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Medicaid Director - Actuarial Services

Primary Location Oakland, California Schedule Full-time Shift Day Salary $206300 - $266970 / year
Job Number 1407936 Date Posted 02/27/2026
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Job Summary:

This managing level employee is primarily responsible for providing guidance and recommendations on researching and determining financial risk to the organization, leading the completion of actuarial documentation and reporting efforts, leading product line evaluations, identifying and implementing complex actuarial models and methods, and monitoring, analyzing, and interpreting financial risk and opportunity to influence senior business partners and stakeholders.


Essential Responsibilities:

  • Demonstrates continuous learning and maintains a highly skilled and engaged workforce by aligning resource plans with business objectives; overseeing the recruitment, selection, and development of talent; motivating teams; preparing individuals for growth opportunities and advancement; staying current with industry trends, benchmarks, and best practices; providing guidance when difficult decisions need to be made; and ensuring performance management guidelines and expectations drive business needs.
  • Oversees the operation of multiple units and/or departments by identifying customer and operational needs; analyzing resources, costs, and forecasts and incorporating them into business plans; gaining cross-functional support for business plans and priorities; translating business strategy into actionable business requirements; obtaining and distributing resources; setting standards and measuring progress; removing obstacles that impact performance; guiding performance and developing contingency plans accordingly; and ensuring products and/or services meet customer requirements and expectations while aligning with organizational strategies.
  • Leads actuarial documentation and reporting by coordinating the completion of the actuarial portion of financial reports and tax returns, and responses to insurance regulations; determining report needs; and presenting results internally and externally to senior leadership.
  • Leads product line evaluations by coordinating analysis of product line financials, pricing, reserve, valuation, cash flow analysis, and product investment strategy; and making recommendations based on product line performance, risk, and assumptions used in product development; and coaches and develops staff while ensuring business needs or requirements are met.
  • Furthers actuarial research by identifying the needs and implementing complex methods to advance the actuarial techniques, standards, assumptions, and the legal and regulatory environment; and ensuring staff completes activities.
  • Monitors financial risks and opportunities by developing advanced and non-traditional actuarial methods; and leveraging industry knowledge to conduct and determine actuarial analyses; and coaches and develops staff while ensuring business needs or requirements are met.
  • Influences senior business partners by translating complex actuarial constructs into actionable recommendations; and initiating actuarial and financial advice in compliance with the Actuarial Standards of Practice; and coaches and develops staff while ensuring business needs or requirements are met.
  • Identifies needs and provides guidance on how to build framework and assumptions for new, existing, and non-traditional actuarial models to meet business needs; and coaches and develops staff while ensuring business needs or requirements are met.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (Core)
  • Ambiguity/Uncertainty Management
  • Attention to Detail
  • Business Knowledge
  • Communication
  • Constructive Feedback
  • Critical Thinking
  • Cross-Group Collaboration
  • Decision Making
  • Dependability
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Support
  • Drives Results
  • Facilitation Skills
  • Health Care Industry
  • Influencing Others
  • Integrity
  • Leadership
  • Learning Agility
  • Organizational Savvy
  • Problem Solving
  • Short- and Long-term Learning & Recall
  • Strategic Thinking
  • Team Building
  • Teamwork
  • Topic-Specific Communication

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (Functional)
  • Analytical Skills
  • Client Focus
  • Debugging and Troubleshooting
  • Demonstrating Personal Flexibility
  • Economics
  • Getting Work Done Through Others
  • Initiative
  • Maintain Files and Records
  • Managing Diverse Relationships
  • Mathematics
  • Negotiation
  • Organizational Skills
  • Project Management
  • Statistical Programming Language
  • Stress Tolerance
  • Technical Communication
  • Trust

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Minimum three (3) years supervisory experience
  • Bachelors degree in mathematics or related field AND Minimum ten (10) years actuarial  experience.  Additional equivalent work experience in a directly related field may be substituted for the degree requirement.

  • Associate of the Society of Actuaries Certificate OR Associate of the Casualty Actuarial Society Certificate
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Six (6) years experience with databases and spreadsheets.
  • Bachelor's degree in statistics, actuarial science, mathematics , engineering, or physics.
Primary Location: California,Oakland,Ordway Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Shift: Day Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri Working Hours Start: 08:00 AM Working Hours End: 05:00 PM Job Schedule: Full-time Job Type: Standard Worker Location: Flexible Employee Status: Regular Employee Group/Union Affiliation: NUE-PO-01|NUE|Non Union Employee Job Level: Director/Senior Director Department: Po/Ho Corp - HP PROD MGMT-Actuarial SVCS - 0308 Pay Range: $206300 - $266970 / year Kaiser Permanente is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not include the value of our total rewards package. Actual pay determined at offer will be based on years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills and geographic location along with a review of current employees in similar roles to ensure that pay equity is achieved and maintained across Kaiser Permanente. Travel: No Flexible: Work location is on-site at a KP location, with the flexibility to work from home. Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy. Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.
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