Life Underwriting Research Consultant - 100% Remote US

MassMutual • Springfield, MA

1d • Remote

About The Position

As a Life Underwriting Research Consultant, you'll join an innovative and dynamic environment supporting the Office of the Corporate Chief Underwriter (OCCU). In this role, you'll dive into a variety of exciting projects and research initiatives. Your work will be diverse and impactful, including supporting protective value (PV) studies; creating RFPs for different vendors and vendor evaluation; examining and identifying new data sources for research and insights; improving workflows and working on ways to increase automation; providing input on predictive modeling; and revising underwriting rules and procedures. You'll join a collaborative and forward-thinking team of underwriters from various backgrounds and product expertise, who are motivated to shape the underwriting landscape at MassMutual. As a team, we demonstrate accountability, agility, a dedication to being inclusive, a strong business acumen, and show courage and professionalism when advocating for a particular project or presenting a healthy challenge to the status quo. Outside of the Underwriting team, you can expect to work with colleagues from Data Science, Actuarial, Product, Competitive Intelligence, and IT.

Requirements

• HS diploma or GED
• 8+ years of relevant work experience in Life Insurance Underwriting
• Minimum $5+ million life approval limit without second signature

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Confident communicator with strong written and verbal communication skills
• Be able to think strategically and influence others.
• Ability to partner with key constituents to support strategic and tactical development.
• A demonstrated track record of consistently meeting and/or exceeding performance expectations.
• Industry exams completed

Responsibilities

• Partner with leadership across the enterprise to champion changes that improve processes, while maintaining mortality expectations
• Shape data sources for data driven underwriting practices
• Provide recommendations around new technologies and methodologies for risk selection
• Analyze, create, and develop rules for our algorithmic and accelerated underwriting (fluidless) processes
• Develop new and competitive underwriting guidelines with research, documentation, marketing, and presentations

Benefits

• competitive salaries
• incentive and bonus opportunities for all employees
• bonus target or in a sales-focused role a Variable Incentive Compensation component
• strong, stable and ethical business with industry leading pay and benefits
• inclusive, vibrant and diverse culture that encourages growth, openness and opportunities for everyone
• Access to learning content on Degreed and other informational platforms
• Networking opportunities including access to Asian, Hispanic/Latinx, African American, women, LGBTQ, veteran and disability-focused Business Resource Groups
• Total Rewards at a Glance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees