Remote Research Analyst Jobs in Alaska (NOW HIRING)

Job responsibilities:

• Ensures high level claims handling to comply with all regulatory guidelines, timeliness and results.
• Regularly communicates throughout the department and ensures alignment of goals and quality assurance, mission, key initiatives and performance.
• Hires, develops, coaches, and retains staff with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to ensure optimal performance and results.
• Provides leadership and career development to all staff levels to support organization succession planning.
• Partners with other claim leaders to ensure equitable workload support and balance
• Develops and maintains partnerships and service level agreements with leaders within other divisions to ensure processes and workflows are effective, and customer service goals are being met.
• Responsible for quality of work performed by the team including, accuracy, completeness, timeliness and compliance with policies and procedures, and quality of claim data.
• Conducts and/or evaluates Quality Assurance Reviews – provides kudos and coaching as needed based on results
• Ensures compliance with best practices, performance standards, policies and procedures focusing on customer needs and expectations.
• Investigates, analyzes and introduces process improvements and procedures to enhance workflow to improve the overall quality and efficiency of the team.
• Formal project manager or committee member on projects representing the division as needed for organizational or divisional projects.

Qualifications/Competencies:

• BS/BA college degree preferred. The knowledge and skill levels acquired through undergraduate level studies especially in the areas of business administration, finance or marketing.
• 8+ years of Workers Compensation claims adjusting experience with increasing responsibility and prior supervisory experience. 
• 3+ years claims leadership experience with a proven track record for success and making an impact
• Must have in depth knowledge of Alaska workers’ compensation laws and regulations. The ideal candidate will also have expertise with Idaho workers’ compensation claims, as well as USL&H & WARP claims. The majority of the supervision for this team is currently Alaska and Idaho workers’ compensation claims- experience is a must for AK, and candidate must be willing and able to quickly learn ID jurisdiction and obtain licensure if no prior experience with ID claims.
• Knowledge of Department of Insurance (DOI), NCCI, State rules and regulations. Analyze, interpret, and apply laws, rules and regulations pertaining to workers’ compensation.
• Research, analyze, and make sound recommendations relating to claims support.
• Analyze complex administrative problems, evaluating alternatives, and make creative recommendations.
• Represent the team and Division effectively in meetings, including making presentations.
• Previous successful work experience in providing leadership to and development of professional employees.
• Ability to manage organizational change; to involve and influence others to accept new ideas or innovative approaches; to lead in a team-based organization.
• Ability to interact collaboratively and work effectively with a multi-functional team and throughout the organization; fosters an environment of shared responsibility and accountability.
• Prior successful customer service orientation; effective problem solving skills to anticipate customer needs and seek ways of providing satisfactory solutions.

Leadership Skills:

• Models self leadership that encourages open, honest dialogue and leverages diverse strengths of self and others.
• Communicates in a clear, relevant and timely manner that promotes common understanding and engages stakeholders.
• Creates and manages synergistic relationships to achieve shared business objectives.
• Attracts and leverages top talent to create an innovative, high performance environment.
• Analyzes complex business problems and assesses decision impacts to determine appropriate solutions
• Identifies and embraces opportunities to deliver competitive products and customer service.
• Executes effectively with clearly defined vision and measures of success.

Work Location:

• This is a remote-based position, with preference given to candidates located near our Anchorage or Seattle offices. Candidates located near our Phoenix, Irvine, Dallas, or Atlanta offices may also be considered. Occasional travel is required for client and broker interaction, team collaboration, training, company events, and other business needs. The nature and request will depend on client, team, and organizational needs, but generally will be less than 20%.

Benefits:

• Employees and their families are eligible to participate in CopperPoint Insurance Companies benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance, a health savings account, a flexible spending account, and a 401k plan.
• We provide some benefits at no cost to the employee (Basic Life Insurance and AD&D at two times an employee’s annual salary, Short- and Long-term Disability coverage, and Employee Assistant Plan).
• Employees will accrue 0.0846 hours of Paid Time Off (PTO) per paid hour, which may total 22 days a year. In addition, employees will also receive 10 paid holidays throughout the calendar year.

Salary Range:

• $105,000.00 - $135,000.00 annually
• Compensation may vary depending on skills, experience, education, and geographical location.
• In addition to base salary, compensation may include an annual discretionary bonus.

Founded in 1925, CopperPoint Insurance Companies is a leading provider of workers’ compensation and commercial insurance solutions. With an expanded Line of insurance products and a growing ten-state footprint in the western United States, CopperPoint embodies stability for policyholders in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. CopperPoint Mutual Insurance Holding Company is the corporate parent of Arizona-based CopperPoint Insurance Companies, Alaska National Insurance Company, and other CopperPoint Insurance Entities.

CopperPoint’s culture of compassion extends to the community through employee volunteerism, corporate matching, Board service, program sponsorships, and in-kind contributions. We empower employees by providing 12 hours of paid volunteer time annually and matching their personal contributions to the charities of their choice up to $500 per year. In 2020, CopperPoint employees reported 3,500 volunteer hours.

CopperPoint offers a competitive compensation package and comprehensive benefits package including major medical, dental, and vision and a wide range of competitive benefits programs, generous matching contributions to your 401(k) plan, generous paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and other education benefits and business casual dress. CopperPoint is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, ancestry or citizenship status, genetic information, pregnancy status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal or local law. CopperPoint maintains a drug-free workplace.

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