Lead Consultant – Medicaid

We are seeking a Lead Consultant
- Medicaid to lead advisory engagements with state and local Medicaid agencies. This role focuses on management consulting services and serves as a trusted advisor to Medicaid clients or potential clients, leads consultative discussions that shape client strategy, and is accountable for converting those discussions into successful consulting engagements. This role also plays a key role in responding to consulting focused Medicaid procurements and collaborates closely with internal delivery, business development (BD), sales, and capture teams.

This role requires current Medicaid Consulting experience as a project leader.

The Lead Consultant
- Medicaid will provide strategic operational and policy support to states. Consulting services may include:

• Policy & Legislative Analysis
  - Evaluate and assess the impact of and compliance with state and federal legislation on program operations and strategy.

• Program Design & Reform
  - Assist the Medicaid agency in creating and implementing Medicaid reform initiatives, including Section 1115 demonstrations.

• Financial Consulting
  - Assist the state with financial reviews including but not limited to review of managed care and provider cost reporting.

• Program Operations
  - Advise states on improvements in eligibility, enrollment, and customer service systems.

• Quality Performance Analysis
  - Assess and improve care quality, including care delivered through managed care delivery systems.

The Lead Consultant provides strategic operational, policy, and program advisory support to public‑sector clients. Consulting services may include:

• Policy & Regulatory Analysis
  - Evaluate and assess the operational, financial, and strategic impact of federal and state policy, regulatory, and legislative changes.

• Program Design & Reform
  - Support clients in the design, modernization, and implementation of complex public programs and reform initiatives.

• Financial & Performance Consulting
  - Conduct financial and operational reviews, including funding models, cost reporting, and program sustainability analyses.

• Program Operations & Transformation
  - Advise clients on improving program administration, service delivery, eligibility/enrollment processes, and customer experience.

• Quality & Outcomes Analysis
  - Assess and enhance program performance, quality outcomes, and accountability frameworks across delivery models.

• Serve as a senior advisor to executive‑level leaders within public‑sector organizations on strategy, governance, oversight, and operational improvement.

• Apply deep knowledge of public policy, regulatory frameworks, and government operations to guide client initiatives.

• Advise clients on business process redesign, program readiness, risk management, and performance improvement.

• Build long‑term, trusted relationships with senior government leaders and stakeholders.

• Deliver actionable, credible recommendations grounded in policy, operational, and financial expertise.

• Lead consulting engagements from initial advisory discussions through scoping, execution, and delivery.

• Develop workplans, governance structures, and objective deliverables aligned to client needs.

• Provide senior oversight to ensure delivery quality, manage risk, and maintain high client satisfaction.

• Identify, recruit, and oversee consulting team members to support engagements.

• Partner with internal stakeholders to strengthen go‑to‑market strategies and expand advisory offerings.

• Support business development efforts, including proposal development, win strategies, and executive presentations.

• Collaborate closely with internal delivery teams supporting client operations and services.

• Coordinate across consulting, delivery, business development, and executive leadership to present an integrated advisory presence.

• Contribute to market‑facing thought leadership that reinforces organizational credibility and expertise.

• Lead executive-level conversations with state and…