Director, Medicaid Policy and Programs
Description
What We Do
Aurrera Health Group (Aurrera Health) is a mission-driven, national health policy and strategic communications firm. Our mission is to advance access to affordable, comprehensive, high-quality health care for all. We help states, counties, communities, foundations, non-profits, and federal agencies design and implement health policy and social services programs. Our team members have decades of experience working in the Medicaid, behavioral health, and social services fields at the federal, state, and local levels. Headquartered in Sacramento, California, with team members across the country, Aurrera Health Group is a small, woman-owned and women-led business.
How We Support Our Clients
- Policy Research and Analysis
- Program Design, Implementation, and Assessment
- Stakeholder Engagement and Facilitation
- Strategic Planning and Change Management
- Technical Assistance
- Health Care Data Analysis
What You’ll Do
- Oversee complex client projects in policy development and stakeholder outreach.
- Manage consulting staff, delegate tasks, and ensure top-quality deliverables.
- Grow business opportunities through networking, conferences, and strategic proposals.
- Produce deliverables for project work.
What We’re Looking For
- Bachelor’s + 10 years, Master’s + 8 years, JD + 7 years of relevant health policy experience
- Medicaid policy expertise, including Medicaid waiver flexibilities, including eligibility and enrollment policy
- Excellent communication skills and ability to engage effectively with clients and partners
- Proven success managing teams, supervising staff, and leading complex policy projects with multiple stakeholders and priorities
- Experience working on strategic communications initiatives in Medicaid or related health or human services programs translating complex policy into health communications campaigns and collateral
- Ability to work hours aligned with peak Eastern time zone business hours
Note: Our consulting work relies on deep health-policy expertise and client-facing consulting experience. Strong candidates for this role will have Medicaid or state/federal policy experience from working in government, as a consultant, or with an association. Backgrounds generally not aligned to this role include:
- Clinical or case-management roles seeking a first move into policy consulting
- Behavioral health/therapy positions without policy analysis or financing work
- Health-industry product marketing, sales, or account-management (e.g., pharmaceutical, medical-device, or provider-network sales)
- Hospital or health-system operations focused solely on internal service delivery (e.g., revenue-cycle, clinical operations)
- Vendor implementation/project roles without policy, business development, or strategic advisory responsibilities.
- Eligibility workers who have not had broader management experience with other aspects of Medicaid (e.g., writing waivers, managing programs)
Location
Aurrera Health Group is a fully remote organization and candidates from all areas of the country are encouraged to apply. Occasional travel to company events, meetings, and client sites may be required, but the primary workstation for this position will be remote.
As a national firm, the Aurrera Health Group team works across four time zones. This position must be available to work an east coast schedule between the hours of 9:00am – 5:30pm.
Compensation and Benefits
Aurrera Health Group offers competitive salaries based on industry standards and experience, skills, and responsibility. We maintain equitable pay bands for employees based on these factors. The starting pay range for this position is $135,000 to $155,000 per year, with an opportunity for an end-of-year bonus.
Additionally, Aurrera Health Group offers a comprehensive benefit package, including:
- Generous leave program, including company holidays, vacation, sick, parental, and volunteer leave.
- Employer-matching 401(k) retirement plan.
- Health, vision, dental insurance with generous employer premium contributions, and Flexible Spending Account plans.
- Short and long-term disability insurance plans.
- Home office and cell phone stipends, charitable donation matching, and other benefits
Ready to Apply?
Please attach both of the following:
Resume (required)
- Include start and end month / year for each position.
- Indicate whether each role was full- or part-time.
- Cover Letter (required)
- Explain why you are interested in Aurrera Health Group.
Describe how your experience aligns with—or is transferable to—this role.
Important: Applications lacking both a complete resume as described above and a tailored cover letter will be considered incomplete and will not be reviewed.