Job Description
Job DetailsJob Location: Remote - Corp - Tustin, CA 92782Position Type: Full TimeJob Shift: DayLead Liberty Dental Plan’s Enterprise Pricing Strategy
Liberty Dental Plan is seeking a highly skilled and strategically minded Director, Pricing & Analytics to lead the development, execution, and governance of Liberty’s dental pricing methodologies across Medicare, Exchange, and Commercial lines of business, with a primary focus on the Medicare dental program.
This is a high‑impact executive role responsible for delivering accurate, defensible, and strategically aligned pricing outcomes grounded in analytical rigor, utilization trends, and financial context. You will lead a talented pricing team, and personally contributes to model creation, calibration, and analytical development while partnering closely with Actuarial, Finance, and Client Services to align assumptions, improve methodologies, and strengthen data-driven decision making.
What You Will Do
Pricing Model Leadership
Lead the design, creation, and calibration of dental pricing models that accurately reflect population risk, benefit structures, and geographic cost differences.
Deliver client‑specific rates supported by logical, data‑driven rationales that connect experience, utilization, and population dynamics to final pricing recommendations.
Team Leadership & Development
Oversee and mentor the pricing team, fostering analytical growth and consistency in the use of standardized templates and frameworks while allowing flexibility for unique client situations.
Cross‑Functional Partnership
Collaborate with Actuarial and Finance to align pricing assumptions with trend, retention, and margin targets, ensuring defensible and financially sound rate outcomes.
Partner with Client Services to evaluate the financial implications of client requests, benefit changes, and network variations, ensuring pricing reflects both analytical accuracy and business strategy.
Executive Communication & Narrative Development
Translate complex analytical findings into clear narratives for leadership presentations, rate reviews, and client discussions.
Process Optimization & Methodology Improvement
Evaluate and refine pricing processes, methodologies, and deliverables to improve efficiency, reduce rework, and accelerate turnaround times while maintaining quality.
Advanced Analytical Capabilities
Access and interpret data from SQL, Power BI, and Excel data models to validate assumptions and support analytical conclusions.
Distinguishing Characteristics
This role combines hands‑on pricing expertise with analytical leadership. The Director is both a technical modeler and a strategic thinker—capable of building complex dental pricing models while translating data into clear business logic.
This position requires fluency in actuarial reasoning and business communication, with the ability to anticipate how changes in population mix, utilization, and geography will impact financial outcomes. The Director serves as a connector across departments, ensuring pricing decisions are consistent, defensible, and aligned with Liberty’s goals.
What You Bring
Education
Bachelor’s degree in mathematics, statistics, actuarial science, economics, or a related field required.
Advanced degree (e.g., MBA) or actuarial credentials (ASA/FSA) preferred.
Experience
Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in dental or health insurance pricing, underwriting, or actuarial analytics, including direct responsibility for model creation, rate development, and analytical validation.
Minimum 5 years leading analytical or pricing teams with demonstrated success mentoring staff in analytical reasoning and professional judgment.
Technical Skills & Knowledge
Expert proficiency in Excel modeling, including advanced formulas, array functions, data validation, and scenario analysis.
Working knowledge of SQL and ability to interpret data from Power BI dashboards and other analytical tools.
Demonstrated capability to build, refine, and calibrate pricing models that reflect population risk, trend, and benefit relativities (dental experience highly preferred).
Deep understanding of claims and utilization data, including experience rating, normalization, and trend decomposition.
Strong grasp of pricing methodologies, risk assessment, and margin analysis for dental insurance products.
Ability to interpret actuarial assumptions and integrate them into practical pricing decisions.
Excellent analytical storytelling skills—able to explain rate logic and financial impact to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
Proven success in developing and coaching teams to build analytical maturity and critical‑thinking skills.
Experience collaborating with Actuarial, Finance, and Client Services to align pricing strategies with organizational objectives.
Familiarity with Python or interest in automation is a plus.
Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple complex pricing deliverables simultaneously.
Key Competencies
Strong logical reasoning and ability to reconcile multiple data sources.
Ability to connect analytical findings to broader financial and strategic impacts.
Ability to anticipate how population and benefit changes affect pricing.
Clear, confident communication with audiences at all levels, including executives.
Ability to lead technical discussions and influence cross‑functional decision‑making.
Composure under pressure and unwavering commitment to accuracy.
Why Join Liberty Dental Plan?
Opportunity to lead enterprise pricing strategy for a mission‑driven organization.
High visibility with senior leadership.
Ability to shape pricing methodologies across fast‑growing Medicare and Commercial markets.
Collaborative, innovative environment that values analytical rigor and strategic insight.
Location
Our employees are distributed in office locations in multiple markets across the United States. We are unable to hire or allow employees to work outside of the United States.
What Liberty Offers
Happy, healthy employees enhance our ability to assist our members and contribute more actively to their communities. That’s why Liberty offers competitive and attractive benefit packages for our employees. We strive to care for employees in ways that promote wellness and productivity.
Our first-class benefits package supports employees and their dependents with:
Competitive pay structure and savings options to help you reach your financial goals.
Excellent 401(k) retirement benefits, including employer match, Roth IRA options, immediate vesting during the Safe Harbor period, and access to professional financial advice through Financial Engines.
Affordable medical insurance, with low-cost premiums for employee-only coverage. Liberty subsidizes the cost for eligible dependents enrolled in the plan.
100% employer-paid dental coverage for employees and eligible dependents.
Vision insurance with low-cost premiums for employee-only coverage and dependents.
Company-paid basic life and AD&D insurance, equal to one times your base salary, with options to purchase additional supplemental coverage.
Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses.
Voluntary benefit programs, including accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance.
Long-term disability coverage.
Expansive wellness programs, including company-wide wellness challenges, BurnAlong memberships, and gym discounts.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to support mental health and well-being.
Generous vacation and sick leave policies, with the ability to roll over unused time.
10 paid company holidays.
Tuition reimbursement for eligible educational expenses.
Remote or hybrid work options available for various positions.
Compensation
In the spirit of pay transparency, the base salary range for this position is $175,000 - $205,000 a year, not including fringe benefits or potential bonuses. At Liberty, your final base salary will be determined by factors such as geographic location, skills, education, and experience. We are committed to pay equity and also consider the internal equity of our current team members when making final compensation decisions.
Please note that the range listed represents the full base salary range for this role. Typically, offers are not made at the top of the range to allow for future salary growth.
Liberty Dental Plan commits to maintaining a work environment that acknowledges all individuals within the workplace and will continue to engage in practices that are inclusive of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We strive to have every person within the organization have a sense of belonging while encouraging individuals to unleash their full potential. Liberty will leverage diverse perspectives in building high performance teams and organizational culture.
Liberty Dental Plan will continue to strengthen and develop external partnerships by providing equitable health care access and improving population health in the communities we serve.
We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment, recruitment, promotions, and transfers, as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.
Sponsorship and Relocation Specifications
Liberty Dental Plan is an Equal Opportunity Employer / VETS / Disabled.
No relocation assistance or sponsorship available at this time.
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