Director, Risk Management
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Nashville • Tennessee • 🇺🇸 United States
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Lead
About the role
- Lead the RIM function, ensuring effective operations through program development, process improvement, and integration with other departments.
- Recommend, structure, and manage all university risk financing arrangements (insurance and self-insurance), including budgeting and placement of coverages over an estimated 25 insurance lines.
- Coordinate a comprehensive insurance program and deliver risk management initiatives for diverse risk exposures across the institution.
- Provide leadership and advisory services to distributed risk owners, including faculty, staff, and students, on risk mitigation and loss prevention.
- Oversee incident reporting, claims management, and advocacy; manage claims against the university for self-insured risks.
- Collaborate with the Office of the General Counsel on litigation-related claims; ensure timely carrier notification and coordination.
- Advise Procurement and campus departments on contract language to ensure adequate insurance and risk transfer.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree and 5–7 years of experience in risk management, insurance, legal, and/or business management; OR 10+ years of relevant experience.
- Advanced degree or professional designation preferred (e.g., ARM, CPCU, CRM, CRMA).
- Strong quantitative, analytical, and financial management skills; demonstrated fiscal responsibility and budget management.
- Proven ability to develop and implement risk mitigation, risk transfer, and insurance strategies.
- Evidence of successfully managing multiple priorities and meeting deadlines in a dynamic environment.
Benefits
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Hard skills
risk managementinsuranceclaims managementbudget managementrisk mitigationrisk transferprogram developmentprocess improvementincident reportingfinancial management
Soft skills
leadershipadvisory servicesanalytical skillsquantitative skillsorganizational skillscommunication skillsability to manage multiple prioritiesability to meet deadlines
Certifications
ARMCPCUCRMCRMA