Consultant, Ohio Medicaid Financial & Policy Initiatives (Project Management) - Remote

About Sellers Dorsey

Sellers Dorsey is a leading and fast-growing national healthcare consulting firm specializing in Medicaid financing, policy, and operations. We deliver impactful outcomes for our clients with a combination of technical expertise and deep understanding of public policy, government, and national and local political landscape. Together with its clients, Sellers Dorsey realizes opportunities that enhance the bottom-line and ultimately improve the lives of people and is committed to expanding access to healthcare in the US. 

Our National Medicaid Financing Practice (NMF) works with clients such as states, counties, health systems, safety net hospitals, academic medical centers, physicians, nursing facilities and medical schools navigate the opportunities to strengthen their Medicaid business through the conception, creation and implementation of programs designed to increase Medicaid reimbursement and leverage their unique capacities to deliver on the quality and value propositions growing in Medicaid.  Our teams work together to ensure that technical, policy and political solutions are created to ensure successful results for our clients, particularly in the area of Medicaid financing.  

About the Role

Sellers Dorsey is seeking a Consultant for the Ohio State-Based Team within the National Medicaid Financing (NMF) practice who will support a portfolio that involves financial and policy initiatives connected to directed payment projects contained within the National Medicaid Finance portfolio. The Consultant provides project management services to project teams and is responsible for ensuring the timely and effective delivery of technical, policy and political solutions created to ensure successful results for our clients, particularly in the area of Medicaid financing. The Consultant supports the Managing Director, Director and Associate Director. The responsibilities will include managing detailed project schedules and workplans, timelines and strategies related to client engagements and managing workflows with project teams to ensure timely completion of client deliverables. Sellers Dorsey core values are Accountability, Growth, Openness, Respect, and Well-being, which we practice for ourselves and our clients, every day. This is a full-time remote position.

Key Responsibilities

• Tracks the progression of project components. Documents important decisions, next steps, and outcomes of the projects.
• Produce or assist in the production of client deliverables.
• Assist with projects requiring quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis; collect, analyze, and summarize the data and findings into concise, usable reports.
• Assist with meeting, conference, panel, hearing, etc. planning and coordination. Prepare for and participate in both internal team and external client meetings, as requested.
• Conduct research and literature reviews using appropriate industry publications and databases; analyze findings that confirm the application of various healthcare policies, programs and technology.

Key Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 3-7 years in a public healthcare policy administration role and/or in the healthcare consulting industry; advanced degree in Public Policy, Public Administration, Public Health, Health Administration, business, economics or MBA preferred (or additional relevant experience in lieu of such advanced degree) and 2-3 years of progressively responsible work experience in health or human services policy research, consulting and/or in a service delivery environment.
• Previous project/task management experience strongly desired; attention to detail, a must.
• Experience delivering services on several projects simultaneously required.
• Experience with Medicaid preferred.
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Share Point, and Asana required.

Other Requirements

• Excellent oral and written communication skills including relaying complex technical terms in an easy-to-understand manner.
• Ability to interact professionally with clients and other outside audiences.
• Experience organizing and coordinating the work of others.
• Professional writing experience is highly desirable.
• The ability to work independently and in teams.