Medicaid State Technology Lead

The Medicaid State Technology Lead will understand departmental and IT strategy, build partnerships between IT and state markets, and serve as the primary state IT implementation contact. Key responsibilities include accountability for delivery priorities, identifying and implementing best practices, coordinating issue resolution, and guiding state and market implementations. This role involves maintaining end-to-end accountability for IT product quality, partnering on initiatives like vendor RFPs and pilots, developing and sharing best practices, influencing stakeholders, and conducting executive-level briefings. The lead will support IT readiness reviews, act as a delivery escalation point, ensure state leads are organized, guide technology solutions teams in documentation, produce progress updates, and partner with business teams for smooth go-live transitions. They will also work with Test Leads to develop testing plans and strategies, promote high-quality testing practices, build strong cross-departmental relationships, identify process improvements, and provide oversight of test leads and IT Program Managers.