Senior Strategic Advisor, Medicaid Quality, Population Health, VBC Expertise

• Lead and deliver complex or high-risk client work across multiple concurrent engagements
• Serve as lead technical or subject-matter expert on assigned initiatives
• Partner strategically with senior-level client stakeholders to drive satisfaction, trust, engagement, and retention
• Advise clients on healthcare clinical performance, quality, and value-based care issues
• Champion the Contract Performance Optimization Offering
• Support development of the 105% Quality Programs offering from concept through testing
• Identify opportunities for expanded client support based on client needs, organizational priorities, policy changes, and VBC or clinical performance challenges
• Lead internal innovation workgroups and refine new approaches
• Participate in sales discussions and scope development as a technical expert
• Shape solutions and estimate effort for complex pursuits
• Monitor quality, population health, and regulatory trends to identify offerings, market opportunities, and client needs
• Refine service lines, develop reusable tools and frameworks, and shape market messaging
• Build professional networks across payers, providers, state agencies, and industry associations
• Contribute to white papers, conference presentations, and events
• Make strategic decisions affecting client outcomes in complex or novel circumstances
• Lead multi-workstream engagements by aligning delivery teams, setting expectations, managing timelines, and ensuring quality outputs
• Manage scope, communication protocols, and risk mitigation
• Coach and provide technical guidance to junior and mid-level staff on quality program design, VBC strategy, and measurement
• Support talent development by modeling consultative behavior, strategic thinking, and collaboration

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Public Policy, Public Administration, Public Health, or Health Administration
• 15 or more combined years in a public healthcare policy management role and/or healthcare consulting industry with a strong sales component
• Extensive experience in healthcare quality, population health, VBC leadership, Medicaid finance, Medicaid services, healthcare policy, or related consulting or governmental environments
• Deep knowledge of national and state quality programs, including HEDIS, CMS Stars, CAHPS, QRS, and CMS payment models such as AHEAD
• Proficiency with population health frameworks, risk adjustment, and quality analytics
• Recognized technical credibility and judgment in high-stakes environments
• Demonstrated ability to deliver complex client work independently and serve as a trusted senior advisor
• Proven experience and results in public health financing and policy advocacy
• Executive or Administrator experience leading teams to design, execute, and implement significant changes for state Medicaid programs, healthcare providers, and managed care organizations
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Effective cross-organizational collaboration, relationship-building skills, and consultative approach
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including explaining complex technical terms clearly
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work effectively independently and in teams
• Experience delivering services on several projects simultaneously
• Time management skills

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in healthcare quality, population health, and value-based care, with a strong focus on client engagement and satisfaction. Proven ability to lead complex projects, develop innovative solutions, and provide strategic guidance in public healthcare policy and consulting.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Healthcare Quality Expertise
• Value-Based Care Leadership
• Public Health Financing
• Population Health Frameworks
• Client Engagement Strategy

Hard Skills

• Healthcare Policy Management
• Quality Analytics
• Risk Adjustment
• Medicaid Finance
• HEDIS Knowledge
• CMS Payment Models
• Project Management
• Consultative Behavior
• Analytical Skills
• Time Management

Soft Skills

• Cross-Organizational Collaboration
• Relationship-Building
• Effective Communication
• Problem-Solving
• Independent Work

Industry Keywords

• Public Healthcare
• Quality Programs
• Medicaid Services
• Healthcare Consulting
• Policy Advocacy

Tools & Technologies

• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint