Corporate Vice President Medical Director - Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

• Support Group Benefit Solutions business initiatives with Integrity Objectivity and Customer focused Urgency
• Consistently and efficiently review disability claims files and provide high quality written analysis of complex disability claim files which are consistent with company and industry standards
• Perform outreach calls and/or written communication with the customer's attending healthcare provider which facilitate development of an understanding of the customer's conditions function recovery/ongoing care and which appropriately promotes safe return to activity for the customer
• As a Medical Resource and Leader: Promote facilitate and contribute in a meaningful way during collaborative discussions of Disability Claim files with internal business partners
• Regularly participate in multidisciplinary claim directional discussions

• Participate in developing and conducting training curricula for medical directors nurses and nonclinical team members
• Participate in Special Projects and initiatives

• Current and Active Unrestricted Licensure in a US State required
• Current Board Certification in area of clinical expertise (ABMS/AOA ABPP ABSNP)
• A minimum of 5 years clinical experience/direct patient care beyond residency or fellowship with strong clinical background
• Certification and/or Experience in Pain Management or Neuromuscular Medicine is a Plus
• Experience in private/public sector disability programs/insurance or other corporate environment highly preferred - analytic skills appropriate to private insurance environment highly preferred. Service marketing sales and business experience a plus.
• Exhibit ethical and professional behavior
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrate excellent organizational skills strong and effective teamwork negotiation conflict management decision making and problem solving skills
• Computer competency: word processing spreadsheet email and personal information management programs are used extensively and competency in them must be possessed or rapidly acquired; must be able to perform research on Internet resources.
• Demonstrate a highly developed understanding of the benefits of return to activity and remaining in the workforce
• Successful ability to assess complex issues to determine and implement their solutions and to resolve problems.
• Success in carrying out and maintaining cooperative successful relations with diverse internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrate sensitivity to culturally diverse situations participants and customers.
• Demonstrate the ability to be effective in large complex highly matrixed organization with a changing business environment

What We Do

At New York Life our 180-year legacy of integrity mutuality and financial strength fuels a future defined by bold transformation. As the largest mutual life insurance company in the U.S. we operate on behalf of our policy owners—not shareholders. That structure allows us to take a long-term view investing in people purpose and innovation that endures. Guided by a clear enterprise vision to become a technology- data- and AI-powered company we’re modernizing our platforms rearchitecting experiences and embedding intelligence across our products and services. Our mission has always been about helping people through life’s most meaningful moments. Today technology is amplifying that mission—enabling us to serve clients advisors and communities in more personalized proactive ways. With a diversified business portfolio spanning insurance investments retirement group benefits and direct-to-consumer offerings New York Life delivers the stability of a Fortune 100 company with the agility of one that’s continuously evolving. We’re powered by a values-led culture inclusive teams and a shared belief that when our people thrive so does our company. Here tradition fuels momentum—and your ideas energy and growth power what’s next.

Why Work With Us

New York Life is transforming from the inside out—blending 180 years of trust with the velocity of innovation. What makes us different is our culture: grounded in integrity humanity and shared success—values that show up in how we work lead and grow. If you want a place where innovation has purpose—build what's next with us.

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