Senior Health Policy Consultant – Medicaid

Role Overview

• Understand Medicaid client needs and problems, project implications, and potential solutions, and communicate understanding of these issues to effectively facilitate client action
• Design and outline proposals to help existing and prospective Medicaid clients meet their health policy objectives, effectively communicate approaches, and refine them, as appropriate, based on discussions with clients
• As proposals are won and work needs require, recruit and manage additional staff with appropriate levels of experience and skill
• Develop recommendations and propose solutions to client issues, including preparing and presenting reports summarizing results, describing analyses and methods, and discussing limitations
• Build and sustain strong relationships with clients and become a trusted advisor to clients’ senior leadership team
• Manage annual net client charges of at least 1,700 times the Senior Consultant hourly billing rate, part of which is self-developed
• Effectively manage project staff, budgets, deadlines, and billing (charge off ratio less than 5% of gross charges on client work)
• Provide internal and external insight and guidance regarding health policy analysis and proposals
• Review work product developed by project teams and prepare/approve final client communications
• Understand financial models, healthcare data, and other pertinent information supporting policy and analytical results
• Delegate and teach effectively; perform less than 10% of the technical work on a project
• Provide effective peer review of colleagues’ work product
• Assure compliance with the firm and practice quality standards and other applicable policies
• Delegate technical project work to less experienced staff while providing strategic and technical guidance and feedback throughout the project
• Facilitate staff development through knowledge and idea sharing
• Develop staff by providing timely project feedback on every project
• Support the Development of New Sales Revenue (at least 200 hours annually)
• Support the development of new clients and health policy projects through marketing and networking activities
• Expand existing client relationships into new markets or lines of business
• Participate on multiple market segment committees
• Complete at least two activities per year to promote the Milliman Brand externally (speaking, articles, etc.)
• Support the General Management of the Practice
• Spend at least 50 hours annually on general management activities (recruiting, serving on committees, supervising, quality, administration, etc.)
• Contribute to Milliman Research (Spend at least 100 hours per year on non-billable health policy research)
• Meet or exceed annual client billable hour expectations (1,200 hours)

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; graduate degree in health policy or law degree preferred
• 15+ years of health experience and broad understanding of health policy
• Experience building a team and a block of business in a consulting environment
• Able to achieve Milliman Signature Authority within 18 months
• Basic proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and Power Point.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision – Coverage for employees, dependents, and domestic partners.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – Confidential support for personal and work-related challenges.
• 401(k) Plan – Includes a company matching program and profit-sharing contributions.
• Discretionary Bonus Program – Recognizing employee contributions.
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) – Pre-tax savings for dependent care, transportation, and eligible medical expenses.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) – Begins accruing on the first day of work. Full-time employees accrue 15 days per year, and employees working less than full-time accrue PTO on a prorated basis.
• Holidays – A minimum of 10 observed holidays per year.
• Family Building Benefits – Includes adoption and fertility assistance.
• Paid Parental Leave – Up to 12 weeks of paid leave for employees who meet eligibility criteria.
• Life Insurance & AD&D – 100% of premiums covered by Milliman.
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability – Fully paid by Milliman.