Chief Medical Officer, Global Medical Team

1 week ago

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Sun Life Full time
Job Summary

Sun Life is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Chief Medical Officer to lead our global medical team. As a key member of our underwriting team, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining our proprietary medical underwriting guidelines and approaches.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead a team of medical professionals to maintain exemplary service standards and quality of work provided on case consultations to life underwriters.
  • Maintain an industry presence, build and maintain networks and relationships with internal and external partners, and stay informed of developing medical and technical advancements.
  • Ensure the company remains at the forefront of underwriting by actively monitoring and reviewing changing medical science and translating its applicability to insurance medicine.
  • Participate in the development of the medical content of the proprietary underwriting manual WWUM and translate complex medical research into underwriting guidelines.
  • Consult and provide input/content for underwriting-related marketing, educational, and promotional materials for various health-associated causes supported by Sun Life.
  • Provide education to both Sun Life global underwriting teams and consult with underwriting audit teams on case assessments.
  • Act as a secondary liaison with reinsurance medical directors and liaison for high-cost drug business to determine veracity and efficacy of newly approved drugs for rare diseases.
  • Provide medical support for international divisions and corporate chief underwriter and work with medical directors across the enterprise to ensure adherence to corporate governance.
Requirements
  • MD with 10-15 years of insurance medicine experience.
  • Board certified in insurance medicine preferred.
  • Experience in the Asian, Canadian, and American insurance markets.
  • Extensive knowledge of insurance medicine and life insurance, clinical medicine, and human pathology.
  • Medical degree from an accredited medical school in Canada/United States or equivalent.
  • Strong mathematical acumen and basic understanding of insurance pricing.
  • Extensive industry knowledge of medical underwriting and risks associated with various parts of the world.
  • Statistical analysis skills and familiarity with statistical tools and research methodology.
  • Strong background in technical and medical research with technical writing skills.
  • Specialist certification in internal medicine or related sub-specialty such as cardiology is desired but not a requirement.
  • Experience in clinical medical practice.
  • Experience in revising underwriting guidelines and consulting on underwriting manuals is an asset but not a requirement.
  • Ability to actively monitor and review changing medical science with an ability to recognize its applicability to insurance medicine.
  • Must be adaptable and able to quickly understand insurance medicine and how its focus differs from clinical medicine and research.
  • Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
  • The ability to work as part of a small team, both in a leadership role and as a contributing member is critical.
  • Creative problem-solving skills.
  • Flexibility of thought and openness to new ideas.
  • The ability to motivate and maintain a positive work environment is vital.
  • As a leader, able to delegate work, promote cooperation amongst the staff, and resolve conflicts in a manner which encourages good work relations.
  • Ability to read, write, and speak in languages in addition to English (such as French, Mandarin, or Cantonese) is desirable.

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