SYSTEM PROJECT CONSULTANT

Requisition No: 874261

Agency: Agency for Health Care Administration

Working Title: 68064827 - SYSTEM PROJECT CONSULTANT

Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 68064827

Salary: $1,945.56 - $2,692.31 Biweekly

Posting Closing Date: 04/30/2026

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Agency Overview:

The Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) is Florida's chief health policy and planning entity.

The Agency is responsible for administering the Florida Medicaid program, the licensure and regulation of nearly 50,000 health care facilities, and empowering consumers through health care transparency initiatives.

Under the direction of the Agency Secretary, AHCA is focused on advancing Governor DeSantis’ vision for Florida’s health care system to be the most cost-effective, transparent, and high-quality health care system in the nation.

The Medicaid program provides low-income families and individuals with access to health care.

If you have a desire to use your talent and skills at an organization that provides critical services to millions of individuals and families across the state, AHCA invites you to apply to become an essential member of our team.

As one of Florida’s leading state agencies, AHCA’s diverse workforce community of more than 1,400 employees is proud of its efforts to serve the people of Florida.

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.

Position Overview:

This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the quality of health care in Florida.

We are seeking to hire a System Project Consultant 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.

This position is located in the Bureau of Medicaid Data Analytics.

Join Data Analytics as we gather, explore, and examine data to provide meaningful and impactful analysis that shapes the future of Florida Medicaid.

As the Agency hub for analytics, reporting, and visualization, the Bureau of Medicaid Data Analytics examines critical aspects of Floridians’ health, health care services and costs, and is vital to managed care rate setting, health care economics, and health plan evaluation.

This position is responsible for applying data, programming, and management skills to complex data analytic tasks performed within the Bureau of Medicaid Data Analytics, Division of Medicaid.

The incumbent will work with project and program leaders, and is expected to identify analytical requirements, design, develop, implement and maintain business solutions.

Major responsibilities include interpreting results using a variety of techniques, ranging from simple data aggregation via statistical analysis to independent complex data mining; and assimilating and reporting data and research activities in the form of speeches, position papers, publications, and reports.

The incumbent will be required to build technical writing documents.

This position is not a remote or telework position.

This advertisement will be used to fill multiple vacancies.

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 https://www.mybenefits.myflorida.com/

For more information about the Bureau of Medicaid Data Analytics, please visit our website at http://ahca.myflorida.com/Medicaid/index.shtml.

Join us at the Agency for Health Care Administration in fulfilling our mission to provide “Better Health Care for all Floridians.”

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Strong knowledge of SQL, SAS, VBA or other programming skills related to data extraction, transformation and loading.

• Knowledge of Microsoft (MS) Access and Excel.

• Possess strong quantitative research and analytical skills.

• Possess strong communication (written and verbal) skills.

• Possess strong interpersonal skills.

• Ability to utilize information technology to solve complex problems.

• Ability to handle detail with a high degree of accuracy.

• Ability to develop data reports that communicate effectively to internal and external clients.

• Ability to produce high quality work under strict deadlines.

• Ability to effectively formulate and execute work plans.

• Ability to work in a team, as well as independently.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS

• Three years of professional experience utilizing SQL, SAS, or other statistical analysis software to manipulate and analyze multi-million record administrative databases. One year of experience in health care analysis may substitute for one year of the required programming experience.

• Two years of professional experience preparing data reports or presentations.

• Preference will be given to candidates with a bachelor’s degree or a more advanced degree from an accredited college or university in a relevant discipline such as mathematics, actuarial science, computer science or statistics.

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, OR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

N/A

CONTACT: ANILKUMAR AYOLITHAZHA 850-412-4124

BACKGROUND SCREENING

It is the policy of the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration that any applicant being considered for employment must successfully complete a State and National criminal history check as a condition of employment before beginning employment, and, if applicable, also be screened in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, F.S., and Chapter 408, F.S. No applicant may begin employment until the background screening results are received, reviewed for any disqualifying offenses, and approved by the Agency. Background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for State and Federal criminal records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and may include local criminal history checks through local law enforcement agencies.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here. All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.