October 17, 2024

Zurich Insurance

North Sydney

Medical Officer - Life Insurance

How does 5 weeks leave per year, an impactful career that you’ll truly love, and working for a great organisation that empowers wellbeing sound like to you?

A new adventure awaits…

At Zurich we’re on a journey towards a brighter future… A brighter future for you - focused on your career, your wellbeing, and your community - as well as our customers and the planet.

This exciting adventure will drive positive impact. So, if you want to be part of a values led organisation, that is a leader in the insurance industry with a track record of making a real difference and continuously taking steps toward a sustainable future for our people, customers, communities, and our planet…read on!

Let’s create a brighter future together, let’s make a difference

Work is something you do, not only somewhere you go. The way we work continues to evolve and at Zurich we are committed to creating ways of working that ensure you are helping to create a brighter future. It’s important to know, what you do matters.

As a Medical officer, you will:

Provide expert medical opinion to support mortality and morbidity assessments across both underwriting and claims, including communication with external treating medical professionals.
Provide medical training programs including, medical terminology, anatomy, physiology, pathology, up to date clinical protocols (diagnosis, investigation and treatment) as well as prognosis expectations to internal stakeholders.
Assist in the review of in-force medical definitions on a regular basis as well as support of the design of any new product related medical definitions.
Support the provision of ongoing evidence- based health thought leadership newsletters and insights - both internally and externally
Support and contribute to the various health initiatives across various customer and employee touchpoints including the review and identification of new health technology

Important to your success – let’s grow together

Qualified Medical Practitioner, with up to date and ongoing registration in Australia.
Experience within the life insurance industry or health industry, focusing on the provision of mortality and morbidity medical opinions and insights.
Experience in designing and delivering medical training programs is preferable.
Experience in communicating and liaising with treating and academic medical professionals.
Knowledge within medical areas, critical illnesses, or specific health and wellbeing themes to support pricing and product initiatives.
Experience in working across a diverse team with exemplary stakeholder management skills.
An enquiring mind, ‘can-do’ attitude, and the ability to challenge other people’s thinking, when necessary.

Belong. Zurich is here to support you

There are so many reasons why Zurich is a great place to be, but here are just a few:

5 weeks leave per year for permanent staff through our new Z leave initiative, 15 days personal/carer’s leave (empowering our people to manage their own wellbeing); Grow, and thrive in your career (we support and encourage it) with award winning training programs; Work with global, diverse, and inclusive teams; Explore your passions, fuel innovation, drive equity, collaborate and make a positive difference beyond your role; Access programs to stay healthy and feel healthier, AUD$500 annual wellbeing payment, AUD$295 new starter e-voucher for your WFH set up (flex work - hybrid working), and other great benefits through our Shine portal; Access to Family Care (parental leave); Volunteer; Work in our state-of-the-art Green Star rated offices (when you are in the office); and dress for your day. We also plant a tree for every new employee – one of many local initiatives driving our contribution to ambitious global sustainability targets…

…We could go on, but the main point is that Zurich is a great place to be, where you can truly belong and thrive.

Zurich is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment process is fair and accessible for all candidates. If you require any special accommodations to participate in our recruitment process, we encourage you to please let us know at the time of your application.

So, if you want to come on an adventure that will build a brighter future together, and feel a sense of togetherness, then please apply today to start your adventure!