ÖKK Versicherungen AG
Landquart
Head of Medical Underwriting
- 04 September 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- Landquart
Job summary
Join our team as Leiter*in med. Underwriting in Landquart! Enjoy flexible Work@Home options while leading a dynamic team.
Tasks
- Lead and develop the team for medical application review.
- Manage medical risk assessment for private and corporate clients.
- Drive annual application control and system improvements.
Skills
- Commercial training or similar, with medical background preferred.
- Strong analytical and conceptual thinking abilities are essential.
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills are required.
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About the job
Head of Medical Underwriting
80-100%, Landquart, Work@Home
What to expect
- You lead the team members of the application review both professionally and personally
- You are responsible for the medical risk assessment for private and corporate clients as well as the review and enforcement of disclosure obligation breaches
- You manage the annual application controlling for private clients and ensure its continuous development
- You actively contribute to the further development of our risk assessment systems and oversee the introduction, testing, and acceptance of new software solutions
- You participate in projects, represent the interests of the application review, and work closely with relevant departments and stakeholders
- You analyse key figures and statistics and derive concrete improvement measures from them
What you bring
- Commercial basic training or a comparable qualification as well as medical training or further education (as MPA, Medical Secretary H+ or comparable)
- Solid experience in assessing medical risks, ideally in the health insurance sector
- Several years of leadership experience and the ability to develop employees and achieve goals together
- Strong analytical and conceptual thinking, high decision-making ability as well as a goal-, strategy- and solution-oriented working style
- Initiative, assertiveness and negotiation skills as well as strong communication and conflict resolution abilities
- Enjoyment of cross-departmental collaboration, flexibility and resilience even in demanding situations