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Assistant Vice President, Group Disability Management Operations

Medavie

Nouveau-Brunswick, Nouveau-Brunswick

Assistant Vice President, Group Disability Management Operations

Medavie

Nouveau-Brunswick, Nouveau-Brunswick
 
Salary: Information not available
 
Hybride
Ontario
Nouveau-Brunswick
Île-du-Prince-Édouard
Nova Scotia
Temps plein
Publié aujourd'hui
R-268273

Type de poste:

Permanent

À la recherche d’une carrière épanouissante qui changera réellement votre vie et celle des autres? Vous êtes au bon endroit.

À titre de partenaire national en solutions de santé, nous plaçons les gens au cœur de tout ce que nous faisons – en commençant par notre équipe de plus de 8 000 employés et employées qui mettent à profit leurs expériences personnelles et professionnelles diversifiées dans le cadre de leur travail à Medavie. Par l’entremise de la collaboration et de l’innovation, notre équipe crée des solutions d’assurance, de soins primaires et de services médicaux d’urgence à l’avant-garde de l’industrie qui viennent en aide à des millions de Canadiens et Canadiennes chaque année.

Notre mission est d’améliorer le bien-être de la population canadienne afin que chaque personne puisse profiter pleinement de la vie, et cela se reflète dans notre culture d’entreprise primée. Nous célébrons l’individualité des membres de notre personnel et accordons de la valeur à la diversité de leurs points de vue et de leurs compétences. C’est pourquoi en plus de vous offrir une rémunération concurrentielle et une gamme complète d’avantages sociaux, nous vous donnons accès à des possibilités de croissance professionnelle et personnelle, à des modalités de travail flexibles, à des expériences enrichissantes, ainsi qu’à un leadership bienveillant. À Medavie, chaque personne peut donner le meilleur d’elle-même, se sentir à sa place et atteindre son plein potentiel. Joignez-vous à nous en postulant un poste dès aujourd’hui.

Reporting to the Vice President, Life & Disability, the Assistant Vice President (AVP), Group Disability Operations plays a critical leadership role accountable for the end-to-end delivery of our Disability Management business.
 

This role is responsible for the operational performance and execution of Care Management Coordination (CMC), Short-Term Disability (STD), Long-Term Disability (LTD), and Rehabilitation. The AVP leads large, national teams to deliver high-quality, timely, and defensible case management outcomes while driving operational consistency, early intervention, and exceptional claimant experience.
 

The AVP ensures strong performance discipline through KPIs, builds scalable operating models, and embeds a culture of accountability, quality, and continuous improvement.
 

Your responsibilities:
 

Operational Leadership & Execution 

  • Provide leadership and direction to the teams responsible for national Disability Case Management (STD, LTD, CMC) and rehabilitation to ensure consistent quality case management, strong decision quality, and sustained capability development. 
  • Ensure timely, accurate, consistent decisions, strong documentation, defensibility, and adherence to established clinical and quality guardrails defined by Services Excellence. 
  • Oversee daily execution: case flow, throughput, backlog management, TAT, recovery and return to work (RTW) outcomes. 
  • Build and lead scalable operating models that support growth in claim volumes and complexity through workflow optimization, caseload governance, and standardized practices.
  • Drive continuous process improvement to improve efficiency, reduce variability, and enhance claimant outcomes.
  • Remove operational barriers, optimize workflow, and implement strong caseload governance. 
  • Understand the organization’s strategic plan and goals and translate them into action plans for the Disability Operations business through innovative problem-solving solutions.
     

People Leadership & Capability Development  

  • Lead and develop people leaders (Managers, Team Leads, Specialists). 
  • Build a coaching culture focused on accountability, consistency, defensible decisions, and professional growth. 
  • Manage talent pipelines and succession planning for operational leadership roles. 
  • Drive strategic change in alignment with organizational objectives, defining new approaches to achieve results by improving or transforming the culture, systems, products, or services.
     

