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Life/Health Actuarial Data Specialist at Mercor
posted 10 months agoLife/Health Actuarial Data Specialist | $75–100/hr | Remote Worldwide
Mercor is partnering with a global insurance and financial services leader to support critical actuarial modeling through expert data preparation. We're seeking experienced actuarial professionals to lead seriatim data extraction, cleansing, and validation from life insurance policy administration systems. This short-term, project-based role (approximately 6 weeks) offers high autonomy with clearly defined deliverables focused on producing audit-ready datasets for valuation and financial reporting.
Key Responsibilities
- Extract policy-level data for valuation dates from systems including FAST, OIPA, or Sapiens
- Validate record counts against control totals and identify missing or inconsistent data fields
- Reconcile in-force movements between periods, tracking new issues and terminations
- Identify and flag policies with anomalous data requiring manual review
- Map product codes to actuarial model inputs and document all data assumptions
- Deliver clean, formatted datasets ready for actuarial projection software
Ideal Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in actuarial data processing or valuation support
- Hands-on familiarity with life insurance policy administration systems (OIPA, FAST, LIFE/400)
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and data quality tools; SQL or Python scripting is a plus
- Exceptional attention to detail with deep understanding of actuarial data structures
- Strong documentation skills for data anomalies and reconciliation logic
Opportunity Details
- Fully remote and asynchronous—manage your own schedule
- Minimum commitment: 30 hours per week
- Project duration: Approximately 6 weeks
- Independent contractor arrangement
- Weekly payment via Stripe Connect
Application Process
Submit your resume for consideration, followed by a domain expertise interview and brief application form.
About Mercor
Mercor is a premier talent marketplace connecting top-tier experts with leading AI labs and research organizations. Backed by Benchmark, General Catalyst, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey, we've enabled thousands of professionals across law, creative fields, engineering, and research to contribute to frontier projects shaping the future of AI.
How to apply for this role
- Upload your resume — keep it up-to-date and in English. Mercor will auto-fill your profile from it.
- Complete the AI interview — a 15-minute conversation about your experience. Be ready to discuss specific projects and challenges you've solved.
- Submit your application — only about 20% of applicants finish all the steps, so completing yours puts you well ahead.