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W. R. Berkley Corporation is a Fortune 500 Company, listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The Company is made up of dedicated and passionate people committed to delivering the highest quality insurance products and services to specialized markets worldwide.

Our culture is one of innovation, creativity and teamwork. Our team is highly motivated, passionate about our business, and deeply experienced in developing and delivering product and service solutions in the life science marketplace. You will join a highly respected team of experienced, successful professionals with deep expertise in this market as they build the company of the future.

At Berkley Life Sciences, we insure the future of life science innovators today. We do so by serving as a preferred market for the life science industry around the globe, offering a broad range of sophisticated property & casualty products and services designed to meet our customers’ individualized needs.

The company is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Berkley Life Sciences professionals cohesively respond to the unique challenges faced by our life science customers. We are looking for talented and dedicated professionals to join our team.

Company URL: https://berkleyls.com/

This role, key within Berkley Life Sciences, focuses on new business marketing and production, as well as renewal underwriting and service for complex life sciences accounts across assigned producers. These producers may span geographic territories. Success in this role requires a deep understanding of the life sciences industry, strong analytical skills, and the ability to build and maintain robust relationships with clients and brokers.

In strategic alliance with the AVP Terrirory Manager:

• Responsible for account solicitation, risk selection and analysis including the corresponding documentation, pricing and marketing of Berkley Life Sciences products and services for new and existing customers.
• Build strong relationships with and manage brokers to ensure you meet or exceed financial goals including growth, profit, retention, and new business.
• Business development results for assigned book of business including finding and developing new producers to expand the team’s opportunities within a specific region.
• Identify opportunities for account rounding.
• Provide technical support to producers and insureds.
• Stay current with all compliance, procedural and workflow changes.
• Work collaboratively and effectively with, underwriting associate, operations, legal, home office underwriting, risk management and claims.
• Engage in innovation initiatives, product launches, marketing campaigns and short-term projects as appropriate to contribute positively towards success of the overall team and company.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 3 years of underwriting experience
• Life Science Products Liability experience
• Claims made experience a plus

Technical Skills and Competencies

• Relationship & Personal Leadership
• Technical & Job Effectiveness
• Innovation and Initiative
• Excellent time management

Additional Qualifications

• Exceptional oral and written communication skills. Your communication style is flexible to the situation. You communicate clearly and with a purpose
• Calm under pressure. You have excellent organizational skills, integrity, and great follow-through on tasks. You are comfortable challenging norms while working collaboratively with colleagues at all levels of the organization
• You have a strong sense of accountability, fun and adventure
• You have a proven track record of building and maintaining strong business relationships with insureds, agents & brokers.
• A strong customer service bias. You want to get to yes. You are known for your super responsiveness. You can say no and preserve your relationships.
• Natural curiosity. You love learning how things work and you are always looking for innovative improvements
• An analytical mind. You love to dive into the details of an account in order to craft pricing and coverage that meet underwriting guidelines, profitability models and customer needs
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time, including overnight travel
• Advanced proficiency with the Microsoft suite of products

• The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer