Director, Underwriting

Sentara; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider, Sentara Health, seeks a Director, Underwriting to lead and improve underwriting processes. This role requires a skilled leader with extensive underwriting experience and a desire to innovate through AI. The position offers remote work and comprehensive benefits, supporting both career development and personal well-being.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000

Paid Time Off and Sick Leave

401k/403B with Employer Match

Tuition Assistance - $5,250/year

Student Debt Pay Down - $10,000

Professional development reimbursements

Pet Insurance

Legal Resources Plan

Annual discretionary bonus opportunity

Qualifications

• 5 years management experience required.
• 7 years health underwriting experience required.
• Experience with AI in underwriting is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage personnel and functions associated with underwriting.
• Oversight of rating systems and collaboration with actuaries.
• Handle financial reporting requirements including routine and ad hoc reports.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic Thinking

Process Improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

City/State

Virginia Beach, VA

Work Shift

First (Days)

Overview:

Sentara Health is seeking to hire a qualified individual to join our team as Director, Underwriting.

Position Status: Full-time, Day Shift

Position Location: This position is remote.

Standard Working Hours: 8:00AM to 5:00PM (ET).

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 5 years management required.
• 7 years health underwriting required.

Expectations for this Role:

Sentara Health is seeking a Director, Underwriting. This should have heavy FL or VA underwriting experience. The leader for this role is looking for a good leader with intellectual curiosity and how to improve processes via AI (if this is something you have leveraged). The Director, Underwriter will manage personnel and functions associated with underwriting including Large Group and Small Group ( both with various funding methods) and other products as necessary recognizing and mitigating underwriting risks. This position will manage and provide oversight of proper application of all rating systems and formulae and working with actuaries in maintaining and updating rating systems. The Dir, Underwriter will manage staff for employer group reporting and various other financial reporting requirements including both routine and ad hoc reports. This position will also meet occasionally with brokers and key external customers.

Knowledge of health insurance and HMO finances, products and business practices.

Sentara Health Overview

Sentara Health, an integrated, not-for-profit health care delivery system, celebrates more than 130 years in pursuit of its mission - "We improve health every day." Sentara is one of the largest health systems in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic and Southeast, and among the top 20 largest not-for-profit integrated health systems in the country, with 30,000 employees, 12 hospitals in Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina, and the Sentara Health Plans division which serves more than 1 million members in Virginia and Florida. Sentara is recognized nationally for clinical quality and safety and is strategically focused on innovation and creating an extraordinary health care experience for our patients and members. Sentara was named to IBM Watson Health's "Top 15 Health Systems" (2021, 2018), and was recognized by Forbes as a "Best Employer for New Grads" (2022), "Best Employer for Veterans" (2022), and "Best Employer for Women" (2020).

Mission, Purpose, and Values

• Mission - We improve health every day.
• Purpose - Sentara exists to be the trusted partner to individuals and the community in their journey to health and well-being.
• Values - People, Quality, Patient Safety, Service, and Integrity.

Sentara Healthcare Commitments

Sentara has made a commitment to its colleagues, patients, and members to:

• Always keep you safe.
• Always treat you with dignity, respect, and compassion.
• Always listen and respond to you.
• Always keep you informed and involved.
• Always work together as a team to provide you with quality healthcare.

Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career

* Medical, Dental, Vision plans

* Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000

* Paid Time Off and Sick Leave

* Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave

* Emergency Backup Care

* Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans

* Life Insurance

* 401k/403B with Employer Match

* Tuition Assistance - $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education

* Student Debt Pay Down - $10,000

* Reimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development

*Pet Insurance
*Legal Resources Plan
*Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus ifestablished system and employee eligibility criteria is met.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

In support of our mission "to improve health every day," this is a tobacco-free environment.

For positions that are available as remote work,Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:

Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.