Senior Advisor, CCO Procurement

This position leads enterprise Medicaid procurement and readiness initiatives that support Care Oregon's growth and retention objectives and provides senior-level strategic guidance and expertise to business leaders across the organization. Work includes oversight of end-to-end Medicaid procurement activities, partnering with executive leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to develop compliant, competitive responses that reflect organizational capabilities, mitigate risk, and position Care Oregon for contract success and long-term growth.

Estimated Hiring Range: $ - $. Bonus Target:
Bonus - SIP Target, 5%.

Priority will be given to candidates residing in Oregon and Southwest Washington.

Medicaid Procurement & Strategic Growth Leads and executes enterprise Medicaid procurement initiatives in support of organizational growth, retention, and strategic priorities. Provides operational leadership and end-to-end ownership for the development, coordination, and submission of complex Medicaid procurement responses, ensuring timely delivery of compliant, competitive, and high-quality proposals. Partners with executive leadership and organizational stakeholders to develop and execute Medicaid procurement strategies aligned with organizational goals and evolving regulatory requirements.

Establishes and oversees procurement infrastructure, work plans, project schedules, communication strategies, governance processes, and proposal repositories to support procurement success. Coordinates and facilitates contributions from cross-functional stakeholders including clinical services, quality, behavioral health, pharmacy, provider network management, compliance, legal, finance, operations, information systems, analytics, and executive leadership. Ensures proposal content accurately reflects organizational capabilities, strategic priorities, operating models, contractual commitments, and regulatory requirements.

Applies expertise in Medicaid managed care operations, policy, and procurement methodologies to evaluate requirements, identify strategic opportunities, and strengthen competitive positioning. Identifies and guides on risks, dependencies, and response gaps, recommending mitigation plans and escalation strategies to organizational leadership. Ensures proposal commitments are realistic, measurable, operationally achievable, and aligned with implementation readiness and organizational priorities. Facilitates responses to procurement-related inquiries, requests for clarification, presentations, readiness reviews, and negotiations with state agencies and regulatory authorities.

Supports transition planning and operational readiness activities following contract award to ensure successful implementation and achievement of contractual requirements. Leads procurement debriefs, lessons learned reviews, and continuous improvement efforts to strengthen future procurement strategies and organizational readiness capabilities.

Perform work in alignment with the organization’s mission, vision and values. Support the organization’s commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion by fostering a culture of open mindedness, cultural awareness, compassion and respect for all individuals. Strive to meet annual business goals in support of the organization’s strategic goals. Adhere to the organization’s policies, procedures and other relevant compliance needs. Perform other duties as needed.

Minimum 10 years’ relevant experience, including 3 years’ experience leading complex strategic initiatives, programs, projects, or enterprise-wide work efforts.

Experience developing, managing, writing,…