Health Actuary – Intern

Company:

Mercer

Description:

Mercer believes in building brighter futures by redefining the world of work, reshaping retirement and investment outcomes, and unlocking real health and well-being. Mercer’s more than 25,000 employees are based in 44 countries and the firm operates in over 130 countries. Mercer is a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), the world’s leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people, with 81,000 colleagues and annual revenue of $19 billion. Through its market-leading businesses including Marsh, Guy Carpenter and Oliver Wyman, Marsh & McLennan helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment. For more information, visit https://www.mercer.com/. Follow Mercer on Twitter @Mercer

Mercer is seeking candidates for the “Health Actuary – Intern” based in the Istanbul office.

Main Responsibilities:

• Assisting in basic actuarial/quantitative analysis projects under the oversight of senior project team members
• Gathering, organizing, and checking client data for accuracy, validity, and reasonableness, and to assist in identifying any discrepancies.
• Assisting in performing basic analyses and cost projections by using or modifying existing tools, and in Excel, and other software, with oversight from senior project team members.
• Assisting senior project team members in preparing reports for data trend analyses in order to summarize findings and recommend a strategy, solution, or plan design to the client.
• Researching industry, regulatory, and legislative trends for calculating risk, liability, and cost for client or government reports.

Requirements:

• Education: University Degree in Actuarial Sciences, Statistics, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering are preferred
• 1 year of experience in actuary
• Language: Turkish/English
• Location: Istanbul

Technical/Functional Skills Required:

• Previous experience in actuary or related service center role preferably in various consultancy companies would be an asset
• Strong working knowledge of PC-based software applications for analysis and reporting, particularly MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to interact skillfully and confidently with stakeholders to develop ideas, identify opportunities, and influence outcomes.
• An effective team player, with developed communication and negotiation skills to focus on building and maintaining strong relationships with the customers
• A clear, fast thinker, problem solver, able to translate business needs into pragmatic solutions and implement them
• Good communication skills in English, both written and spoken

Mercer, a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), is a global leader in helping clients realize their investment objectives, shape the future of work and enhance health and retirement outcomes for their people. Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit mercer.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh McLennan is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.

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