Medicaid Eligibility Program Manager

Essenti Talent; Jackson (MS); Presencial; USD 85.000 - 125.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Essenti Talent seeks a Medicaid Eligibility Project Manager to keep complex eligibility work on track from plan to go-live. You will align state leaders, vendors, and delivery teams to surface risks early and ensure members receive the coverage they qualify for.

The role requires strong planning, RAID management, and the ability to manage changes, budgets, and regulatory updates such as CMS and H.R.1 provisions within deadlines, while communicating clearly to executives and technical teams.

Formación

• 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 working with state agencies, vendors, and federal requirements.
• Strong planning, RAID management, and reporting skills using Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, or similar tools.
• Experience with Agile, waterfall, and hybrid delivery approaches.
• Clear, calm communication with executives, policy experts, and technical teams.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Responsabilidades

• 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 disciplined RAID log, escalating early and clearly.
• Lead implementation of new federal and state requirements, including H.R. 1 provisions such as community engagement requirements and more frequent renewals, within mandated deadlines.
• Coordinate with eligibility system vendors, managed care organizations, and adjacent programs such as SNAP and MMIS.
• Facilitate status meetings, steering committees, and working sessions, and document decisions and action items.
• 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 funding documentation where applicable.
• Support testing, readiness, training, and go-live planning so changes land smoothly for eligibility staff and members.

Conocimientos

Stakeholder management

Planning

RAID management

Reporting

Executive communication

Educación

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Herramientas

Microsoft Project

Smartsheet

Jira

Descripción del empleo

Essenti Talent seeks a Medicaid Eligibility Project Manager to keep complex eligibility work on track from plan to go-live. You will align state leaders, vendors, and delivery teams to surface risks early and ensure members receive the coverage they qualify for.

The role requires strong planning, RAID management, and the ability to manage changes, budgets, and regulatory updates such as CMS and H.R.1 provisions within deadlines, while communicating clearly to executives and technical teams.