Senior Quality Insight Specialist

Prudential Financial • Newark, NJ

4d • $89,000 - $147,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Claim Management Quality Insights Specialist plays a pivotal role in elevating disability claims performance by conducting qualitative, pattern-based reviews that extend beyond traditional transactional QR programs. This role is dedicated to independently assessing the behaviors, activities, and strategies that drive optimal claim outcomes and accelerate claim management skills across the organization—providing actionable insights, trending and analysis, and recommendations that accelerate continuous improvement across the claim organization. This will be a hybrid role based out of Newark NJ, Fort Washington, PA. or Shelton, CT. For exceptionally well-qualified candidates, Virtual working arrangement may be considered, with expectation of travel as required.

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on, complex experience in LTD claim management
• Exceptional claim/risk management skills and technical knowledge in contract interpretation and administration
• Strong presentation and facilitation skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Ability to exercise sound judgment
• Goal oriented with an ability to organize and analyze information
• Strong critical thinking skills, communication, organization, and time management skills
• Demonstrated expertise in behavior-based review, pattern recognition, and root cause analysis
• Ability to connect process steps and behaviors to broader business outcomes and performance metrics
• Experience providing actionable, constructive feedback, consultation and coaching for professional growth
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; adept at tailoring messages for diverse audiences
• Collaborative, influential, and comfortable working and negotiating cross-functionally
• Consistently strong engagement and critical thinking to drive effective problem solving and high-quality claims management to benefit overall customer experience
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to the changing needs of an organization
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams)
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience required
• Continuous Improvement Mindset: Proactively seeks opportunities for process, behavioral, and outcome improvement; embraces learning and adapts quickly to new information or change.
• Change Management: Effectively encourages adoption of best practices and new approaches without direct supervisory power; guides others through change by building understanding, buy-in, and momentum.
• Analytical Acumen: Synthesizes qualitative and quantitative data to identify root causes, patterns, and actionable insights; able to see the “big picture” while attending to important details.
• Coaching & Feedback: Delivers constructive, actionable feedback in a way that motivates growth and builds capability at both the individual and team level.
• Communication & Storytelling: Distills complex findings into clear, compelling narratives for diverse audiences—translating insights into action.
• Collaboration & Partnership: Builds strong relationships and credibility across team and organization to elevate performance across functions; works across functions and levels to accelerate learning, close gaps, and scale best practices; values diverse input and shared accountability.
• Results Orientation: Maintains focus on driving measurable improvement for claimants, customers, and the business; follows through on commitments and tracks impact of recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Independently review a prescribed volume of long-term disability claims to assess claim management behaviors and real-world application of knowledge and skills.
• Synthesize findings into clear, actionable insights and recommendations for both individuals and teams.
• Prepare summary and drilldown reports for leaders, highlighting strengths, recurring opportunities, and system-wide trends.
• Participate in feedback and coaching conversations to translate review insights into practical next steps for claim professionals and leadership.
• Collaborate with Ops Excellence, Claims Leadership, and Learning & Development to ensure that outputs rapidly inform training, process refinement, and leadership coaching.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of the program’s review tools, rubrics, and dashboards.
• Remain objective and proactive in surfacing both best practices and barriers to success, always aiming to drive measurable improvement.

Benefits

• Market competitive base salaries, with a yearly bonus potential at every level
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, Paid Time Off (PTO), and leave of absences, such as parental and military leave
• 401(k) plan with company match (up to 4%).
• Company-funded pension plan.
• Wellness Programs including up to $1,600 a year for reimbursement of items purchased to support personal wellbeing needs.
• Work/Life Resources to help support topics such as parenting, housing, senior care, finances, pets, legal matters, education, emotional and mental health, and career development.
• Education Benefit to help finance traditional college enrollment toward obtaining an approved degree and many accredited certificate programs.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Shares can be purchased at 85% of the lower of two prices (Beginning or End of the purchase period), after one year of service.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees