68039495 - Chief Of Medicaid Data Analytics

Requisition No: 854907 

Agency: Agency for Health Care Administration

Working Title: 68039495 - CHIEF OF MEDICAID DATA ANALYTICS

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 68039495 

Salary:  $3,448.28 - $4,980.84 Biweekly 

Posting Closing Date: 06/18/2025 

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Agency Overview:

The Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) is Florida's chief health policy and planning entity.

The Agency is responsible for administering the Florida Medicaid program, the licensure and regulation of nearly 50,000 health care facilities, and empowering consumers through health care transparency initiatives.

 

Under the direction of the Agency Secretary, AHCA is focused on advancing Governor DeSantis’ vision for Florida’s health care system to be the most cost-effective, transparent, and high-quality health care system in the nation.

 

The Medicaid program provides low-income families and individuals with access to health care. 

If you have a desire to use your talent and skills at an organization that provides critical services to millions of individuals and families across the state, AHCA invites you to apply to become an essential member of our team.

As one of Florida’s leading state agencies, AHCA’s diverse workforce community of more than 1,400 employees is proud of its efforts to serve the people of Florida.

 

Agency Objectives:

HIGH QUALITY

Emphasizing quality in all that we do to improve health outcomes, always putting the individual first.

 

TRANSPARENT

Supporting initiatives that promote transparency and empower consumers in making well informed healthcare decisions.

 

COST-EFFECTIVE

Leveraging Florida’s buying power in delivering high quality care at the lowest cost to taxpayers.

 

Position Overview:

This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the quality of health care in Florida.

We are seeking to hire a Chief of Medicaid Data Analytics who desires to work to enhance the delivery of health care services through the Florida Medicaid Program.

This position requires a candidate who is creative, flexible and innovative who will thrive in a fast-paced, team-based work environment.

 

As the Agency hub for analytics, reporting, and data visualization, the Bureau of Medicaid Data Analytics examines critical aspects of Floridians’ health, health care services, and health care costs.

Data Analytics plays a vital role in the managed care rate setting process, health care economics, and health plan evaluation.

Join Data Analytics as we gather, explore, and examine data to provide meaningful, impactful analyses that shape the future of Florida Medicaid.

This role is a dynamic and independent managerial position, where you'll be at the forefront of Florida Medicaid’s business intelligence.

You'll lead health economic and statistical analyses for the Medicaid program, direct actuarial analyses, and provide crucial technical and analytical support for the managed care rate setting process.

Additionally, you'll oversee federal reporting, conduct focused studies, and prepare comprehensive data analyses for the Division of Medicaid.

Your primary responsibilities will include coordinating and motivating staff in the Bureau of Medicaid Data Analytics to ensure smooth operations, compliance with state and federal regulations, and optimized productivity and efficiency when assisting internal and external stakeholders.

 

In this role, you will have the chance to:

Lead and Innovate: Utilize your creativity and flexibility to drive innovative solutions in a fast-paced, team-based environment.

 

Collaborate and Influence: Work closely with various stakeholders to ensure compliance with state and federal mandates while maximizing productivity and efficiency.

 

Analyze and Visualize: Gather, explore, and examine data to create insightful visualizations that depict Medicaid data in an easy-to-digest format.

 

Impact Health Care: Conduct critical analyses of health care services and costs contributing to managed care rate setting, health care economics, and health plan evaluations.

 

This position is an opportunity to be part of a mission-driven organization that is dedicated to providing better health care for all Floridians. If you are passionate about using your talent and skills to make a difference, we invite you to apply and become an essential member of our team.

 

This position is not a remote or telework position; it will have to report to a Field Office or the Headquarters in Tallahassee.

 

Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

 

• State Group Insurance Coverage Options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;

• Flexible Spending Accounts;

• State of Florida retirement options, including employer contributions;

• Generous annual and sick leave benefits;

• 9 paid holidays a year and 1 Personal Holiday each year;

• Career advancement opportunities;

• Tuition waiver for courses offered by Florida’s nationally ranked State University System;

• Training and professional development opportunities;

• And more!

 

For more information about the Bureau of Medicaid Data Analytics, please visit our website at http://ahca.myflorida.com/Medicaid/index.shtml.

 

Join us at the Agency for Health Care Administration in fulfilling our mission to provide “Better Health Care for all Floridians.”

 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Strong knowledge of health care economics or analysis, including directly working with large data sets, preferably in a managed care insurance environment.

• Knowledge of principles and processes involved in business or organizational planning, coordination, and execution. This may include strategic planning, resource allocation, manpower modeling, leadership techniques, and production methods.

• Knowledge of national initiatives related to health care data and health care quality or performance improvement.

• Knowledge of health care economics or analysis, including directly working with large data sets, preferably in a managed care insurance environment.

• Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data.

• Strong knowledge of SQL, SAS, or other programming skills related to data extraction, transformation, and loading.

• Ability to utilize information technology to solve complex problems.

• Ability to organize data into a logical format for presentation in reports, documents and other written material.

• Ability to solve problems and make decisions.

• Ability to manage and supervise professional data analytics managers.

• Ability to manage and supervisor senior managers of the capitation rate process for Florida’s SMMC plans.

• Ability to identify organizational and business processes that must be changed to achieve a goal.

• Ability to motivate, develop, and direct managerial staff.

• Ability to communicate effectively with others verbally and in writing.

• Ability to travel with or without accommodations.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS

• Three years of experience working with SQL, SAS, or other statistical analysis software to manipulate and analyze multi-million record databases.

• Three years of experience managing and supervising subordinate data research professional staff.

• Three years of professional work experience utilizing Excel, Access, or other Database programs.

• Three years of experience working in statistical modeling or a statistical problem-solving environment.

 

• A bachelor’s degree in mathematics, accounting, finance, economics, statistics, actuarial science, or quantitative analytics is preferred and can be substituted for one year of required experience. Professional or non-professional experience in the field of analytics may substitute on a year for year basis for the preferred education.

• Experience presenting/reporting data in the form of speeches, position papers, publications, reports, and other technical writing documents is preferred.

 

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, OR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

N/A

 

CONTACT: RICHARD MANN III 850-412-4210

 

BACKGROUND SCREENING

It is the policy of the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration that any applicant being considered for employment must successfully complete a State and National criminal history check as a condition of employment before beginning employment, and, if applicable, also be screened in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, F.S., and Chapter 408, F.S.  No applicant may begin employment until the background screening results are received, reviewed for any disqualifying offenses, and approved by the Agency.  Background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for State and Federal criminal records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and may include local criminal history checks through local law enforcement agencies.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.