Associate Consultant (Entry Level), Medicaid Financing - Southeast Region

About Sellers Dorsey

Sellers Dorsey is a leading and fast-growing national healthcare consulting firm specializing in Medicaid financing, policy, and operations. We deliver impactful outcomes for our clients with a combination of technical expertise and deep understanding of public policy, government, and national and local political landscape. Together with its clients, Sellers Dorsey realizes opportunities that enhance the bottom-line and ultimately improve the lives of people and is committed to expanding access to healthcare in the US.

Sellers Dorsey’s Southeast region practice group collaborates with practice leaders to develop, refine, and bring new products and services to the market, identifying potential targets for acquisitions and leveraging policy and healthcare expertise to create new solutions and needs for the Firm. They support a portfolio involving financial and policy initiatives connected to supplemental payment projects in the Medicaid Financing and Strategic Consulting portfolio. They also work on engagements from program design to implementation, collaborating with clients and team members on initiatives in Medicaid financing, managed care, and provider policy and reimbursement.

About The Role

Sellers Dorsey's Southeast region practice group is seeking an Associate Consultant ideally based in Florida to support the timely and effective delivery of client services. This entry level position is the first step in a career path for future personal and professional growth at the firm. As an Associate Consultant, you will develop skills relating to healthcare policy, strategy, reimbursement and project management. Your responsibilities include supporting Directors, Associate Directors, Senior Consultants and Consultants as part of a team, including coordinating action items across the internal team, preparing for and debriefing internal and external meetings, tracking next steps, and researching policies including state/federal laws and regulations to understand current issues and health reform priorities. As an Associate Consultant, you will also conduct topical research, draft written and oral summaries of analyses, and provide support for other project management related tasks as needed.

This role potentially requires some travels.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and debrief internal and external meetings as directed by the Director, Associate Director, and Senior Consultant.
• Maintain and organize client deliverables and project timelines in an accessible and shared drive for all team members.
• Assist with meeting, conference, panel, etc. planning and coordination.
• Assume increasing levels of responsibility related to project and client management as directed by the Director, Associate Director, and Senior Consultant.
• Achieve personal performance goals and build relationships/mentorships with other staff.
• During client facing meetings, draft client deliverables as directed by the Director, Associate Director, and Senior Consultant.
• Research federal and state regulatory policies and keep up to date on state/federal/industry trends.
  
  

Key Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, health policy, public policy or a related discipline required. Master's degree preferred.
• Experience in health care or human services is preferred.
• Knowledge of state health agencies, e.g., Medicaid, public health, health insurance, and the Affordable Care Act is a plus.
• Knowledge of project management principles and practices is a plus.
• Knowledge of Medicaid financing is a real plus.
• Working knowledge of Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint is required.
  
  

Other Requirements

• Demonstrated oral and written communication skills including ability to produce concise summaries of technical material and develop client deliverables.
• Demonstrated secondary research skills including knowledge of major publicly-available resources useful to background research for Medicaid and other healthcare programs.
• Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills with the ability to exercise mature judgment.
• Highly efficient, flexible, and motivated.
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently and in teams.
• Ability to interact professionally with team members and clients.
• Detail oriented, with experience organizing and coordinating the work of others. Previous project and task management experience is strongly desired.
• Ability to be an active listener in meetings and discussions with clients, strategic partners and fellow employees.
  
  

Compensation & Benefits

The anticipated salary range for candidates is between $55,000/year and $68,000/year. The final pay offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to the type and years of experience within the job, the type of years and experience within the industry, the candidate’s education, and the candidate’s market location. Typically, candidates are not hired near the top of the range and compensation decisions are made based upon Sellers Dorsey’s Total Compensation Policies & Guidelines. The successful candidate will also be eligible to participate in our annual Corporate Incentive Plan (CIP) that can range to up to 6% of annual salary.

Provided they meet all eligibility requirements under the applicable plan documents, the successful candidate (and their eligible dependents) will be eligible to enroll in group healthcare plans that offer medical, dental, and vision and for insurance plans offering short term disability, long term disability, and basic life. Employees are also able to enroll in Sellers Dorsey’s 401k plan provided they meet plan requirements. Sellers Dorsey offers a Flexible Time Off that allows employees to use what they need. Additionally, we offer 10 paid holidays throughout the calendar year, paid time off for qualifying medical leave, and up to 12 weeks of combined paid parental and bonding leave. The foregoing benefits and paid time off, including an employee’s eligibility therefore, will be controlled by applicable plan documents and Sellers Dorsey policy.

This is intended to provide a general description of benefits and other compensation and is not a substitute for applicable plan documents or company policies.

Sellers Dorsey is an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at HumanResources@sellersdorsey.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e-mail address.

This position requires that you be fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Requests for reasonable accommodation on the basis of disability and/or sincerely held religious beliefs will be provided subject to undue hardship.

Sellers Dorsey maintains a Drug-Free workplace.