MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
Experience: Three years of experience evaluating, analyzing, researching and developing health care services, policies and programs.

DESIRED OR PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

The desired candidate should possess the following:

• Experience with project management
• Experience with data analysis
• Experience with Medicaid programs and policies
• Experience with Medicaid Management Information Systems (MMIS)

The main purpose of this position is to design, evaluate, analyze and research projects in order to improve the Programs in the Office of Medical Benefits Management (OMBM), for the Director, as well as across the three administrations: Medical Care Programs Administration, the Acute Care Administration (ACA) and the Behavioral Health Unit (BHU). This position is responsible for initiating, planning, designing and executing the projects to determine programmatic and fiscal impact in OMBM. The position serves as an expert consultant and technical advisor on strategic health policy regarding delivery, evaluation and financing issues to the OMBM Director and Deputy Directors, Deputy Medicaid Director, Deputy Secretary of Health Care Financing and Medicaid Director, and other Executive staff. This position also provides technical support to other areas of the Medicaid program and state and private agencies in order to coordinate and implement these policies and projects. This position leads at least one Health Policy Analyst and may work under a hybrid in-office/telework schedule as recommended and approved by the Director, OMBM.