Remote Disability Claims & Underwriting Specialist (Contract)

Mercor; Sydney; Remote; AUD 137,000 - 176,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a Disability Claims & Underwriting Specialist to join as a remote, hourly contractor. The role involves designing disability scenarios, producing determinations, and improving model outputs with expert feedback.

Required experience includes disability adjudication or underwriting, with knowledge of program types and benefit calculations. This remote position offers flexible hours (20–40 hours per week) and weekly payments via Stripe Connect.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional experience in disability claims adjudication, underwriting, rehab, or leave management.
• Experience with at least one program type (short-term/long-term disability, income, life waiver).
• Understanding of elimination periods, offsets, pre-existing conditions and max benefit periods.
• Ability to weigh medical, occupational and financial evidence with a documented rationale.
• Excellent written analysis, balanced judgment and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Design scenarios for short- and long-term disability claims and related definitions.
• Create claim determinations, benefit calculations, and medical/vocational summaries.
• Write high-quality, reference-grade responses for disability topics.
• Grade AI outputs against rubrics for accuracy and fairness.
• Identify misapplied definitions, incorrect math, or missing records.
• Provide written feedback to improve model behavior.

Skills

Disability claims adjudication

Disability underwriting

Vocational rehabilitation

Leave and absence management

Analytical writing

Education

CRC

CDMS

CCM

CPDM

RN

Job description

Mercor is seeking a Disability Claims & Underwriting Specialist to join as a remote, hourly contractor. The role involves designing disability scenarios, producing determinations, and improving model outputs with expert feedback.

Required experience includes disability adjudication or underwriting, with knowledge of program types and benefit calculations. This remote position offers flexible hours (20–40 hours per week) and weekly payments via Stripe Connect.