State Lead Project Manager

February 28

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Applied Research and Analytics • Health IT • Continuing Education • Medicare and Medicaid • Behavioral Health

201 - 500

Description

• Plan, manage, and execute Medicare-Medicaid projects with states from beginning to end, within budget and time constraints. • Manage processes for budgets, timelines, technical documentation, project briefings and reviews, and take ownership of all contract deliverables and program success. • Provide professional client interface, ensure responsiveness to client requirements and concerns. • Manage a diverse team of partners within State Medicaid leadership and staff, as well as State Aging Agency and Disability Agency leadership and staff, state contractors, and AMMS subcontractors. • Effectively lead partnership efforts to initiate and sustain collaboration among project partners and stakeholders. • Engage stakeholders and manage stakeholder interface. • Manage and oversee technical assistance, support and staff extension services provided to states to implement better programs for dually eligible individuals. • Negotiate and oversee contracts with health plans and other entities on behalf of the state • Create briefs, reports, blogs, presentations, and other written documents to articulate the progress and value of the work. • Review the work of team members to ensure the highest standards of quality. • Continually identify lessons learned, evaluate completed tasks, and make process improvements based upon successful and unsuccessful project elements. • Develop best practices for AMMS. • Continue to foster and develop relationships with organizations relevant to Medicare-Medicaid integration work and strategy efforts. • Engage stakeholders and policymakers to promote shared commitments and coordinate efforts with related programs in ways to maximize and sustain dual integration initiatives and programs.

Requirements

• MPH or related advanced degree from an accredited college or university in Healthcare Administration, or related field preferred. • Prefer five (5) years of experience in managing multi-faceted projects. • Experience leading senior professionals and staff with a collaborative, team-oriented style toward objectives consistent with the role described above. • Experience managing project budgets, plans, teams and complex time-sensitive deliverables and deadlines. • Proven track record leading, thinking strategically, innovating, acting with integrity, and exceeding client expectations. • Strong analytical/critical thinking skills, and content area knowledge and expertise related to Medicaid and Medicare preferred. • Knowledge of various continuous quality improvement frameworks and processes. • Solid proficiency in the use of all basic office software applications (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).

Benefits

• Paid time off • Tuition reimbursement • 401k (3% employer contribution plus opportunity for gainsharing) • Flexible work environment