At SAIF, actuaries are more than our numbers people.

Their work is the thread that binds together our enterprise-wide projects, strategies, and mission. Heavily relied-upon for their creativity and expertise, this team has the autonomy to work directly with business partners to help establish rates, maintain adequate reserves, produce forecasts, and ensure long term stability. 

As our new senior actuarial analyst, you'll play a vital role in SAIF's mission to serve Oregon's workers and employers by making workers' compensation coverage widely available and affordable, and by providing extraordinary service. We're looking for a highly motivated self-starter with actuarial experience, but just as importantly, we're seeking a collaborative teammate, strategic communicator, seeker of challenges and opportunities, and champion of analytics.

Your work won't be done in isolation. You will work closely with a seasoned team of actuaries and analysts in a fast-paced, high pressure environment and collaborate regularly with partners across the company. You will work directly with senior executives and influence critical work for our customers, board members, regulators, and other stakeholders. The impact and visibility of your work could reach the four corners of the state and beyond.

Note: This position is open to remote candidates, however, due to some state restrictions there are some locations that SAIF is not able to hire remote candidates. Remote workers will be required to travel to SAIF's office in Salem, Oregon, a few times per year.

Responsibilities:

• Development of reasonable loss and loss adjustment expense reserves.

• Preparation of various inputs to the annual and quarter financial statements and related filings and participation in regulatory audits.

• Development and filing of sound rate recommendations, maintenance of SAIF’s pricing and rate adequacy monitoring tools, conducting trend and market analysis research, and providing support to Underwriting on individual account pricing and the development of technical underwriting guidelines.

• Updates to and maintenance of SAIF’s financial forecasts, dividend models, capital models, and surplus analyses. Completion of supporting documentation and communication including the Own Risk Solvency Assessment (ORSA).

• Support for SAIF’s reinsurance program and monitoring of reinsurance coverage including claim reporting, commutations, and financial reporting.

• NCCI financial data call process, including calculating any data anomalies and communicating with NCCI to explain SAIF’s data and answer questions.

• Conduct research and analysis that contributes to recommendations that inform strategic priorities related to actuarial analysis and planning.

• Participate in the design and execution of data analysis, and support to various external and internal customers, including auditors, reinsurers, and reinsurance brokers, SAIF’s appointed actuary and staff, and SAIF’s executive leadership team and board of directors.

• Monitor external information sources for developments that may affect SAIF’s operations and strategies, including such areas as regional business conditions, competitors, demographics, legal or regulatory changes, and medical costs, utilization, treatment patterns and practices, medical outcomes, and healthcare policy. Assess potential impacts and assist with the preparation of recommendations to inform management response.

• Stay abreast of trends and innovations in the casualty actuarial profession related to pricing, reserving, workers’ compensation, and related areas.

• Serve as a consultant and resource for internal and external business information, pro-active problem resolution, and the application of analytical techniques.

• Work closely with the Data & Analytics function to monitor and inform data integrity and incorporate the use of analytics to inform decisions.

• Coach others in the use and interpretation of standard actuarial procedures.

• Explore diverse perspectives and consistently behave sensitively toward differences in cultural norms, expectations, and ways of communicating. Work effectively with others who have different perspectives, backgrounds, and/or work styles.

Additional functions:

• Perform other duties as assigned by management to support team objectives and organizational goals, demonstrating flexibility and adaptability in responding to evolving priorities and needs.

Recommended qualifications:

• Four years of actuarial experience, including experience supporting actuarial reserving, pricing, or financial modeling in the insurance industry. Experience in workers’ compensation insurance strongly preferred.

• A bachelor’s degree in actuarial science, mathematics, economics, finance, or a related field. Continued progress towards or maintenance of membership in the Casualty Actuarial Society in accordance with the guidelines established by SAIF’s Actuarial Study and Professionalism Program. Progress towards membership in the Casualty Actuary Society including completion of CAS exam 5 or exam 6. 

• Other combinations of skills and experience may be considered.

Next step

To receive consideration, please submit your resume with a cover letter by the close of this recruitment. We want your submission to count, so be sure it’s complete.

This recruitment will close on Monday, August 24, 2026.

If a sufficient number of qualified applications are received this recruitment may close early.