Federal Medicaid Analyst, Project Manager (Remote Eligible)

We currently have an opening for Federal Medicaid Analyst, Project Manager with a strong interest in project management in our Medicaid/Marketplace project area. This advisory services role blends project management and technical assistance. As such, we are seeking a prospective employee with a passion for project management and an interest in improving public health insurance program operations and health care delivery. In particular, we are looking for individuals who can support current and emerging work across any number of areas related to monitoring and improving Medicaid programs such as: eligibility and enrollment, section 1115 demonstrations, long-term services and supports, measures of delivery and quality of services for beneficiaries, data analytics and reporting, financing, and monitoring and outcomes of innovative programs and policies. Federal Medicaid Analyst, Project Managers work on a variety of projects spanning policy and programmatic areas and are likely to work on 2-3 projects at a time. Candidates do not need to have experience in all of these areas but should have experience in at least one of them.

A Day in the Life:

Project Manager Analysts typically work across 2-3 projects, collaborating with matrixed teams to deliver high-quality client products, technical assistance, and operational support. They bring strong communication and organization to their work as they navigate developments on fast-paced projects, coordinate with colleagues, and manage competing priorities. They bring a proactive mindset to identifying process improvements and supporting their implementation. The variety of work also provides opportunities to learn about new policies and programs while strengthening operational and project management skills. 

Across all projects, Federal Medicaid Analyst, Project Managers are expected to:

• Provide the direction and organization needed to help keep Medicaid projects on time and on budget and facilitate communications among the internal project team with subcontractors, and with clients.
• Conduct project management activities, such as helping project directors plan and manage complex projects and designing, implementing, and monitoring tools and processes to help organize data and manage teams.
• Perform analyses of projects to monitor and evaluate project performance and progress, including monitoring project costs and resource utilization, assessing earned value, and overseeing subcontractors.
• Implement and maintain project collaboration and knowledge management tools, including Microsoft Project schedules, SharePoint websites, Jira workflows, Confluence spaces, and Excel spreadsheets.
• Provide technical assistance to state and federal health agencies, grantees, or healthcare providers, for example by designing webinars, responding to questions from these or other relevant entities, or creating reporting tools.
• Draft workplans, client memos, technical documentation, proposals and other contractual deliverables, such as case studies or data dictionaries.