Medicaid Eligibility Program Manager

Launching Point; Jackson (MS); Presencial; USD 85.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Launching Point is seeking a Medicaid Eligibility Project Manager to lead complex eligibility initiatives from plan to go-live. You will structure fast-moving policy changes, align state leaders, vendors, and delivery teams, and surface risks early to enable on-time delivery for members’ coverage.

You will plan and manage Medicaid eligibility and enrollment projects, coordinate across agencies and vendors, and manage scope, budgets, and deadlines while ensuring readiness and successful go-lives.

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.
• 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 and operational improvements.
• Build and maintain integrated project plans across state agency, vendor, and delivery teams.
• Manage risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies, and decisions through a RAID log.
• 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 and actions.
• Prepare clear status reports and executive briefings on progress, risks, and decisions.
• Manage scope, change requests, and budget against contract and funding requirements.
• Support testing, readiness, training, and go-live planning.

Conocimientos

Project management

RAID management

Planning & scheduling

Executive communication

Coordination

Policy & stakeholder alignment

Risk management

Delivery governance

Educación

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Herramientas

Microsoft Project

Smartsheet

Jira

Descripción del empleo

Launching Point is seeking a Medicaid Eligibility Project Manager to lead complex eligibility initiatives from plan to go-live. You will structure fast-moving policy changes, align state leaders, vendors, and delivery teams, and surface risks early to enable on-time delivery for members’ coverage.

You will plan and manage Medicaid eligibility and enrollment projects, coordinate across agencies and vendors, and manage scope, budgets, and deadlines while ensuring readiness and successful go-lives.