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Sr Specialist, Government Contracts (Medicaid) Must Live in FL

Molina Healthcare

Tampa, FLJob$45–89K/yrSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$45–89K/yr
Location
Tampa, FL
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Molina Healthcare of Florida is hiring a Senior Specialist in its Government Contracts department. The role supports development and administration of government contracts for health care programs, including Medicaid, Medicare, and Marketplace. It also supports regulatory research and reporting, reviews plan submissions and contract deliverables, shares information from agencies with staff, and verifies implementation of regulatory changes. Candidates must reside in Florida.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Managed Care, nice to haveFlorida Medicaid, nice to haveCMS, nice to haveContracting, nice to haveRegulatory Compliance, nice to haveCMS Plan Knowledge, nice to haveMedicaid, requiredMedicare, requiredMarketplace Programs, requiredProgram Compliance, requiredOrganizational Skills, requiredTime Management, requiredProject Management, requiredAttention to Detail, requiredAnalytical Reasoning, requiredData Analysis, requiredData Compilation, requiredReport Creation, requiredPresentation, requiredCross-Functional Collaboration, requiredVerbal Communication, requiredWritten Communication, requiredInterpersonal Communication, requiredMicrosoft Office, requiredCompliance, nice to have

Qualifications

3+ Years Government Program Experience, required1+ Year Government Contracts Experience, requiredFlorida Residency, requiredEquivalent Education and Experience, required

Full job description

Molina Healthcare of Florida is hiring for a Senior Specialist in our Government Contracts department. Candidates must reside in Florida.

Highly Qualified Candidates Will Have the Following Experience

  • Managed Care Experience, preferably Florida Medicaid and CMS

  • Contracting, Regulatory, Compliance experience

  • Knowledge of CMS Plan

Essential Job Duties

  • Provides senior level 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.

  • Supports government contracts activities including coordinating, conducting and/or responding to research requests pertaining to government health care programs, preparing and submitting regulatory reports for filings, reviewing plan submissions for quality, accuracy and timeliness, and ensuring plan meets contractual and regulatory requirements.

  • Reviews provider agreements, evidence of coverage (EOC), member handbook, provider directory, marketing materials, and other contract reporting deliverables for compliance with contractual and regulatory requirements prior to submission.

  • Assesses information received from government contracting agencies and regulators and disseminates to impacted plan staff.

  • Participates in meetings related to Molina government run programs with state agencies and Molina corporate departments and disseminates relevant information to staff and leadership.

  • Oversees/maintains the department’s documentation and archive system - ensuring submitted reports are archived for historical and audit purposes; ensures system is updated and complete.

  • 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 3 years of experience in Medicaid, Medicare, and/or Marketplace health insurance/government programs, and at least 1 year of experience in government contracts, 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

  • 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: $45,390 - $88,511.46 / ANNUAL

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

How this job compares

Set against the 2,657 open Compliance jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$45–89K/yr
  • Florida median$95–162K/yr70 salary ranges
  • US median$111–172K/yr1,822 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $67K, is 49% below the Florida median midpoint ($131K) — in the lowest quarter of Compliance salary ranges in Florida.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 124 open Compliance jobs in Florida and 2,657 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Florida
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Compliance postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (2,286 postings).
Education
1,121 of the 2,657 open Compliance jobs (42%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 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.

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