CompScience · 7 hours ago
Senior Vice President of Underwriting
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$225K/yr - $275K/yr
10+ years expCompScience is a high-growth startup focused on preventing workplace injuries through innovative technology. They are seeking a Senior Vice President of Underwriting to oversee portfolio performance and drive growth across Workers’ Compensation, General Liability, and Property while improving loss ratios through disciplined underwriting and data-driven decisions.
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Responsibilities
Take full accountability for underwriting outcomes across multiple lines, segments, and channels. Jointly drive growth, profitability, and loss ratio management
Define underwriting appetite, pricing, coverage standards, and referral thresholds
Review high-impact and high-growth risks, ensuring decisions scale without sacrificing quality
Partner with Data and Product teams to test new underwriting signals
Design controlled experiments and move successful signals into standard underwriting rules
Identify profitable growth opportunities and maintain underwriting speed at scale
Partner strategically with Business Development to unlock expansion
Mentor and grow underwriting managers and senior underwriters
Build a culture of accountability, learning, and disciplined judgment
Serve as a senior underwriting point of contact, embedding carrier guidelines and capacity into everyday decisions
Qualification
Required
10–15+ years underwriting experience, with deep Workers' Compensation expertise
Senior underwriting leadership experience in an MGA, program, or high-growth carrier environment
Demonstrated track record of improving loss ratio while supporting aggressive growth
Experience operationalizing data- or technology-driven underwriting insights
Strong underwriting judgment and comfort making decisions with incomplete data
Preferred
Thrives in a fast-paced startup and is comfortable navigating ambiguity
Excited to wear multiple hats and grow rapidly
Committed to our mission of saving lives through technology
Benefits
Comprehensive health benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA)
401(k) plan and life insurance
Flexible time off and 12 weeks parental leave
Professional development reimbursement
Company
CompScience
CompScience provides AI-driven insights for workers' compensation insurance and safety.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$47.6MKey Investors
Valor Equity Partners
2025-02-27Series B· $27.6M
2023-07-27Series A· $10M
2022-08-16Seed· $6M
Leadership Team
Josh Butler
Founder/CEO
Jeremy Silver
SVP, Client Services and Success
Recent News
2025-10-17
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