Director Medical Writing Jobs in Iowa

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Purpose:

Athene is expanding into Structured Settlements as part of its broader growth and innovation strategy, backed by the strength and scale of Apollo Global Management. This role is a unique opportunity to build a new underwriting capability from the ground up.

The Director, Underwriting (Medical) will establish and scale Athene’s Rated Age underwriting function, creating the strategy, frameworks, and operational foundation to support long-term growth. This is a builder role, ideal for someone who thrives in ambiguity, moves quickly, and wants to shape a function that will become a critical differentiator for Athene in a competitive market.

Accountabilities:

- Design and implement Athene’s Rated Age underwriting strategy, operating model, and governance framework
- Translate business objectives into scalable underwriting processes, tools, and system requirements
- Develop and maintain underwriting guidelines and manuals to ensure consistency, quality, and risk alignment
- Partner cross-functionally (Legal, Compliance, Risk, IT, Operations) to operationalize underwriting capabilities
- Establish performance metrics, workflows, and continuous improvement initiatives to scale efficiently
- Act as a strategic advisor to leadership on underwriting risk, capabilities, and growth opportunities

Qualifications and Experience:

- 7+ years of relevant experience in insurance underwriting, medical underwriting, structured settlements, or related financial services
- 4+ years of relevant experience providing leadership (direct or indirect), including building or scaling new capabilities or processes
- Demonstrated experience in medical underwriting, mortality assessment, or Rated Age underwriting (preferred, not required)
- Proven ability to translate business needs into underwriting frameworks, processes, and operational execution
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience

Why this role at Athene?

- Build from zero to scale: Own and shape a brand-new underwriting capability with enterprise visibility and impact
- Growth trajectory: Be part of a business expanding into new markets like Structured Settlements with strong leadership support
- Culture that moves: Athene operates with a bias for action, encouraging innovation, fast learning, and continuous improvement
- Career acceleration: Opportunity to grow into a formal people leader role as the function scales

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