Collaboration and communication with stakeholders  

  • Operationalize clinical standards, quality expectations, and training delivered by Services Excellence.
  • Provide operational insights to inform escalation patterns, and capability gaps. 
  • Partner closely to support defensibility, consistency, and early intervention strategies. 
  • Act as a subject matter expert in Disability Management when speaking at events or supporting the sales teams with plan sponsors, employers, brokers, consultants, vendors and cross-functional team. 

What You Bring

  • University degree, preferably in business. 
  • MBA is considered an asset.
  • A minimum of 10 years of related experience in group insurance, specifically within disability case management with progressive management experience. 
  • A strong track record coaching and developing Senior Managers and other Leaders at varying levels.
  • Ability to build effective relationships with both internal and external stakeholders and thrive in a fast-paced environment where you can prove your exceptional organization and prioritization capabilities; 
  • Strong business and financial acumen and the proven ability to quickly learn, navigate and lead complex operations and service contracts in a Disability claims management environment.
  • Demonstrated experience in developing strategies and a roadmap for implementing initiatives with the proven ability in using metrics to support operational excellence;   
  • Demonstrated expertise in disability Request for Proposal (RFP) processes and pricing strategies; 
  • Nurture and develop professional teams and inspire, motivate and engage staff to provide consistent high levels of quality service; 
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication, presentation, negotiation skills.
  • Bilingualism in French and English is preferred.
  • English proficiency is required to perform the duties of the role, which include daily collaboration with teams and partners outside Québec who operate primarily in English.

Leadership Capabilities
 

As the Assistant Vice President, Group Disability, Operations , you will demonstrate leadership aligned with Medavie’s values of Caring, Accountable, Responsive, Innovative and Community-minded and will bring the following capabilities:

  • Strategic Planning: Identify priorities, think ahead, and making informed decisions that support long‑term goals.
  • Building Partnerships: Develop strong relationships across teams and with partners to achieve shared results.
  • Customer Focus: Make decisions that prioritize claimants and clients’ needs.
  • Execution: Focus teams on key priorities, measuring progress, and ensuring accountability for outcomes.

What’s in It for You

  • A purpose-driven organization dedicated to improving the well-being of Canadians.
  • A comprehensive benefits plan, including health and dental coverage that is 100% employer paid from day one, plus wellness benefits, health resources, and fitness center discounts.
  • A flexible work environment that supports work–life balance and empowers employees to thrive.
  • Robust professional development opportunities, including leadership programs, ongoing learning, and career growth pathways.
  • A collaborative and inclusive culture where your expertise is valued, your voice matters, and your contributions help shape our product strategy.
  • The opportunity to shape our product strategy and digital ecosystem across Canada, contributing to meaningful innovation and measurable business outcomes.

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This posting is for an existing vacancy within our organization / Ce poste est actuellement vacant au sein de notre organisation.

L’échelle salariale de base proposée peut dépendre du dossier de candidature de la personne retenue ou d’autres facteurs professionnels comme les connaissances, les compétences, la qualification, l’expérience et la formation. En plus de recevoir le salaire de base, les employés et employées admissibles de Medavie peuvent participer à divers programmes de bonification fondés sur le rendement. Le versement des paiements associés à ces programmes est discrétionnaire et dépend des résultats individuels et de ceux de l’entreprise.  

Nous croyons que les membres de notre personnel doivent représenter les collectivités que nous servons et nous encourageons les personnes de tous les horizons à poser leur candidature. Pour vous offrir la meilleure expérience qui soit, nous vous proposons des mesures d’adaptation pour chacune des étapes du processus de recrutement. Il vous suffit d’en faire la demande à l’équipe de recrutement. Nous nous engageons à veiller à ce que le recrutement, la fidélisation et le perfectionnement des employés et employées, de même que leur rémunération, demeurent équitables, tiennent compte des besoins en matière d’accessibilité et respectent l’ensemble des droits de la personne et des lois sur la protection de la vie privée qui s’appliquent. Nous remercions toutes les personnes qui ont manifesté de l’intérêt pour ce poste. Veuillez noter que nous communiquerons seulement avec les personnes retenues pour une entrevue.

