Medicaid Provider Compliance Leader & Audit Readiness

CVS Health Corporation; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 54,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Retirement savings options

Paid time off

Job summary

CVS Health Corporation is seeking a strategic Manager of Medicaid Provider Compliance to drive enterprise risk management and ensure regulatory integrity across the organization. This leadership role partners with executives to identify risks, design mitigations, and establish best-in-class audit practices that strengthen data controls and compliance outcomes.

The role requires guiding cross-functional teams, shaping compliance strategy, and delivering sustainable processes to improve

Qualifications

• 7+ years of healthcare compliance, audit, or provider operations experience.
• Experience leading audits, CAPs, and regulatory responses.
• Strong analytical, risk assessment, and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of Medicaid regulations and provider compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Drive enterprise priorities, manages risk, and translates regulatory requirements into business solutions.
• Leads the development and execution of compliance strategies that support contractual, regulatory, and business objectives while promoting a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and risk awareness.
• Serves as a recognized subject matter expert for provider compliance and audit readiness, driving initiatives that improve data integrity, strengthen internal controls, standardize processes, and enhance organizational performance
• Use data and compliance expertise to optimize processes, strengthen controls, and deliver sustainable results.
• Build trusted partnerships, communicates effectively with senior leaders, and influences outcomes across functions.
• Lead enterprise-wide provider compliance, audit preparedness, and regulatory initiatives that support organizational objectives and reduce compliance risk.
• Serve as the primary subject matter expert for complex provider compliance matters, providing strategic guidance to leadership and business partners.
• Develop and execute audit response and remediation strategies that address root causes, improve controls, and drive long-term compliance improvements.
• Influence cross-functional stakeholders and senior leadership to align priorities, resolve challenges, and implement effective compliance solutions.
• Assess emerging regulatory requirements, contractual obligations, and business risks; develop proactive strategies to ensure compliance and operational readiness.
• Lead complex, high-visibility projects spanning multiple departments, ensuring effective governance, accountability, risk management, and successful execution.
• Establish and maintain compliance monitoring frameworks, key performance indicators, and reporting mechanisms to measure compliance effectiveness and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Drive continuous improvement efforts through process redesign, automation opportunities, control optimization, and best practice implementation.
• Provide mentorship, guidance, and technical leadership to analysts and compliance professionals, fostering organizational capability and knowledge development.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with regulators, auditors, health plans, provider relations teams, legal, compliance, and operational leadership.
• Present audit outcomes, compliance risks, trends, and recommendations to senior leadership and executive stakeholders.

Skills

Analytical skills

Risk assessment

Problem solving

Communication

Stakeholder management

Regulatory knowledge

Advanced Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Excel

Job description

CVS Health Corporation is seeking a strategic Manager of Medicaid Provider Compliance to drive enterprise risk management and ensure regulatory integrity across the organization. This leadership role partners with executives to identify risks, design mitigations, and establish best-in-class audit practices that strengthen data controls and compliance outcomes.

The role requires guiding cross-functional teams, shaping compliance strategy, and delivering sustainable processes to improve