Life Underwriting Research Consultant

MassMutual

Life Underwriting Research Consultant in a remote role at MassMutual. Involved in diverse projects supporting the Corporate Chief Underwriting office with a focus on automation and data-driven insights.

Posted 4/23/2026full-timeRemote • Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $115,900 - $152,100 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Join an innovative and dynamic environment supporting the Office of the Corporate Chief Underwriter (OCCU)
Dive into a variety of exciting projects and research initiatives
Support protective value (PV) studies; creating RFPs for different vendors and vendor evaluation
Examine and identify new data sources for research and insights
Improve workflows and work on ways to increase automation
Provide input on predictive modeling
Revise underwriting rules and procedures
Partner with leadership across the enterprise to champion changes that improve processes, while maintaining mortality expectations
Shape data sources for data driven underwriting practices
Provide recommendations around new technologies and methodologies for risk selection
Analyze, create, and develop rules for algorithmic and accelerated underwriting processes
Develop new and competitive underwriting guidelines with research, documentation, marketing, and presentations

Requirements

What you’ll need

HS diploma or GED
8+ years of relevant work experience in Life Insurance Underwriting
Minimum $5+ million life approval limit without second signature
Bachelor’s Degree (Preferred)
Confident communicator with strong written and verbal communication skills
Be able to think strategically and influence others
Ability to partner with key constituents to support strategic and tactical development
A demonstrated track record of consistently meeting and/or exceeding performance expectations
Industry exams completed

Benefits

Comp & perks

Regular meetings with the Office of the Corporate Chief Underwriting Team
Focused one-on-one meetings with your manager
Networking opportunities including access to Asian, Hispanic/Latinx, African American, women, LGBTQ, veteran and disability-focused Business Resource Groups
Access to learning content on Degreed and other informational platforms

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Hard Skills & Tools

predictive modelingalgorithmic underwritingaccelerated underwritingunderwriting guidelinesdata analysisworkflow improvementautomationvendor evaluationRFP creationdata-driven practices

Soft Skills

confident communicatorstrategic thinkinginfluencing skillscollaborationperformance managementleadershipprocess improvementrecommendation skillspresentation skillsdocumentation skills

Certifications

HS diploma or GEDBachelor’s Degreeindustry exams