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R. Berkley Corporation is a Fortune 500 Company, listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The Company is made up of dedicated and passionate people committed to delivering the highest quality insurance products and services to specialized markets worldwide.\nOur culture is one of innovation, creativity and teamwork. Our team is highly motivated, passionate about our business, and deeply experienced in developing and delivering product and service solutions in the life science marketplace. You will join a highly respected team of experienced, successful professionals with deep expertise in this market as they build the company of the future.\nAt Berkley Life Sciences, we insure the future of life science innovators today. We do so by serving as a preferred market for the life science industry around the globe, offering a broad range of sophisticated property & casualty products and services designed to meet our customers’ individualized needs.\nBerkley Life Sciences professionals cohesively respond to the unique challenges faced by our life science customers. We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Actuarial Trainee to join our team in Ewing, NJ.\nResponsibilities\nThis full-time, regular entry-level position provides hands-on actuarial experience and structured professional development, including actuarial exam support. The Actuarial Trainee will work alongside the Chief Actuary and collaborate with business partners on projects supporting pricing, reserving, risk analysis, forecasting, and strategic decision-making.\nUnder the direction of the Chief Actuary:\nWork closely with underwriting, claims, and finance professionals to understand business needs and provide data-driven insights that support the profitable growth of the company. \nBuild and enhance tools and scripts to increase the efficiency and business impact of actuarial processes.\nMaintain, improve, and develop actuarial models for pricing, reserving, and forecasting. \nUpdate and refine profitability reviews for the company’s book of business. \nCollect, validate, clean, and analyze policy and claim data. \n Prepare exhibits, reports, and presentations for stakeholders inside and outside of Berkley Life Sciences. \nPerform competitor rate comparisons and market research.\n Document work clearly and communicate findings to actuarial and business partners. \nSupport additional actuarial analyses and projects as assigned\nQualifications\nBachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year institution with significant coursework in actuarial science, mathematics, statistics, economics, data science, or a related quantitative field, completed or expected before the start date.\nCoursework or project experience using a programming language such as Python, R, or SQL.\nExperience with Microsoft Excel.\nSuccessful completion of at least one actuarial exam.\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills with careful attention to detail.\n\nExceptional oral and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate clearly and with purpose.\n\nExcellent organization, integrity, accountability, and follow-through.\n\nAbility to manage priorities, meet deadlines, and remain calm under pressure.\n\nNatural curiosity and a desire to learn how the business works and identify innovative improvements.\n\nAbility to work collaboratively with colleagues across functions and at all levels of the organization.\n\nInterest in building a long-term career in actuarial science and the property and casualty insurance industry.\n\nAdditional Company Details\nThe company is an equal employment opportunity employer.Sponsorship Details\nSponsorship not Offered for this Role","description_format":"text","description_chars":3662,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Professional development"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Biotechnology","Events & Ticketing","Reinsurance"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-24T09:53:53Z"}],"liveness":{"score":90,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":9,"reasons":["conf:16","velocity","win:early","comp:junior,brand"],"computed_at":"2026-09-25T05:45:01Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/berkley-re-life-science-actuarial-assistant","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/berkley-re-life-science-actuarial-assistant.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-26T03:47:38Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":4061,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":939,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-09-27T00:00:00Z"}}}