Senior Risk Assessor (Remote)

Sentara Health; Eagle (ID); Remote; USD 95,000 - 142,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Discretionary annual bonus

Adoption reimbursement up to $10,000

Long-term disability & life insurance

Pet insurance

Legal resources plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Sentara Health is seeking a Senior Underwriter for a remote role. This full-time position emphasizes deep expertise in claims analysis, actuarial concepts, and funding arrangements, including Fully Insured and Self-Funded underwriting, with market-driven pricing.

You will mentor underwriters, support high-profile cases and RFPs, and collaborate with Sales, Actuarial, and Leadership. The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and Health Plan experience, contributing to underwriting strategy and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Health plan experience.
• Proficiency in underwriting for Fully Insured and Self-Funded.
• Ability to develop sound pricing with limited or complex data.
• Remote work availability across multiple states.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and act as subject-matter expert for underwriters and trainees.
• Support high-profile cases and RFPs with underwriting insight.
• Collaborate with Sales, Actuarial, and Leadership.
• Contribute to process improvement, training development and underwriting strategy.

Skills

Claims analysis

Actuarial concepts

Funding arrangements

Underwriting (fully insured)

Underwriting (self-funded)

Market dynamics

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Work Shift
Multiple shifts available
Sentara Health Plan is currently hiring a Senior Underwriter - Remote!
Status: Full-time, permanent position (40 hours)
Location: Remote are opportunities available in the following states: This role applies deep expertise in claims analysis, actuarial concepts, and funding arrangements, including proficiency in both Fully Insured and Self-Funded underwriting, as well as market dynamics, to develop sound pricing with limited or complex data.
The Senior Underwriter serves as a mentor and subject-matter expert for Underwriters and Trainees, supports high-profile cases and RFPs, and collaborates with Sales, Actuarial, and Leadership. This position also contributes to process improvement, training development, and underwriting strategy.
Bachelor’s degree
Health Plan experience
Sentara Health Plans
provides health plan coverage to close to one million members in Virginia. We offer a full suite of commercial products including employee-owned and employer-sponsored plans, as well as Individual & Family Health Plans, Employee Assistance Programs and plans serving Medicare and Medicaid enrollees.
Our quality provider network features a robust provider network, including specialists, primary care physicians and hospitals.
We offer programs to support members with chronic illnesses, customized wellness programs, and integrated clinical and behavioral health services—all to help our members improve their health.
Our success is supported by a family-friendly culture that encourages community involvement and creates unlimited opportunities for development and growth.
Be a part of an excellent healthcare organization that cares about our People, Quality, Patient Safety, Service, and Integrity. Join a team that has a mission to improve health every day and a vision to be the healthcare choice of the communities that we serve!
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The base pay range for full-time employment is $95,139.20 - $142,084.80 annually. Additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, on-call pay, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities. Note: If an annual salary is posted, it is based on a full-time colleague working 2,080 hours annually.
Sentara offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; paid time off (vacation, sick time, and holidays); Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
• Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
• Life Insurance
• Pet Insurance
•Legal Resources Plan
•Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.
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: