Senior Quality Program Specialist

Career Opportunities:
Senior Quality Program Specialist (21191)

Posting 21191
-Posted
09/09/2026

- Health & Human Services Comm

- Quality Oversight

- Community and Social Services

- Eligible for Telework
- Other Locations (1) -c. $5000 - $6999 per month

Join the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and be part of a team committed to creating a positive impact in the lives of fellow Texans. At HHSC, your contributions matter, and we support you at each stage of your life and work journey. Our comprehensive benefits package includes 100% paid employee health insurance for full-time eligible employees, a defined benefit pension plan, generous time off benefits, numerous opportunities for career advancement and more.

Explore more details on the Benefits of Working at HHS webpage .

Functional

Title:

Senior Quality Program Specialist
Job Title:Program Specialist VII
Agency:Health & Human Services Comm
Department:Quality Oversight
Posting Number:21191
Closing Date:09/23/2026
Posting Audience:Internal and External
Occupational Category:Community and Social Services
Salary Range:$5,797.66-$7,333.33
Pay Frequency: Monthly
Salary Group:TEXAS-B-25
Shift:Day
Additional Shift:None
Telework:Eligible for Telework
Travel:Up to 5%
Regular/Temporary:Regular
Full Time/Part Time:Full time
FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt:Exempt
Facility

Location:


Job Location City:AUSTIN
Job Location Address:701 W 51ST ST
Other Locations:Austin
MOS Codes: 16GX,60C0,611X,612X,63G0,641X,712X,86M0,8U000,OS,OSS,PERS,YN,YNS

Job Description: The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) Medicaid CHIP Services (MCS) department seeks a highly qualified candidate to fill the position of Program Specialist VII. MCS is driven by its mission to deliver high quality, cost-effective services to Texans. This position makes a significant contribution to MCS’s mission by advancing quality improvement and value-based initiatives that are supported by the best available evidence and data for Managed Care Organizations (MCOs), hospitals, and other health care related providers and organizations.

The work is often team-based involving highly advanced (senior-level) consultative services, research, project management, policy analysis, process mapping, report writing and technical assistance work.

Duties include:

planning, developing, coordinating, implementing, and overseeing complex quality initiatives in Medicaid/CHIP and HHS Enterprise programs and providing highly advanced consultative, analytical, and technical assistance to program staff, governmental agencies, advisory committees, and the public. This position serves as the liaison for the HHSC Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Committee (PCIAC) and is responsible for planning and overseeing PCIAC quarterly meetings, an annual palliative care continuing education event, and development of a biennial committee report to the Texas Legislature.

The position continuously assesses Medicaid/CHIP and HHS programs, convenes and leads groups of internal and external stakeholders and experts, and proposes and leads initiatives, activities, and collaborations for improving quality and value. Work involves specialized knowledge on healthcare quality improvement and value-based payment, research and analytic methods, contract management, and Medicaid/CHIP policy and finance. This position will also be responsible for the development of process documents and policies and procedures for all VBI projects, which require extensive cross-team collaboration.

The ideal candidate thrives in an environment that emphasizes teamwork to achieve goals, excellence through high professional standards and personal accountability, curiosity to continuously grow and learn, critical thinking for effective execution, and integrity to…