Molina Healthcare logo

Specialist, Government Contracts (MA State Health Plan)

Molina Healthcare

Springfield, MAJob$20.74–40.44/hrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago

Most applications go out cold — see where you stand first. No sign-up to start.

Watch jobs like this.

At a glance

Compensation
$20.74–40.44/hr
Location
Springfield, MA
Work Authorization
Not specified

Olive lists jobs from US employers, including remote roles you can work from the United States.

Job overview

The Specialist, Government Contracts supports the development and administration of government contracts for health care programs, including Medicaid, Medicare, and Marketplace offerings. The role maintains regulatory records and correspondence, coordinates agency inquiries and submissions, researches program requirements, and helps review contracts and policies. It also supports training and audits to verify that business units implement regulatory changes.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Medicaid ProgramsMedicare ProgramsMarketplace ProgramsProgram ComplianceOrganizational SkillsTime ManagementAnalytical ReasoningData AnalysisReport CreationInformation PresentationCross-Functional CollaborationVerbal CommunicationWritten CommunicationInterpersonal CommunicationMicrosoft OfficeGovernment Programs ExperienceCompliance Experience

Qualifications

Managed Care ExperienceEquivalent Education or Experience

Full job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Summary

Provides support for government contracts activities. Responsible for the development and administration of contracts with state and/or federal governments for Medicaid, Medicare, Marketplace, and other government-sponsored programs to provide health care services to low income, uninsured, and other populations in designated Molina markets.

Essential Job Duties

  • Supports government contracts activities including maintenance of state correspondence and regulatory databases, communication of deliverables/submission between staff and governmental agencies, policy and procedure maintenance and review, and contract review.

  • Maintains calendar and databases documenting regulatory filings, approvals of member materials, member/provider inquires and ad hoc regulatory requests.

  • Responds to inquiries from government agencies regarding plan issues and requirements coordinates with other applicable departments in resolution process and maintains log to ensure prompt and timely resolution.

  • Conducts research on government-specific programs and state requirements.

  • Assists in maintenance of government contracts SharePoint site to store regulatory correspondence/reports/materials and ensure accessibility of information to staff.

  • Participates in review of contract and regulatory requirements.

  • Coordinates the maintenance, review, and dissemination of company policies and procedures.

  • Assists in development and deployment of training programs related to government contracts requirements.

  • Conducts structured evidence reviews/audits of new regulatory mandates contract amendments and other operational implementations, and verifies that Molina business units have implemented required changes.

Required Qualifications

  • At least 1 year of experience in a managed care environment - preferably in a government sponsored Medicaid setting, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.

  • Knowledge of Medicaid, Medicare, Marketplace and/or other government-sponsored programs and program compliance.

  • Organizational and time-management skills, and ability to manage simultaneous projects and tasks to meet internal deadlines.

  • Detail oriented and analytical reasoning abilities.

  • Proficient in analyzing and compiling data, creating reports, and presenting information.

  • Ability to work cross-functionally in a highly matrixed environment.

  • Effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, including ability to communicate and present to internal and external stakeholders.

  • Microsoft Office suite and applicable software programs proficiency.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Medicaid, Medicare, and/or Marketplace government programs experience.

  • Compliance-related experience.

To all current Molina employees: If you are interested in applying for this position, please apply through the Internal Job Board.

Molina Healthcare offers a competitive benefits and compensation package. Molina Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/D/V

Pay Range: $20.74 - $40.44 / HOURLY

*Actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education and/or skill level.

How this job compares

Set against the 553 open Contract Administration jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$20.74–40.44/hr
  • US median$28–40/hr29 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $30.59/hr, is 8% below the US median midpoint ($33/hr) — in the middle half of Contract Administration hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 12 open Contract Administration jobs in Massachusetts and 553 across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Contract Administration postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 453 postings).
Education
203 of the 553 open Contract Administration jobs (37%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

Similar jobs, posted recently

Open roles like this one, listed in the last 30 days.

You've read the whole posting — now see how you match it.