Job Title
Senior Underwriting Developer, Singapore/Sydney (1 year FTC)
Job Description
The Role
This role can be based either in Singapore or Sydney.
As a Senior Underwriting Developer, Protection you will be working closely with the AVP, Global Underwriting & Claims Development, Protection to support a 12-month project to update our underwriting manual Ocean, with a particular focus on developing protection underwriting philosophy.
As a Senior Underwriting Developer, you will develop and implement an underwriting proposition that meets both client needs and is consistent with PL Re's strategic focus, including the development of risk‑based underwriting frameworks suitable for automation.
You'll be working in a company that values your technical skills, the innovative ideas and solutions you bring into the work you do, and your ability to communicate those ideas effectively. As a member of the wider Protection community the incumbent is expected to help promote a culture across Protection consistent with the Pacific Life Re target culture and consistent with the company's Principles and Behaviours.
Within the Underwriting and Claims Development team, our mission is to:
To drive technical excellence by leveraging global expertise, enabling innovation and collaboration to deliver credible, ethical solutions and long‑term shared value for partners and customers.
Duties
Ocean Development (80-90%)
- Develop, review, and update medical research‑based loading (RBL) papers for Protection products, translating clinical evidence into clear, defensible underwriting positions suitable for Ocean.
- Conduct structured medical literature reviews, including epidemiology, prognosis, treatment advances, and outcomes relevant to Life, CI, TPD, and IP underwriting.
- Synthesise medical evidence into concise, well‑structured content aligned to existing underwriting philosophy and Ocean standards.
- Support prioritised Ocean Protection content refresh activity in line with agreed delivery plans and timelines.
- Work closely with the AVP and existing Development Team members to ensure consistency, clarity, and quality across Protection content.
- Respond to technical queries arising from Protection content reviews, clarifying medical rationale and assumptions as required.
Collaboration and Delivery Support (10-20%)
- Collaborate with underwriting developers, medical SMEs, and Ocean stakeholders to ensure medical content is fit for purpose and implementation‑ready.
- Support peer review processes for Protection medical content updates.
- Contribute to knowledge sharing within the Development Team to support consistent medical interpretation and application.
Essential Experience
- Strong medical research background, with proven experience reviewing, analysing, and interpreting clinical and epidemiological evidence.
- Experience translating complex medical research into practical decision‑making guidance.
- Familiarity with life insurance or reinsurance medical underwriting concepts, particularly for Protection products (Life, CI, TPD, IP).
- High attention to detail with the ability to produce clear, well‑structured written content.
- Comfortable working to defined priorities and timelines in a delivery‑focused environment.
- Strong written communication skills, with the ability to explain medical concepts clearly to non‑medical stakeholders.
Desirable Experience
- Previous experience contributing to underwriting manuals, rules, or automated underwriting content.
- Experience working with or supporting expert rule‑based underwriting systems (e.g. Ocean or similar platforms).
- Background in insurance, reinsurance, or health risk assessment environments.
- Experience working on time‑bound remediation or backlog‑reduction programmes.
Working For Pacific Life Re
Every person in our global team is valued for the unique qualities they bring to our business and we seek to build their expertise and support their individual ambitions at every step. Of course, we take our work seriously and we know our team can operate under great pressure. We work hard and thrive on achievement, but we also know how to have fun and relax too. We regularly host a range of team building days to strengthen our team's connection with each other and reflect on their successes.
Providing employees with a healthy work-life balance is very important to our culture. We have a wide range of employee benefits and we host regular social activities and well being initiatives. We are also committed to supporting our employee's involvement in their communities, by actively fundraising, hosting charity events and overseeing volunteering opportunities.
Benefits
Leave
- 23 days of annual leave with option to buy/sell more days
- Adoption and fertility leave
- Generous enhanced parental leave
Healthcare
- Comprehensive private insurance coverage for employee and dependents
- Group Term Life Insurance coverage of 5x basic annual salary, Group Accelerated CI of 1x annual basic salary and Group Accidental Death & Dismemberment of 3x annual basic salary
- Optical & Dental benefits
- Additional flexi benefits
Wellness
- Access to Employee Assistance Program
- Time off for volunteering
- Charitable matching of employee donations
You Can Be Who You Are
We are committed to a culture of diversity and inclusion that embraces the authenticity of all employees, partners and communities. We support all employees to thrive and achieve their fullest potential.
As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we will provide reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process to ensure equal access to applicants with disabilities. Please contact us about your needs so that we can discuss these with you to make sure that suitable adjustments are made, where possible.
Pacific Life Re Values
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