Lead actuarial strategy and help reimagine healthcare financing in a high-growth startup. Sana Benefits is hiring a Head Actuary to oversee pricing, reserving, underwriting, and reinsurance strategy while guiding a high-performing team in a mission-driven environment.
About Sana Benefits
Sana is modernizing healthcare for small and medium businesses by cutting wasteful costs and delivering better care through efficient financing structures and integrated technology. Backed by Silicon Valley investors and reinsurance partners, Sana is scaling rapidly to create affordable, human-centered healthcare benefits.
Schedule
- Full-time, remote (U.S.-based)
- Leadership role reporting to the President/COO
- Collaborate with cross-functional leaders across Finance, Product, Engineering, and Operations
What You’ll Do
- Lead actuarial and underwriting functions: pricing, reserving, quoting, and plan design
- Build and mentor a high-performing actuarial/underwriting team with career growth support
- Manage loss ratios and balance profitability with competitive rates and cash flow
- Own reinsurance strategy and maintain strong partner relationships
- Support business quoting, renewals, and strategic underwriting decisions
- Contribute to product development: policy contracts, rating methods, and filings
- Provide actuarial opinions on contracts, reserves, and capital sufficiency
- Innovate predictive modeling and data analysis with Product and Engineering
- Deliver detailed analyses of claims and medical economics to stakeholders
What You Need
- 10+ years in actuarial roles, with significant experience in level-funded and/or medical stop-loss industries
- ASA or FSA credentialed actuary; MAAA membership required
- Strong skills in SQL, Excel, and BI tools (Mode/Tableau)
- Deep knowledge of insurance financial reporting (statutory, GAAP, tax)
- Proven leadership experience with cross-functional collaboration
- Startup/insurtech experience a plus
- Exceptional analytical, communication, and people management skills
- Detail-oriented, adaptable, and mission-driven
Benefits
- Salary: $225,000–$295,000 annually + stock options
- Flexible vacation policy
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) and HSA plans
- Paid parental leave
- Remote worker stipend
- Career growth opportunities in a dynamic startup
This is a rare opportunity to lead actuarial strategy at a fast-growing company reinventing healthcare—apply early to be considered.
Join Sana Benefits and help create a simpler, more affordable healthcare system for businesses and families.
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