Medicaid Eligibility Program Lead

Personnel Consulting Group; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Personnel Consulting Group is sourcing a Medicaid Eligibility Project Manager for a minority woman-owned boutique consultancy serving the Gulf South. The role focuses on keeping complex eligibility work on track from plan to go-live, with a strong emphasis on policy changes and risk management to ensure members receive the coverage they qualify for.

You will lead cross-functional teams, manage vendor and state agency interfaces, and surface risks early to enable on-time delivery under federal

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management experience, including large, multi-stakeholder technology or policy implementations.
• 3+ years of experience on Medicaid eligibility, enrollment, or other public assistance programs.
• Experience with state agencies, vendors, and federal requirements.
• Strong planning, RAID management, and reporting skills using MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira, or similar tools.
• Experience with Agile, waterfall, and hybrid delivery approaches.

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 community engagement provisions and more frequent renewals, within deadlines.
• Coordinate with eligibility system vendors, managed care organizations, and programs like SNAP and MMIS.
• Facilitate status meetings, steering committees, and working sessions, and document decisions and 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, including federal documentation where applicable.
• Support testing, readiness, training, and go-live planning for eligibility staff and members.

Skills

Project management

RAID management

Stakeholder management

Agile methodologies

Policy implementations

Tools

Microsoft Project

Smartsheet

Jira

Job description

Personnel Consulting Group is sourcing a Medicaid Eligibility Project Manager for a minority woman-owned boutique consultancy serving the Gulf South. The role focuses on keeping complex eligibility work on track from plan to go-live, with a strong emphasis on policy changes and risk management to ensure members receive the coverage they qualify for.

You will lead cross-functional teams, manage vendor and state agency interfaces, and surface risks early to enable on-time delivery under federal