Date Posted: 08/28/2026
Hiring Organization: Rose International
Position Number: 506454
Industry: Government/Staffing
Job Title: Senior Medicaid Systems Operations Project Manager MMIS Healthcare IT
Job Location: Columbia, SC, USA, 29210
Work Model: Hybrid
Work Model Details: Onsite 30-90 days then hybrid manager discretion
Shift: Mon-Fri 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Employment Type: Temporary
FT/PT: Full-Time
Estimated Duration (In months): 13
Min Hourly Rate($): 70.00
Max Hourly Rate($): 82.00
Must Have Skills/Attributes: Healthcare, Medicaid, Project Management, Writing Skills
Experience Desired: Prior experience managing system operations and or administrative program functions in healthcare (3+ yrs); Experience in project/program management managing system implementations or enhancements (5+ yrs); Ability to provide incident management on call and after hours (3+ yrs); Prior experience managing operations of Medicaid Enterprise systems (2+ yrs); Knowledge of Medicaid eligibility enrollment and MMIS domain concepts (2+ yrs); Experience with ticketing software (2+ yrs); Knowledge of system development lifecycle (2+ yrs)
Preferred Education: Bachelor’s Degree
Preferred Certifications/Licenses: AWS Cloud Certification
**C2C is not available**
Job Description
***Only qualified IT Healthcare Consultant - Project Manager - Consultant candidates located near the Columbia SC area to be considered due to the position requiring an onsite presence***
PREFERRED EDUCATION:
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical business or healthcare field 5+ years of equivalent experience in business/systems analysis and/or computer systems development/modification may be substituted
PREFERRED CERTIFICATION:
• AWS Cloud Certification
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE KNOWLEDGE ABILITIES AND SKILLS:
• Prior experience managing system operations and or administrative program functions in healthcare environment (3+ years)
• Experience in project/program management – managing system implementations or enhancements (5+ years)
• Ability to provide incident management on call and after hours
• Excellent communication skills with staff ranging from frontline to executive management
• Ability to manage work and provide guidance
• Experience assigning/overseeing team workload
• Knowledge of system development lifecycle
• Strong documentation and process management ability
• Excellent communication skills with staff ranging from frontline to executive management
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE KNOWLEDGE ABILITIES AND SKILLS:
• Prior experience managing operations of Medicaid Enterprise systems
• Ability to make presentations and prepare reports
• Knowledge of Medicaid eligibility enrollment and MMIS domain concepts
• Experience with ticketing software
• Experience with writing standard operating procedures for new system implementations
Client is looking for an IT Healthcare Consultant - Project Manager - Consultant for Medicaid Systems Operational Management. This position is located within the Bureau of Medicaid Systems, and this position will focus on the MMIS systems, including replacement systems to be implemented. Our work is very fast paced, and this position will frequently be required to work outside of normal business hours to support releases and unplanned incidents. As most of our team works hybrid, this position will be required to work onsite for no less than 3 days per week. Our office is located in Columbia SC . Client is looking for an IT Healthcare Consultant - Project Manager - Consultant who will be the lead for MMIS Medicaid Systems Operational Management. This position will lead teams that support business-critical operations for MCO enrolment, claims and encounter processing and payment and other support functions.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Oversee coordinate and perform operations and support activities for MMIS Encounter Processing System and other supporting systems To include communication and coordination with vendors Office of Cyber Security Enterprise Architecture etc
• Conduct vendor management including monitoring service level agreements
• Design and develop desk aides and process flows for new and existing service lines
• Train team members to use desk aides process flows and ticketing system to perform operational support
• Maintains an effective organizational team and motivates diverse staff to accomplish mission critical operations and objectives These teams provide production support helpdesk interface/EDI support and stakeholder monitoring and user acceptance testing
• Oversee incident and issue management Ensures documentation tracking escalation and resolution for all ticket types Ensures timely resolution of production issues
• Identifies and mitigates operational issues and ensures decisions and actions are well-documented
• Handles internal and external escalations and requests and ensures they are satisfactorily resolved communicating issues and outcomes to appropriate personnel Ensures work is assigned appropriately and escalations are resolved in a timely and effective manner
• Ensures compliance with security (CMS SSA etc) and monitors all findings and recommendations to completion
• Promotes workforce engagement and a safe professional and productive work environment for all team members
• Implements monitors and follows Standard Operating Procedures and alerts team when practice differs from SOP
• Oversees release management activities stakeholder communication pre-implementation planning readiness checks and post-implementation monitoring
• Provide support to change management by performing and coordinating backlog grooming and maintenance and ensuring compliance with appropriate approval gates - **Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.**
- **Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client’s business needs and requirements.**
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