Bucknell University is looking for a Senior Underwriting Consultant, Research & Development to provide subject matter expertise and collaborate on the creation of innovative, data-driven underwriting solutions. You will be accountable for analyzing new data sources, supporting product development, and improving underwriting practices.
What You'll Do
- Research, analyze, and make recommendations on the effectiveness of new data sources and underwriting techniques.
- Collaborate with teams to develop innovative, data-driven underwriting solutions and capabilities.
- Support product development work for targeted initiatives.
- Analyze underwriting data through various studies and claims experience.
- Prioritize project work, focusing on generating the most value for the business.
- Keep abreast of external factors that may affect underwriting, such as medical and technical advancements, industry rules, compliance, and regulations.
- Keep abreast of competitor actions and industry trends.
- Work with internal stakeholders to recommend and implement underwriting guideline changes.
- Work with external vendors, partners, and technologies that support business capabilities.
- Apply innovative thinking and creative problem-solving to address complex underwriting challenges.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of underwriting practices and procedures.
- Clearly communicate results and progress to senior management.
What We're Looking For
- Knowledge and experience of underwriting risk assessment in medical, non-medical, and financial areas.
- Experience with tech implementations, communicating requirements, and testing.
- Highly engaged individual able to self-manage work, problem solve, and execute projects under deadline pressure.
- Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written technical communication skills and comfort presenting to senior leaders on technical topics.
- Ability to convey complex underwriting concepts to diverse stakeholders.
- Exceptional collaboration skills, demonstrated through experience working with various technical audiences and across multiple functions such as actuaries, medical professionals, data scientists, operations, legal, and compliance teams.
- Excellent MS Office Skills, particularly in Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and web tools.
- An undergraduate and/or post graduate degree in science, medical, or a related field or a minimum of 5-10 years of experience in underwriting and/or research.
- Ability to work across virtual teams and sites and in open and collaborative workspaces.
Nice to Have
- FALU/FLMI designation is a plus.
Technical Stack
- MS Office Suite
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Teams
Team & Environment
You will collaborate with cross-functional teams comprised of actuaries, operations specialists, data scientists, and developers.
Benefits & Compensation
- Health, dental, mental health, and vision insurance
- Short- and long-term disability insurance
- Life and AD&D insurance
- Adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits
- Employee/family assistance plans
- Retirement savings plans, including a pension/401(k) with employer matching
- Global share ownership plan
- Financial education and counseling resources
- Generous paid time off: up to 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days, 150 hours of vacation, and 40 hours of sick time each year
- Full range of statutory leaves of absence
- Compensation range: $90,225.00 USD - $162,405.00 USD
Work Mode
This is a remote position open to candidates located within the continental United States.
Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement, and compensation without discrimination on protected grounds.
