Underwriting Consultant

About the role

This position sits within a global healthcare organization that combines care delivery with technology to help people live healthier lives. The work supports better health outcomes by linking members with care, pharmacy benefits, data, and practical resources. The company promotes a workplace shaped by inclusion, skilled colleagues, strong benefits, and development opportunities, with a mission centered on advancing health equity and improving community well-being.

Role overview

The Underwriting Consultant will review health benefit plan features, assess associated risk within underwriting rules, and help support financial targets through accurate premium development. The role involves applying established underwriting standards and pricing methods, maintaining pricing models, and analyzing economic trends to recommend alternative pricing approaches and plan design changes. The consultant will also prepare financial models for budgeting and ongoing reviews, and validate renewals and requests for proposals, including utilization and experience reporting.

Work arrangement

This role offers a flexible working setup for people living and working in the Republic of Ireland. Monthly working hours may be split between the Letterkenny office and a home-based work location in a hybrid model.

Responsibilities

• Build financial experience-rating calculations and complete other recurring financial reviews aligned to client objectives.
• Check renewal submissions and requests for proposals for accuracy, including utilization and experience data.
• Assess and discuss possible pricing alternatives and plan options for new and renewing business with internal and external stakeholders.
• Work with Sales and Account Management to forecast pricing and profitability and contribute to business strategy development.
• Handle account-specific support such as annual renewal preparation, ad hoc reporting, consultations, and related needs.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree or an equivalent level of relevant professional experience.
• Strong background in healthcare underwriting across products such as PPO, HMO, self-funded, ASO, fully insured, and/or group or individual plans.
• Ability to interpret and analyze complex data sets to inform underwriting recommendations and pricing decisions.
• Intermediate skill in Microsoft Office tools, especially Excel for analysis and modeling, plus Word and PowerPoint.
• Strong attention to detail and a history of producing accurate, high-quality work within deadlines.
• Good written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex ideas to different audiences.
• Negotiation and influencing ability to help achieve business results while managing risk.
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving skills to make sound decisions in a fast-moving environment.
• Experience working across functions such as sales, actuarial, and account management to deliver customer-focused outcomes.
• A continuous-improvement mindset with interest in process optimization and operational efficiency.
• Current eligibility to work and remain indefinitely without restrictions in the country of application, with proof required.

Additional information

The organization emphasizes performance, development, and recognition, and states that the role will provide clear direction and opportunities to grow into other positions. It also highlights a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and notes that the workplace is drug-free. Employment consideration is offered without discrimination on the basis of protected characteristics.

Equal opportunity and workplace notes

All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, disability, religion, age, race, membership of the Traveller community, or any other protected characteristic under law.

Company mission

The wider mission is to help people live healthier lives and improve how the health system works for everyone, while reducing health disparities and supporting equitable care.