Underwriting Database Management Specialist

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**You Belong At Blue**

• Why Join Us?**
• **Make a Positive Impact:** Your work will directly contribute to

the health and well-being of Kansans.

• **Family** **Comes First**: Total rewards package that promotes the

idea of family first for all employees. Paid vacation and sick leave

with paid maternity and paternity available immediately upon hire

• **Professional Growth Opportunities:** Advance your career with

ongoing training and development programs.

• **Dynamic Work Environment:** Collaborate with a team of passionate

and driven individuals in a work environment that promotes

flexibility.

• **Trust and Stability:** Work for one of the most trusted companies

in Kansas with over 80 years of commitment, compassion and

community.

• **Inclusive Work Environment:** We pride ourselves on fostering a

workplace where everyone is valued and respected.

**Benefits & Perks**

• Base compensation is only one component of your competitive Total

Rewards package

• Incentive pay program (EPIP)
• Health/Vision/Dental insurance
• 6 weeks paid parental leave for new mothers and fathers
• Fertility/Adoption assistance
• 2 weeks paid caregiver leave
• 401(k) plan matching up to 5%
• Tuition reimbursement
• Health & fitness benefits, discounts and resources

**Job Summary**

The Underwriting Database Management Specialist supports the data needs

of the Underwriting department. This role is responsible for extracting,

importing, and linking data from various sources, ensuring the accuracy

and integrity of underwriting tools, and developing reports to support

rating and underwriting decisions. The specialist serves as a subject

matter expert on underwriting tools, analyzing software needs, improving

reporting capabilities, and driving process improvements.

\"This position is eligible to work remote, hybrid or onsite in

accordance with our Telecommuting Policy. Applicants must reside in

Kansas or Missouri or be willing to relocate as a condition of

employment.\"

**What you\'ll do**

• Serve as the subject matter expert for Underwriting and Group Rating

data needs, developing reports and dashboards using Excel, Access,

and visualization tools.

• Develop and maintain underwriting databases, ensuring accurate data

integration, governance, and reporting standards.

• Construct VBA-based applications and process automation tools to

improve underwriting workflow efficiency.

• Collaborate with IT on system enhancements, upgrades, and

development projects related to underwriting systems.

• Ensure data integrity by auditing, cleaning, and validating datasets

to maintain system performance and structural accuracy.

• Develop and maintain custom rating and reporting formats for special

underwriting requests.

• Analyze underwriting data trends to provide insights and

recommendations for business decisions.

• Support internal training efforts, educating Underwriting and Group

Rating teams on data tools, reporting best practices, and

statistical methods.

• Stay current on data, visualization, and analytics trends, applying

new knowledge to provide advanced solutions.

• Assist in governance processes, ensuring compliance with regulatory

and corporate data standards.

**What you need**

Education And Experience

• Bachelor\'s degree in Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science,

Information Management, Actuarial Science, Statistics, or a related

field.

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in data analytics, database

management, or underwriting systems n the health insurance

industry.

• Experience with SQL, VBA, Tableau, Power BI, or similar reporting

tools required.

• Background in health insurance rating, actuarial modeling, or

underwriting processes is a plus.

**Knowledge/Skills/Abilities**

• Strong data management and database administration skills (SQL,

Access, Oracle, etc.).

• Proficiency in Excel, VBA, and automation tools for underwriting

applications.

• Experience with data visualization and reporting tools (Tableau,

Power BI, etc.).

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills to assess and enhance

underwriting systems.

• Ability to develop and implement data governance policies to

maintain system integrity.

• Effective communication skills to present findings and collaborate

across teams.

• Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to

manage multiple projects.

• Ability to work independently and develop creative solutions for

underwriting system improvements.

**Compensation**

**\$85,600 - \$107,000**