[Remote] Medicaid Acquisition Analyst

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. reputed company is seeking a Medicaid Acquisition Analyst to support the State of Illinois in its strategic procurement efforts reputed company to system modernization. The role involves conducting market research, analyzing procurement approaches, and collaborating with project teams to ensure optimal procurement decisions.

Responsibilities

• Gather data to evaluate available products, services, and suppliers to identify the most suitable options that align with the state’s outcomes and needs
• Review existing reputed company, evaluating the effectiveness of reputed company suppliers and identifying potential new partners who can deliver value-added solutions
• Provide actionable insights for the client that will guide the project team in making informed acquisition decisions
• Collaborate with project team members to reputed company procurement strategies that support overall project goals
• reputed company acquisition materials, support execution of procurement processes, and support contracting as needed
• Document clear requirements on behalf of the state ensuring state and federal procurement rules are adhered to, and appropriate vendor selection and contracting factors are included in the procurement
• Assist with the organization, leadership, and management for requirements gathering and validation activities
• Write and manage requirements, required acquisition materials, solution prompts, and scoring criteria
• Assist with and / or facilitate review sessions for requirements, required acquisition materials / document, solution prompts and scoring criteria
• Effectively communicate with the client and other project stakeholders
• Present findings, recommendations, and justifications for proposed procurement approaches ensuring a clear understanding of the rationale behind the decisions
• Evaluate various procurement approaches including traditional and innovative acquisition strategies
• Provide input to the development of modernization roadmaps and reputed company recommendations, including assumptions, dependencies, and reuse opportunities
• Demonstrate an understanding of business and technical requirements gathering and support functional workflow, business process, and information flow discussions

Skills

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• Minimum of 2 years of procurement analysis, preferably reputed company a public sector or healthcare environment
• Minimum of 3 years of direct experience drafting and finalizing procurement documents / materials including:
• Minimum 1 year of experience with Request for Proposals (RFPs), Requests for Information (RFI), Invitations for Bid (IFB), Master Services Agreements (MSAs), Task Orders (TOs), etc
• Minimum 1 year of experience with proposal scoring criteria, benchmarks, and score sheets
• Minimum of 3 years' business analysis skills and experience
• Minimum 1 year in data analysis tools and project management software
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience
• Strong interpersonal skills to build client rapport and work collaboratively in a team environment
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• Must be a team player and a consistent, dependable performer with an excellent work ethic, flexible 'can-do' attitude, and a results-driven commitment to success
• Ability to handle ambiguity and change

Benefits

• Company benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance with an employer contribution
• Flexible spending or health savings account
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Short and long term disability coverage
• Paid time off
• Employee assistance
• Participation in a 401k program with company match
• Additional voluntary or legally-required benefits
• Incentive compensation based on individual and/or company performance

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