Managing Director, Medicaid
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American Institutes for ResearchHealth Policy Research
Candidates hired for the position may work remotely within the United States (U.S.) or from one of our U.S. office locations. This does not include U.S. territories.Full-TimeManager
Salary189,000 - 231,000 USD per year
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Job Details
- Experience
- 10–15 years of leadership or management experience
Requirements
- PhD or MA in health economics, public health, public policy, biostatistics, or related social science or quantitative discipline.
- 10–15 years of leadership or management experience in Medicaid policy, health data analytics, or federal health program work.
- Experience serving as a Managing Director or equivalent on complex contracts involving Medicaid data analysis, evaluation, and policy research.
- Expert knowledge of Medicaid program structures, financing, policy priorities, and federal-state partnership requirements.
- Proven record leading large-scale Medicaid analytics or applied policy research initiatives.
- Deep technical expertise in Medicaid data systems and analytics, including T-MSIS, MAX data, and encounter data.
- Proficiency in analytic methods such as risk adjustment, propensity scoring, difference-in-differences, interrupted time series, and predictive modeling.
- Demonstrated success leading federal proposal development and contributing to winning bids in health policy domains.
- Experience overseeing large, complex contracts including fiscal stewardship and risk management.
- Ability to provide executive-level technical leadership and translate complex data for federal and state clients.
Responsibilities
- Set the strategic direction for a portfolio of federal and state Medicaid policy and data analytics initiatives, spanning analytic design, data infrastructure, performance monitoring, and reporting.
- Provide executive oversight across the full analytics lifecycle, guiding multidisciplinary teams on analytic conceptualization, data specification, methodology, validation, and policy-relevant reporting.
- Serve as a senior strategic advisor to federal and state clients, particularly CMS/CMCS and state Medicaid agencies, shaping analytic approaches and strengthening long-term partnerships.
- Develop business development strategies and lead proposal pursuits, including conceptualizing bid strategies and developing analytic approaches.
- Supervise, mentor, and coach task leads, analysts, researchers, and operational staff to build high-performing project teams.
- Represent AIR in stakeholder meetings, conferences, and technical discussions related to Medicaid data and policy.
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