Senior Strategic Advisor - Healthcare Finance and Medicaid Services

Role Description

Sellers Dorsey is seeking a new Senior Strategic Advisor to provide advanced technical and strategic expertise in Healthcare Finance and Medicaid Services to deliver complex client work and strengthen the credibility of the firm’s technical outputs. As a Senior Strategic Advisor, you will:

• Analyze policy guidance.
• Develop or support financial analyses.
• Apply deep understanding of reimbursement systems to advise on program design, supporting calculations, and implementation strategies across core Medicaid Financing programs.
• Serve as lead subject-matter experts across multiple client engagements, providing technical input and review for approval materials and CMS responses.
• Partner with client teams to drive high-impact outcomes.
• Advance the firm’s offerings while contributing directly to business development through scoping, proposals, and sales conversations that require strong technical credibility.

Expertise in either actuarial, rate setting, hospital finance, value-based care budgeting, or Medicare is required for this role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Public Policy, Public Administration, Public Health, Health Administration.
• Advanced degree in Public Policy, Public Administration, Public Health, Health Administration, business, economics or MBA preferred.
• Extensive experience in Medicaid finance, Medicaid services, healthcare policy, or related consulting or governmental environments with demonstrated leadership on complex work.
• Fifteen (15) or more combined years in a public healthcare policy management role and/or in the healthcare consulting industry with a strong sales component.
• Expertise in either actuarial, rate setting, hospital finance, value-based care budgeting, or Medicare.
• Proven experience and results in public health financing and policy advocacy.
• Executive or Administrator experience in leading teams to design, execute and implement significant changes for state Medicaid programs and Managed Care Organizations.
• Recognized technical credibility and judgment in high-stakes environments.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver complex client work independently and serve as a trusted senior advisor.
• Experience working alongside lobbyists, government relations staff, and senior state or hospital officials is preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint required.

Requirements

• Effective cross-organizational collaboration, relationship-building skills, and consultative approach.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills including the ability to relay complex technical terms in an easy to understand manner.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills required; experience in quantitative program evaluation is highly desirable.
• The ability to work effectively independently and in teams.
• Experience delivering services on several projects simultaneously.
• Time management skills.

Benefits

• The salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors including experience, education, and market location.
• Eligible to participate in our annual incentive plan.
• Eligible to enroll in group healthcare plans that offer medical, dental, and vision.
• Insurance plans offering short term disability, long term disability, and basic life.
• Enrollment in Sellers Dorsey’s 401k plan provided they meet plan requirements.
• Flexible Time Off that allows employees to use what they need.
• 10 paid holidays throughout the calendar year.
• Paid time off for qualifying medical leave.
• Up to 12 weeks of combined paid parental and bonding leave.