Medicaid Eligibility Program Manager

United Future; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

United Future seeks a Medicaid Eligibility Project Manager to steer complex eligibility work from plan to go-live. You will bring structure to policy changes, align state leaders, vendors, and delivery teams, and surface risks early to keep members covered.

You will plan and manage Medicaid eligibility and enrollment projects, coordinate with vendors and programs like SNAP, and lead status reports and executive briefings while keeping scope and funding aligned.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management experience in large, multi-stakeholder technology or policy implementations.
• 3+ years of Medicaid eligibility or public assistance program experience.
• Experience with state agencies, vendors, and federal requirements.
• Proficient in planning, RAID management, and reporting with Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira.
• Experience with Agile, waterfall, and hybrid delivery.
• Clear, calm communication with executives, policy experts, and technical teams.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage Medicaid eligibility and enrollment projects, including system changes and operational improvements.
• Build and maintain integrated project plans across state agencies, vendors, and delivery teams.
• Manage risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies, and decisions through RAID logs.
• Lead implementation of new federal and state requirements within deadlines.
• Coordinate with eligibility system vendors, managed care organizations, and adjacent programs.
• Facilitate status meetings, steering committees, and working sessions; document decisions.
• Prepare status reports and executive briefings on progress, risks, decisions.
• Manage scope, changes, and budget against contract and funding requirements.
• Support testing, readiness, training, and go-live planning.

Skills

RAID management

Microsoft Project

Smartsheet

Jira

Agile delivery

Waterfall delivery

Hybrid delivery

Executive communication

Policy coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

CMS oversight

Job description

United Future seeks a Medicaid Eligibility Project Manager to steer complex eligibility work from plan to go-live. You will bring structure to policy changes, align state leaders, vendors, and delivery teams, and surface risks early to keep members covered.

You will plan and manage Medicaid eligibility and enrollment projects, coordinate with vendors and programs like SNAP, and lead status reports and executive briefings while keeping scope and funding aligned.