APD Manager/Contracts Liaison - Remote

Title: APD Manager/Contracts Liaison - Remote

Mandatory skills:

CMS regulations, contracts, amendments, Advanced Planning Documents,
writing, editing, proofreading contracts, grants, RFP,
healthcare information technology proposals, healthcare technology, Health Information Exchange,
budgetary, accounting,
Medicaid, MMIS, claims processing, eligibility, HHS,
CMS Medicaid Enterprise Systems, federal regulations, Medicaid Detailed Budget Tables, MDBT, CMS APD submission process, CMS regulations,
Supervisory, managerial, planning document writing process, strategic planning, daily operations, management oversight,
APD development, APD execution, Advanced Planning Office, APO, Advanced Planning Contract Liaison, APD progression, APD strategies, APD funding requests,
Request for Proposal submissions, funding requests, funding expenditure, amendment funding,
APD kickoff, review, closeout cycles, Contracts review process

Description:

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, client, 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 client, and CMS regulations.
Function as the backup point of contact with the CMS Officer.
Provide oversight of Request for Proposal submissions.
Liaise with the client Health Information Exchange.
Collaborate with Budget, Finance and Policy units as necessary.
Partner and collaborate with other client Medicaid and client 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.

Required/Desired Skills:

Skill - Required / Desired - Amount of Experience:
CMS regulations as they pertain to the contracts, amendments, and Advanced Planning Documents. - Required - 7 Years
Technical and detailed writing, editing, and proofreading contracts, grants, RFP, etc. - Required - 10 Years
Experience preparing healthcare information technology proposals or working in the healthcare technology environment. - Required - 5 Years
Expert working experience in a budgetary or accounting role. - Required - 7 Years
State government/public sector experience with client programs (such as Medicaid, MMIS, claims processing, eligibility, HHS.) - Required - 10 Years
CMS Medicaid Enterprise Systems or federal regulations. - Required - 3 Years
Supervisory and working experience developing Advanced Planning Documents. - Required - 3 Years
Expert collaboration experience with internal and external stakeholders, project teams, technical teams, and vendors. - Required - 7 Years
Developing the Medicaid Detailed Budget Tables (MDBT). - Required - 3 Years
Proven liaising and partnering experience with CMS. - Required - 3 Years
Prior experience working in the Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) arena. - Required - 5 Years
Supervisory/managerial experience leading a team of APD writers. - Required - 3 Years
Working knowledge of the CMS APD submission process. - Required - 3 Years

VIVA USA is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a professional working environment that is free from discrimination and unlawful harassment. The Management, contractors, and staff of VIVA USA shall respect others without regard to race, sex, religion, age, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, physical, mental or sensory disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or status as a Vietnam-era, recently separated veteran, Active war time or campaign badge veteran, Armed forces service medal veteran, or disabled veteran. Please contact us at for any complaints, comments and suggestions.

Contact Details :

VIVA USA INC.
3601 Algonquin Road, Suite 425
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008