Managing Director, Medicaid

Jobtailor; Deutschland; Vor Ort; EUR 120.000 - 180.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Jobtailor is seeking an accomplished leader to direct a portfolio of Medicaid policy and data analytics initiatives for federal and state clients. You will guide analytic design, data infrastructure, performance monitoring, and reporting, while ensuring rigorous methodology and compliant contracting practices.

You will serve as a senior strategic advisor to CMS/CMCS and state Medicaid agencies, shaping approaches, managing risk, and cultivating long-term partnerships.

Qualifikationen

• 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.
• Experience serving as a Managing Director or equivalent on complex contracts involving Medicaid data analysis, program evaluation, and policy research.
• Experience working with CMS/CMCS, state Medicaid agencies, or similar federal and state health agencies.
• Proven success leading federal proposal development and contributing to winning bids in Medicaid or related health policy domains.
• Expert knowledge of Medicaid program structures, financing, policy priorities, and federal-state partnership requirements.
• Experience overseeing large, complex contracts and portfolios with fiscal stewardship and risk management.
• Proven record leading large‑scale Medicaid analytics or applied policy research initiatives.

Aufgaben

• Set the strategic direction for a portfolio of Medicaid policy and data analytics initiatives, spanning design, data infrastructure, performance monitoring, and reporting.
• Provide executive oversight across the analytics lifecycle, guiding multidisciplinary teams on conceptualization, data specification, methodology, and policy-relevant reporting.
• Serve as a senior strategic advisor to federal and state clients, shaping analytic approaches and strengthening long-term partnerships.
• Lead business development strategies for established and new growth areas, coordinating pursuit plans and pipelines.
• Supervise and mentor task leads, analysts, researchers, TA specialists, and operational staff.
• Represent AIR in stakeholder meetings, technical discussions, and conferences related to Medicaid data, policy, and program analytics.

Ausbildung

PhD

MA

Jobbeschreibung

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.
• Provide executive oversight across the full analytics lifecycle, guiding multidisciplinary teams on analytic conceptualization, data specification, methodology, validation, and policy-relevant reporting, while ensuring methodological rigor and consistency across projects.
• Serve as a senior strategic advisor to federal and state clients, particularly CMS/CMCS and state Medicaid agencies, shaping analytic approaches, anticipating data and policy risks, and strengthening long-term partnerships.
• Work with AIR’s program area and functional leadership to create a business development strategy for established areas and specific new areas of growth and identify new opportunities, including coordinating pursuit plans and pipelines for opportunities.
• Supervise and mentor task leads, analysts, researchers, TA specialists, and operational staff to build strong, high-performing project teams.
• Represent AIR in stakeholder meetings, technical discussions, and conferences related to Medicaid data, policy, and program analytics.

Requirements

• 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.
• 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.
• Demonstrated success leading multidisciplinary, mission‑driven teams, including staff, subcontractors, and consultants, and aligning technical work with broader Medicaid program objectives.

Hard Skills

• data analytics
• analytic design
• data infrastructure
• performance monitoring
• policy research
• program evaluation
• risk management
• fiscal stewardship
• value‑based payment models
• managed care

Soft Skills

• leadership
• mentoring
• strategic advising
• stakeholder engagement
• team building
• communication
• collaboration
• project management
• analytical thinking
• problem‑solving

Certifications & Qualifications

• PhD
• MA

Industry Keywords

• Medicaid policy
• CMS
• CMCS
• federal health programs
• health data analytics
• waiver programs
• contract management
• federal contracting requirements
• health economics
• public health