Medicaid Eligibility IT Project Lead

MedTeam Staffing Inc.; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

MedTeam Staffing Inc. seeks a Medicaid Eligibility Project Manager to lead complex eligibility initiatives from planning to go-live.

You will structure responses to policy changes, align state leaders, vendors, and delivery teams, and surface risks early to resolve them, ensuring members receive coverage they qualify for. You will coordinate across state agencies, vendors, and adjacent programs such as SNAP and MMIS, maintaining schedules, budgets, and risk logs.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management experience in large, multi-stakeholder technology or policy implementations.
• 3+ years of Medicaid eligibility, enrollment, or public assistance program experience.
• Experience working with state agencies, vendors, and federal requirements.
• Strong planning, RAID management, and reporting using project tools (MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira).
• Experience with Agile, waterfall, and hybrid delivery approaches.
• Clear, calm communication with executives, policy experts, and technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage Medicaid eligibility and enrollment projects, including system changes, policy implementations, and operational improvements.
• Build and maintain integrated project plans, schedules, and milestones across state agency, vendor, and delivery teams.
• Manage risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies, and decisions through a RAID log, escalating early and clearly.
• Lead implementation of new federal and state requirements, including CMS provisions and renewals, within deadlines.
• Coordinate with eligibility system vendors, managed care organizations, and adjacent programs like SNAP/MMIS.
• Facilitate status meetings, steering committees, and working sessions; document actions.
• Prepare clear status reports and executive briefings on progress, risks, and decisions needed.
• Manage scope, change requests, and budget against contract and funding requirements.
• Support testing, readiness, training, and go-live planning for eligibility staff and members.

Skills

Project planning

RAID management

Microsoft Project

Smartsheet

Jira

Agile

Hybrid delivery

Executive comms

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Project

Smartsheet

Jira

Job description

MedTeam Staffing Inc. seeks a Medicaid Eligibility Project Manager to lead complex eligibility initiatives from planning to go-live.

You will structure responses to policy changes, align state leaders, vendors, and delivery teams, and surface risks early to resolve them, ensuring members receive coverage they qualify for. You will coordinate across state agencies, vendors, and adjacent programs such as SNAP and MMIS, maintaining schedules, budgets, and risk logs.