APD Manager/Contracts Liaison

Title APD Manager/Contracts LiaisonLocation Raleigh, NC (Remote) Duration 12 MonthsInterview Type Webcam Interview OnlyJob Type C2C,W2 Job Description This is not a new role, rather a new req for an increase in pay due to new responsibilities. Advanced Planning Manager and Advanced Planning Contract Liaison, this is a dual role.

• This position is a managerial position responsible for the strategic planning, daily operations, and management oversight of the Advanced Planning Writing Team within the Advanced Planning Office (APO).
• This office oversees the federal funding expenditure to remain alignment with reported outcomes and measures.
• This role serves as the single point of contact for the Advanced Planning Document (APD) development, manages the submission of Advanced Planning documents, Request for Proposal submissions, funding requests, and updates to our federal partners.
• The Advanced Planning Manager and Advanced Planning Contract Liaison is a dual role that leads a team of APD Writer's that develop Advanced Planning Documents (APD), and other documentation required for APD development.
• This role leads, plans, and monitors APD progression and development, drives department-wide APD strategies to streamline across projects, oversees the APD kickoff, review, and closeout cycles, collaborates closely with CMS in the APD and Contracts review process by coordinating responses to CMS inquiries with the Business Units, NC FAST and NC HIEA, collaborates with the Contracts and Procurement Office to ensure appropriate tie in of APD, and contract and amendment funding, partners with internal and external stakeholders, project teams, technical teams, vendors, and budget offices, and other key stakeholders to ensure timely development of APD funding requests, drafts the business and technology narratives required to articulate the status of activities for all projects in various phases throughout the planning, implementation, and operations phases to support the Medicaid Enterprise System(MES) Program.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Provide overall strategy for APD development and execution.
• Lead and manage staff who research, update, and develop APDs.
• Analyze and evaluate IT Enterprise funding opportunities to ensure existing and new technology is leveraging available funding appropriately.
• Research federal, State, and CMS regulations.
• Function as the backup point of contact with the CMS State Officer.
• Provide oversight of Request for Proposal submissions.
• Liaise with the NC Health Information Exchange.
• Collaborate with Budget, Finance and Policy units as necessary.
• Partner and collaborate with other NC Medicaid and DHHS parties that are impacted by APD development to ensure alignment with all stakeholders.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with external stakeholders.
• Knowledge of CMS regulations as they pertain to the advance planning document writing process.

Skill Required / Desired Amount of Experience CMS regulations as they pertain to the contracts, amendments, and Advanced Planning Documents. Required7YearsTechnical and detailed writing, editing, and proofreading contracts, grants, RFP, etc. Required10YearsExperience preparing healthcare information technology proposals or working in the healthcare technology environment. Required5YearsExpert working experience in a budgetary or accounting role. Required7YearsState government/public sector experience with health and human services programs (such as Medicaid, MMIS, claims processing, eligibility, HHS.) Required10YearsCMS Medicaid Enterprise Systems or federal regulations. Required3YearsSupervisory and working experience developing Advanced Planning Documents. Required3YearsExpert collaboration experience with internal and external stakeholders, project teams, technical teams, and vendors. Required7YearsDeveloping the Medicaid Detailed Budget Tables (MDBT). Required3YearsProven liaising and partnering experience with CMS. Required3YearsPrior experience working in the Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) arena. Required5YearsSupervisory/managerial experience leading a team of APD writers. Required3YearsWorking knowledge of the CMS APD submission process. Required3Years Apply tot his job Apply To this Job