Workers' Compensation Manager
Los Angeles, CAJob$109–242K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago
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Job overview
The Workers' Compensation Manager leads the strategy and daily operations of UCLA Health’s Workers' Compensation program. The role balances employee support with claims management, cost containment, regulatory compliance, and safe return-to-work outcomes. The manager leads and develops a team and partners with hospital leadership, Occupational Health, UCOP Risk, and third-party administrators to resolve complex cases, mitigate risk, and improve program performance.
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Description
Support the people who make exceptional patient care possible.
At UCLA Health, caring for our people is essential to caring for our patients. As the Workers' Compensation Manager, you'll play a vital role in supporting the employees who keep our mission moving forward.
In this leadership role, you'll guide the strategy and daily operations of the Workers' Compensation program, balancing compassionate employee support with effective claims management, cost containment, regulatory compliance, and safe, timely return-to-work outcomes. You'll lead and develop a dedicated team while partnering with hospital leadership, Occupational Health, UCOP Risk, and third-party administrators to resolve complex cases, mitigate risk, and continuously improve program performance.
This is an opportunity to combine real-world experience, strategic thinking, operational leadership, and a commitment to employee well-being in an environment where your work makes a meaningful difference. By helping employees navigate workplace injuries and return to work safely, you'll help foster a healthier, more supported workforce-and strengthen the people who care for our patients every day.
The annual salary range for this role is $108,900 to $241,500
Qualifications
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Minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible experience in workers' compensation
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Minimum 5 years of management experience
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Experience managing a Workers' Compensation program within a large healthcare organization, academic medical center, or integrated health system
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Extensive knowledge of CA workers' compensation, disability, and workplace accommodations laws, including the interactive process
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Strong analytical and executive reporting skills using reporting tools, and data visualization platforms
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Workers' Compensation and Disability Management Certification from DMEC and/or IEA or similar strongly preferred.
UCLA Health welcomes all individuals, without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin or disabilities, and we proudly look to each person’s unique achievements and experiences to further set us apart.
How this job compares
Set against the 3,959 open Risk Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$109–242K/yr
- California median$121–211K/yr266 salary ranges
- US median$112–196K/yr2,903 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $175K, is close to the California median midpoint ($177K) — in the middle half of Risk Management salary ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 323 open Risk Management jobs in California and 3,959 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 7 years of experience; Risk Management postings that state a minimum ask for 6 years at the median (3,502 postings).
- Education
- 1,662 of the 3,959 open Risk Management jobs (42%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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