actuary

Athena Actuarial Consulting is seeking a Principal - Medicaid Actuary to join our team. In this leadership role, you will set strategic direction, nurture key client relationships, and guide complex engagements from opportunity through delivery. You will play a critical part in growing our practice, developing high-performing teams, and ensuring Athena remains a trusted advisor in the health space.

What You'll Do

• Lead and manage client accounts—ranging from small analyses to large consulting engagements
• Serve as day-to-day client leadership contact and strategic advisor on client engagements, ensuring high-quality deliverables and alignment with client goals
• Guide actuarial modeling, analysis, and review processes to ensure accuracy and consistency
• Demonstrate listening, writing and speaking skills required to effectively and empathetically address diverse technical and nontechnical audiences
• Mentor and manage junior staff, supporting their growth through training and feedback
• Partner with the leadership team to build and grow the health areas of practice and develop the team
• Assist with new business development and sales leads, including attending/speaking at relevant industry conferences, writing articles, and assisting with proposal evaluation, drafting and review
• Demonstrate exemplary levels of personal and professional integrity, and ability to support and promote Athena’s mission and values
• Participate in Athena strategy meetings and provide feedback on Athena’s strategic initiatives

What We're Looking For

• 15+ years of relevant experience
• ASA or FSA certification
• Expertise in Actuarial Modeling, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and MS Word
• Experience with Medicaid
• Clear, confident communication tailored to a variety of audiences
• Curiosity, continuously seeking to understand not just “what,” but “why” and “what if”
• Courage to share insights, especially when they challenge the status quo
• In depth experience in Client and/or Project management
• Demonstrated experience in health actuarial projects
• Successful experience in a consulting environment, managing multiple clients and accounts
• Experience managing a developing, creative problem-solving skills to identify flexible solutions to business questions
• Experience and desire in developing junior resources through training and day-to-day collaboration
• Proven track record in identifying new sales opportunities and driving revenue growth by strengthening existing client relationships
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment and travel to client locations as required
• Passion for growing a business from the bottom up through business development and strategic efforts

Nice to Have

• Experience in proposal writing or thought leadership
• Professional engagement in industry conferences, speaking engagements, or publishing
• Commercial and employer health experience
• Proficiency in data visualization design and tools

Technical Stack

• Actuarial Modeling
• MS Excel
• MS PowerPoint
• MS Word

Team & Environment

You will collaborate directly with other Principals, Senior Managers, junior staff, clients, and our executive team.

Benefits & Compensation

• Flexible Time Off policy
• Medical, Dental, Vision coverage
• Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) with employer match
• Competitive actuarial exam support program

Work Mode

This role is hybrid and open to candidates working remotely.

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.