Associate Actuary at Prudential Ins Co of America in Newark, New Jersey

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At Prudential, we believe talent is key to achieving our vision. When you join Prudential, you’ll unlock a motivating and impactful career – all while growing your skills and advancing your profession at one of the world’s leading financial services institutions!

The current employee work arrangement for this position is Hybrid and requires your on-site presence on a reoccurring basis as determined by your business. Your manager will provide additional details relative to the specific number of days you are expected to be on-site.

The PruScore Empower Team is a highly integrated cross-discipline team responsible for driving value creation between data science, underwriting, assumption development, pricing, product strategy, and customer experience. PruScore is Prudential’s new cutting-edge underwriting process that will be used to unlock a superior customer experience within our Target Markets by creating an easy, less invasive and highly personalized approach to acquiring life insurance. The Actuarial Assumption role will be responsible for assumption development for all policies issued through the PruScore ecosystem for both Pricing and Reserving.

What you can expect:
The Associate Actuary will be a key member of the PruScore Empower Team and support alignment toward the overarching goal of improving the value of new business and transforming the way Prudential prices insurance risks. Close collaboration with data science experts will guide the development of our machine learning based risk assessment tools so that they can be optimized for our product offerings and target markets. This role will work with Pricing experts to ensure that our products are priced appropriately and competitively in the market.

As the Empower Team will be developing new processes, there will be heightened focus on educating key stakeholders, managing risk/audit reviews, and navigating governance paths. All, or a portion, of the Empowered Team will be within the New Way of Working (NWoW) framework.

What you’ll need:
• Experience developing mortality/longevity assumptions required along with experience using traditional actual/expected methodology, GLM, or data science methods
• Ability to own/drive deliverables, manage time, and collaborate are required
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Progress towards Actuarial accreditation (Associate or Fellowship) preferred
• Experience with actuarial modeling and analysis tools (e.g., Longevitas) a plus
• Strong programming background with deep understanding of various tools and languages along with large data/database processing skills would be a plus including experience in Microsoft SQL; Python; and Power BI

At Prudential, you can:

Take charge of your career. We equip and empower our employees to expand their skills and experience by using powerful learning, gigs, and job opportunities. We offer a suite of services such as on demand resources and networking to propel your career forward.

We’re a global organization, full of outstandingly dedicated people who aren’t afraid to think differently, challenge the status quo and take sensible risks along the way. You will enjoy pushing boundaries as we build innovative technology that helps clients, customers and employees live their best lives. You will have access to leadership and learning opportunities and the resources needed to take your career in any direction. We will help you do your best work, offering flexibility, while delivering on our Purpose.

What we offer you:

• Market competitive base salaries, with a yearly bonus potential at every level


• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, Paid Time Off (PTO), and leave of absences, such as parental and military leave


• Retirement plans:


• 401(k) plan with company match (up to 4%)


• Company-funded pension plan


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  Wellness Programs to help you achieve your wellbeing goals, including up to $1,600 a year for reimbursement of items purchased to support personal wellbeing needs


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  Work/Life Resources to help support topics such as parenting, housing, senior care, finances, pets, legal matters, education, emotional and mental health, and career development.


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  Tuition Assistance to help finance traditional college enrollment toward obtaining an approved degree, many accredited certificate programs, and industry designations.


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  Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Shares can be purchased at 85% of the lower of two prices (Beginning or End of the purchase period), after one year of service.

To find out more about our Total Reward package, see our Total Rewards Brochure. Some of the above benefits may not apply to part-time employees scheduled to work less than 20 hours per week.

Note: Prudential is required by state specific laws to include the salary range for this role when hiring a resident in applicable locations. The salary range for this role is from $115,800.00 to $172,300.00. Specific pricing for the role may vary within the above range based on many factors including geographic location, candidate experience, and skills. Roles may also be eligible for additional compensation and/or benefits. Eligibility to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance. In addition, employees are eligible for standard benefits package including paid time off, medical, dental and retirement.

Prudential Financial, Inc. of the United States is not affiliated with Prudential plc. which is headquartered in the United Kingdom.

Prudential is a multinational financial services leader with operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Leveraging its heritage of life insurance and asset management expertise, Prudential is focused on helping individual and institutional customers grow and protect their wealth. The company's well-known Rock symbol is an icon of strength, stability, expertise and innovation that has stood the test of time. Prudential's businesses offer a variety of products and services, including life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds, asset management, and real estate services.

We recognize that our strength and success are directly linked to the quality and skills of our diverse associates. We are proud to be a place where talented people who want to make a difference can grow as professionals, leaders, and as individuals. Visit www.prudential.com to learn more about our values, our history and our brand.

Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetics, disability, marital status, age, veteran status, domestic partner status , medical condition or any other characteristic protected by law. 

The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Newark, NJ and its affiliates.

Note that this posting is intended for individual applicants. Search firms or agencies should email Staffing at staffingagencies@prudential.com for more information about doing business with Prudential.

PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES:
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