Workers' Compensation Manager

UCLA Health; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 109,000 - 242,000; Full time

Job summary

UCLA Health seeks a Workers’ Compensation Manager to lead the strategy and operations of our program. You will balance employee support with effective claims management and regulatory compliance, guiding a team and collaborating with hospital leadership, Occupational Health, UCOP Risk, and third-party admins to resolve complex cases.

In this leadership role, you’ll drive program performance, mitigate risk, and improve outcomes while ensuring care for our employees who enable exceptional patient

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressively responsible experience in workers’ compensation.
• 5+ years of management experience.
• Extensive knowledge of CA workers’ compensation, disability, and workplace accommodations laws.
• Strong analytical and executive reporting skills using reporting tools and data visualization.
• Workers’ Compensation and Disability Management Certification from DMEC and/or IEA.

Responsibilities

• Guide the strategy and daily operations of the Workers’ Compensation program.
• Balance compassionate employee support with effective claims management, cost containment, regulatory compliance, and timely return-to-work outcomes.
• Lead and develop a dedicated team while partnering with hospital leadership, Occupational Health, UCOP Risk, and third-party administrators to resolve complex cases.

Skills

Workers’ compensation experience

Management experience

Analytical reporting

Job description

Work Schedule

Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 5:00pm

Employment Type

Indefinite

Salary Range: $108900.00 - 241500.00 Annually

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Support the people who make exceptional patient care possible.

At UCLA Health, caring for our people is essential to caring for our patients. As the Workers’ Compensation Manager, you’ll play a vital role in supporting the employees who keep our mission moving forward.

In this leadership role, you’ll guide the strategy and daily operations of the Workers’ Compensation program, balancing compassionate employee support with effective claims management, cost containment, regulatory compliance, and safe, timely return-to-work outcomes. You’ll lead and develop a dedicated team while partnering with hospital leadership, Occupational Health, UCOP Risk, and third-party administrators to resolve complex cases, mitigate risk, and continuously improve program performance.

This is an opportunity to combine real-world experience, strategic thinking, operational leadership, and a commitment to employee well‑being in an environment where your work makes a meaningful difference. By helping employees navigate workplace injuries and return to work safely, you’ll help foster a healthier, more supported workforce—and strengthen the people who care for our patients every day.

The annual salary range for this role is $108,900 to $241,500

Job Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible experience in workers’ compensation
• Minimum 5 years of management experience
• Experience managing a Workers’ Compensation program within a large healthcare organization, academic medical center, or integrated health system
• Extensive knowledge of CA workers’ compensation, disability, and workplace accommodations laws, including the interactive process
• Strong analytical and executive reporting skills using reporting tools, and data visualization platforms
• Workers’ Compensation and Disability Management Certification from DMEC and/or IEA .

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer. Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.