Job ID: 2023-12629 Type: Office of the SVP Finance and Budget/Chief Financial Officer (WS2704) # of Openings: 1 Category: Finance/Real Estate/Procurement/Grant Management New York University
Overview
Directly manage to conclusion all open insurance claims where the adverse party is represented by counsel. Analyze each open litigation claim assigned to outside counsel for outside investigation, be reported to the insurance company, or transferred to another entity that is contractually obligated to indemnify the University. Participate inclaims meetings with senior members of NYU, NYU Langone, legal counsel, insurance brokers, attorneys, third-party claim administrators, and claimants for investigations. This role has a hybrid work schedule: Two days on-site and three days remote per week.
Responsibilities
Required Education: Bachelor's Degree
Preferred Education: Education Level Education Details Juris Doctorate (J.D.) J.D. or other legal training strongly preferred. Insurance-related professional development coursework or other certifications.
Required Experience: 10+ years progressively responsible professional level experience with insurance claims litigation; liability, property, and auto claims; and contract review, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Skilled negotiator experienced in handling self-insured claims, negotiating settlements directly with claimants, and working with panel and non-panel defense attorneys and third-party administrators. Deep understanding of the US legal systems and claims treatment as well as case law. Superior written and verbal communication skills. Strong analytical and organizational skills, the ability to make a full graphical representation of claims trends can be summarized in a high-quality report for University Executive Leadership, independently and with short notice. Must be well versed in quality data collection to ensure adequacy, accuracy, and legitimacy of data and be able to strictly follow data privacy and security procedures for data handling and analysis to ensure adherence to legal and institutional standards. Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office software, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
Preferred Experience: Experience Experience Details 15+ years progressively responsible professional level experience with insurance claims litigation; liability, property, and auto claims; and contract review, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Background in insurance claims, experience at an insurance provider, and direct participation in legal proceedings for insurance claims cases as part of the attorney team or commercial parties attached to the case.
Additional Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Must be well versed in quality data collection to ensure adequacy, accuracy and legitimacy of data in NYU systems and be able to strictly follow data privacy and security procedures for data handling and analysis to ensure adherence to legal and institutional standards.
Qualifications
In compliance with NYC's Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is USD $130,000.00 to USD $170,000.00. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. This pay range represents base pay only and excludes any additional items such as incentives, bonuses, clinical compensation, or other items.
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New York University (NYU) is one of the top private universities in the United States, and NYU Tandon School of Engineering traces its roots back to 1854, building on an illustrious past as Brooklyn Poly and the NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering. Our mission is to excel in research, teaching, and entrepreneurship and inspire and educate engineers for the 21st century — backed by an historic commitment of $1 billion to recruit new faculty, fuel groundbreaking basic and applied research in key areas, and expand the Downtown Brooklyn campus. NYU Tandon faculty are world renowned leaders in science and technology, with a strong commitment to research, innovation, and entrepreneurship that make a difference in the world. We lead and have ties to multidisciplinary centers in wireless technology, cybersecurity, urban informatics, data sciences, artificial intelligence, renewable energy, and health, among others. Our faculty and students are part of the high-tech start-up culture in New York City and in downtown Brooklyn, and we support three “future lab” business incubators that connect our students and faculty to today’s innovation economy. We are deeply committed to teaching and le...arning, and with NYU's unrivaled global network of campuses, we promote a truly global engineering education.
NYU Tandon is committed to substantially increase the proportion of our faculty from historically underrepresented groups in STEM and we encourage candidates from such groups to apply. We aspire to create a climate where diversity and inclusion are not only appreciated but considered an asset for creativity and innovation, and we seek faculty who have a real passion for a culturally diverse environment. We take pride in our high numbers of female students and students who are the first in their family to go to college. NYU belongs to the Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC), which assists with dual-career searches, and our faculty are supported by a range of work-life balance programs provided by the NYU Office of Work Life
