Position Overview

This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the quality of health care in Florida. We are seeking to hire a Government Analyst II who desires to work to enhance the delivery of health care services through the Florida Medicaid Program. This position requires a candidate who is creative, flexible, innovative, and who will thrive in a fast-paced, team based work environment.

Agency Objectives

• HIGH QUALITY: Emphasizing quality in all that we do to improve health outcomes, always putting the individual first.
• TRANSPARENT: Supporting initiatives that promote transparency and empower consumers in making well informed healthcare decisions.
• COST-EFFECTIVE: Leveraging Florida’s buying power in delivering high quality care at the lowest cost to taxpayers.

Responsibilities

This position is responsible for:

• Technical Architecture & Forecasting: Serves as the technical lead for the Agency's Expenditure and Caseload forecasting models. Architects, develops, and maintains complex R scripts to power forecasting models. Responsible for modernizing analytical workflows to ensure projections are robust, defensible, and produced efficiently. Applies advanced statistical knowledge to design financial allocation models and forecast operational expenditures.
• Data Integrity & Forensic Analysis: Applies a forensic level of detail to financial and caseload data, utilizing advanced programming techniques to identify data anomalies, logic gaps, and potential errors before they impact final reporting. Ensures the integrity of final products through rigorous data validation and testing. Collects and analyzes data for quarterly and annual reports required by state and federal law.
• Ad Hoc Reporting & Stakeholder Management: Fills ad hoc requests for Agency leadership on an as-needed basis. Manages productive relationships with external stakeholders and presents complex data professionally, both verbally and in writing.

Benefits of working for the State of Florida

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. We offer an excellent array of benefits, including:

• Health insurance (i.e., individual and family coverage) to eligible employees
• Life insurance; $25,000 policy is free plus option to purchase additional life insurance
• Dental, vision and supplemental insurance
• State of Florida retirement options, including employer contributions
• Ability to earn up to 104 hours of paid annual leave as a new employee with the State of Florida
• Ability to earn up to 104 hours of sick leave annually
• Nine paid holidays and 1 personal holiday each year
• Opportunities for career advancement
• Tuition waivers (accepted by major Florida Colleges/universities)
• Student loan forgiveness opportunities (eligibility required)
• Training opportunities
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Shared Savings Program for select medical services
• Lower copays for prescription drugs
• Health and Wellness discounts

For a more complete list of benefits, please visit mybenefits.myflorida.com.

Contact

Katherine Ghent 850-412-4101