Assistant Deputy Director, Managed Care - Career Executive Assignment Level B

Job Description and Duties

Why Join DHCS?

The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS/Department) is the backbone of California’s health care safety net. Our success is made possible by the hard work of more than 4,900 DHCS team members and through collaboration with the federal government and other state agencies, counties, and partners for the care of low-income families, children, pregnant women, older adults, and persons with disabilities. This is an exciting opportunity to join our diverse team in the following role. If you are interested in joining our team, apply today!

About this Role:

DHCS is seeking an experienced managed care (MC) professional to fill the role of Assistant Deputy Director (ADD), MC in the Health Care Delivery Systems (HCDS).

The ADD, MC assists in overseeing the planning, implementation, coordination, evaluation, and management of the Department’s managed care delivery systems services, programs, and policies. The ADD, MC provides guidance and direction to two divisions: Managed Care & Quality Monitoring Division (MCQMD) and Managed Care Operations Division (MCOD).

The ADD, MC builds collaborative working relationships with the DHCS Directorate, Executive Staff, internal partners, and external stakeholders, including the California Health and Human Services Agency (CHHS), the legislature staff, Department of Finance (DOF), Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), as well as other governmental entities at local, state, and federal levels.

The ADD, MC works under the general direction of the Deputy Director (DD), HCDS, and is a member of the DHCS Executive Staff.

This position is subject to the Department's Conflict of Interest Code and filing a Statement of Economic Interests (Form 700) upon assuming office, annually while in office, and upon leaving office.

If you are interested in helping Californians by serving as the ADD, MC, complete and submit the required application package documents and apply today!

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Working Conditions

Please see the Telework and Salary Information section below for telework, reporting location, and temporary statewide salary reduction/Personal Leave Program 2025 details.

Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

• Strong leadership, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated experience formulating, directing, and managing managed care policy, ensuring alignment with state and federal requirements across complex health care delivery systems.
• Demonstrated ability to lead policy development efforts by collaborating effectively with internal teams, external advocates, managed care plans, provider associations, legislative entities, and federal partners to implement initiatives and adapt policies for evolving managed care environments.
• Demonstrated experience providing day - to - day operational management of an executive office; skill in supervising and guiding staff, managing workloads, reviewing work products, and ensuring alignment with organizational mission, policies, regulations, and strategic goals.
• Demonstrated ability to advise and consult with executive management on issues of significant policy impact related to managed care delivery systems, including strategic problem - solving, impact assessment, and recommendations for action.
• Demonstrated ability to lead coordination and collaboration with divisions such as Health Care Benefits and Eligibility, Quality and Population Health Management, Health Care Financing, Enterprise Data and Information Management, and Program Operations to drive consensus, resolve issues, and ensure program coherence for managed care populations.
• Demonstrated experience representing a department or large public agency in high - stakes settings—including meetings with managed care plans, advocacy groups, CHHS, legislative staff, DOF, CMS, public forums, and media—on sensitive or complex managed care delivery system issues.
• Demonstrated ability reviewing, editing, and approving complex work products (e.g., bill analyses, All Plan Letters, budget proposals, audit responses, stakeholder communications) to ensure compliance with departmental mission, policies, and state/federal laws.

Benefits

DHCS is dedicated to creating an innovative workplace for its team members that is inclusive, diverse, and interactive! Here are a few of the ways we stay engaged with our team:

• Continuous and ongoing training

• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion program activities

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Additionally, as a team member of the State of California, you may be eligible for many benefits, such as:

• Medical, including health, dental, and vision insurance.

• Paid Holidays and vacation/leave

• Defined retirement program

• Savings Plus Program (401(k), 457)

• Medical/Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts

Full benefits information can be found on CalHR's California State Civil Service Employee Benefits Summary .

Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is optional. It may be included, but is not required.
• Supplemental Application - Responses to the five supplemental questions.