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Managing Director, Medicaid
US-Remote · Director
Sponsorship not specified$10k-$15kDetected 7 days ago
Data AnalysisProject ManagementBusiness DevelopmentPublic HealthResearchLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationMentoringPublic SpeakingBiostatistics
About the role
- Candidates hired for the position may work remotely within the United States (U.S.) or from one of our U.S. office locations.
- We generate evidence and apply data-driven solutions that expand opportunities and improve lives for all.
Responsibilities
- Set the strategic direction for a portfolio of federal and state Medicaid policy and data analytics initiatives, spanning analytic design, data infrastructure, performance monitoring, and reporting, and ensure alignment with evolving Medicaid program priorities and regulatory requirements.
- Leading or contributing to proposal pursuits: conceptualizing bid strategies, developing analytic and monitoring approaches, drafting proposal content, and conducting technical reviews
- Cultivating and maintaining relationships with potential partners, funders, and clients.
- Assessing staff capacity and helping align resources to support both project delivery and new business pursuits.
- Supervise and mentor task leads, analysts, researchers, TA specialists, and operational staff to build strong, high-performing project teams.
- Provide coaching and support to rising project leaders in effective project management, quality assurance, client communication, and staff supervision.
- Collaborate with AIR's communications teams to translate Medicaid analytic findings into publications, briefs, and presentations for policy and technical audiences.
- In this role, the MD will set the technical and strategic direction for Medicaid data analytics work-overseeing analytic design and implementation, data acquisition and management, performance monitoring, and technical assistance (TA)-and will partner with senior leadership to pursue new opportunities and strengthen AIR's position as a leader in federal and state Medicaid analytics.
Requirements
- Expert knowledge of Medicaid program structures, financing, policy priorities, and federal-state partnership requirements, including managed care, fee-for-service, waiver programs (1115), and value-based payment models.
- Experience overseeing large, complex contracts and portfolios, including fiscal stewardship, risk management, staffing strategies, and operational systems consistent with federal contracting requirements.
- Proven record leading large-scale Medicaid analytics or applied policy research initiatives, including authorship and review of technical deliverables and presentation of findings to policy and technical audiences.
- Education, Knowledge, and Experience
- PhD or MA in health economics, public health, public policy, biostatistics, or a related social science or quantitative discipline.
- 10-15 years of leadership or management experience in Medicaid policy, health data analytics, or federal health program work.
- Successful experience serving as a Managing Director or equivalent on complex contracts involving Medicaid data analysis, program evaluation, performance monitoring, TA, and/or policy research.
- Experience working with or for CMS/CMCS, state Medicaid agencies, or similar federal and state health agencies.
- Demonstrated success leading federal proposal development and contributing to winning bids in Medicaid or related health policy domains.
- Demonstrated success leading multidisciplinary, mission-driven teams, including staff, subcontractors, and consultants, and aligning technical work with broader Medicaid program objectives.
Skills
- Proficiency in analytic methods applicable to Medicaid populations a
Compensation
- $10k-$15k
Benefits
- Contribute to AIR's visibility and reputation in Medicaid data analytics, federal health program monitoring, and TA.
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