Section Manager, Strategic Design and Program Oversight, Medicaid Programs Division; WMS​/MPD

Section Manager, Strategic Design and Program Oversight, Medicaid Programs Division (WMS3/MPD)

This recruitment is posted continuously. Application review will begin on 12/10/2025 and you are encouraged to submit your application materials as soon as possible. The hiring manager reserves the right to close the posting at any time once a selection has been made.

Are you interested in helping the state take the next steps for behavioral health integration to serve the nearly 1.9 million people who rely on Medicaid and other behavioral health services?

This manager oversees a diverse section of professionals who work across HCA, between partner agencies, and with clients, health care providers, and community partners to implement and manage high-quality, evidence-based health care programs, and purchase services that enhance access to care for Medicaid clients and clients of the crisis system. The successful candidate will be a strong relationship manager and strategic thinker who is prepared to take these innovative programs to the next level with a goal of improving patient care.

If you are experienced with Medicaid and behavioral health and excited to build and develop groundbreaking programs serving Washingtonians, this may be the opportunity for you!

All HCA employees will apply an equity lens to their work, which may include but is not limited to all analyses of core business and processes.

The Medicaid Programs Division (MPD) is responsible for the implementation and oversight of Washington Medicaid managed care programs serving approximately 1.9 million Washington residents in all 39 counties. Additionally, the division and this section manager provide contractual oversight to 8 Behavioral Health Administrative Service Organizations (BH-ASOs), manages programs that support the entire Medicaid population, and provides oversight into the state’s Dually Eligible Special Needs Program (DSNP).

MPD works across HCA and in partnership with the health care community at the local, state, and federal levels, to develop, and manage high-quality, evidence based, health care programs and purchases that meet the needs of Apple Health (Medicaid) clients, and ensures clients are able to access appropriate and quality health care. The mission of MPD and HCA is to provide high quality administrative services to assist in the purchase and delivery of whole person, equitable health care for the medical assistance program services to approximately 1.9 million Washington citizens.

This position manages 23 staff in the Strategic Design and Program Oversight (SDPO) Section divided into two units: BH-ASO Contracts and Community-Based Strategic Design unit. In addition, this position manages two independent professional level contributors.

The SDPO Section is responsible for planning, development, and implementation activities related to the Apple Health Integrated Managed Care system design. Additionally, SDPO has responsibility for daily oversight of eight BH-ASO contracts to serve all Washingtonians across the state in need of crisis services, implementing behavioral health state plan amendments, managing Community Behavioral Health Supports (CBHS), Health Homes (HH) and DSNP, standing up supporting programs through waivers, and other efforts.

This position is eligible to telework but is frequently required to report on-site to meet business need. The default assigned work location of all Health Care Authority (HCA) positions – both on-site and telework eligible positions – is within the State of Washington. This position reports to Olympia, WA. Frequency of onsite work will vary based on business and operational needs.

HCA has currently suspended the ability to support out-of-state telework.

• Directly supervises four professional and one administrative staff, including two unit supervisors: one who oversees 11 Behavioral Health contract managers and another who oversees seven staff who manage DSNP integration efforts, HH, and the CBHS Program, respectively.
• Responsible for the development and submission of behavioral health State Plan Amendments and…