Medicaid Project Manager/Policy and Program Expert, Senior Consultant

BerryDunn is seeking a Senior Consultant to join our Medicaid Practice Group. In this role, you will leverage your leadership and Medicaid program and policy skills to help Medicaid agencies improve health and lives by leading projects focused on waiver and state plan amendment design, development, and implementation.

Responsibilities:

• Use your knowledge and experience to provide project management, subject matter knowledge and leadership; this includes helping develop client deliverables such as program and policy recommendations, state plan and waiver amendments, complex analysis, ongoing status reports, data and technical strategy plans, and presentations
• Build relationships with project team members including client contacts, stakeholders, federal partners, and vendor contacts. You’ll also communicate project and delivery status to our clients, team members, and other stakeholders. Oversee the work of junior colleagues and provide guidance around schedule, scope, and deliverable for team members reporting to you
• Develop your own career plan and mentor BerryDunn team members through partnered practice, knowledge sharing, and collaborating on project deliverables. Participate in marketing and business development activities, such as writing blog posts, attending conferences, reviewing Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and assisting with go/no-go decision-making

Requirements:

• 5 years relevant professional experience in state or federal government, healthcare, and/or consulting
• Minimum of 3 years' experience working directly for, or consulting directly with, a State Medicaid agency
• Significant experience working with the Medicaid program and policy, in one or more of the following areas: Developing and /or implementing Medicaid policy and programs, Interpreting and analyzing federal laws and regulations, documenting recommendations for achieving compliance, Supporting skills such as stakeholder engagement, research, and meeting facilitation, Alternative experience working for managed care plans and/or state Medicaid managed care plans, or other relevant stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience with project management and problem solving for clients as well as using critical thinking skills to adapt to changing priorities in a deadline-focused environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication and client relationship building skills
• Bachelor's degree or years of experience in substitution for a degree