Des outils fondés sur l’intelligence artificielle sont utilisés dans le cadre de notre processus d’embauche afin d’appuyer l’évaluation des candidatures.

Si vous rencontrez des problèmes techniques au cours de votre procédure d'application, veuillez envoyer un courriel à : Medavie.Recruitment@medavie.ca.

About Medavie

 

Who we are

We’re a team of over 8,000 professionals serving clients from coast-to-coast with operations in most provinces. We provide health benefits to nearly 1 in 10 Canadians and manage emergency medical services for nearly 1 in 15 Canadians.

We’ve been a leading health services partner for individuals, employers and governments across Canada for 80 years and a premier all-in-one carrier that provides health, dental, travel, life and disability benefits to individuals and organizations.

We've been recognized as one of Canada's Most Admired Corporate Cultures, one of Canada's Top 100 Employers, and an Imagine Caring Company.

 

What we value

Our values are inherent to our culture and provide the framework for each interaction we have and transaction we make, while providing a clear set of expectations to empower employees to do the right thing for everyone we serve. We are:

Caring – We show compassion in everything we do

Accountable – We follow through on our commitments

Responsive – We have the courage to act and adapt

Innovative – We encourage and value new ideas

Community-minded – We achieve more together

More than simply a poster on the wall, our mission of improving the wellbeing of Canadians represents the purpose of our organization ― and we align that with our culture.

 

What we give back

As a not-for-profit organization, we don’t answer to shareholders. Instead, we invest our earnings in our business, our communities and, most importantly, our employees. We use some of these earnings to support:

Programs to support causes that are close to our employees' hearts, matching the volunteer hours and donations they contribute

An annual United Way workplace campaign led by employees in each of our locations

The Medavie Foundation, which invests in community initiatives and organizations that improve the wellbeing of Canadians, focuses on some of the most pressing mental and physical health challenges facing Canadians.

 

We want to meet you as you are

At Medavie Blue Cross, we foster a culture of openness, understanding and a sense of belonging where everyone can bring their true selves to work. Nearly 70% of our management roles are held by women and we’re committed to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace where everyone is valued for who they are and what they contribute. We will accommodate people with disabilities during the recruitment, selection and hiring processes.

 

What we offer

If you live our values and deliver results, you’ll experience meaningful, rewarding work in a purpose-centred, inclusive organization that provides:

Flexible work options: We want you to work where you work best. We offer work from home, from the office, or a hybrid of the two, while ensuring you feel connected to your team and to our purpose. Our flexibility goes beyond location. We also have flexible working hours and part-time options available.

Competitive compensation: We believe in rewarding our employees for the skills they bring to their jobs and the results they deliver. This includes competitive compensation that will reflect your experience and expertise and annual performance-based incentives, a 100% employer-matched defined contribution pension plan, an employee RRSP, one-on-one financial counselling, vacation and personal days to help you rest, refuel and balance your life.

Career Growth: Internal talent mobility and growth are an integral part of our success. Employees are empowered to own their career development and have rewarding experiences in a variety of work areas. Supportive leadership will encourage and coach you to maximize your potential so you can access multiple learning pathways to develop. Our leadership development program and other programs, such as mentoring, performance-based management and education assistance, are offered to provide employees with an environment of lifelong learning.

 

Outstanding benefits: Wellbeing is at the centre of everything we do and this starts with our employees. To help you take a proactive approach to your health, we provide:

  • Comprehensive benefits to support you and your family, including fully paid premiums for medical, dental and vision insurance
  • Extensive mental health support (including virtual care options and an employee family assistance program)
  • Health spending and personal wellness accounts that allow you to claim everything from art gallery memberships to Wi-Fi, fitness membership discounts, and more
  • A digital rewards and recognition program to support and empower you on your wellbeing journey
  • Family-friendly and inclusive benefits like maternity and paternity leave top-up, gender affirmation support and fertility coverage to support your growing family