Regulatory Affairs Performance Administrator

Job Summary :

This position effectively and efficiently works at a senior level and drives the federal and state implementation of H.R.1 – the One Big Beautiful Bill Act - and subsequent major federal and state directives including federal legislation for AHCCCS, which is the state agency for Medicaid in Arizona. This position is involved in most areas of the agency’s work, including budgeting, staff resourcing needs, significant IT system changes, implementation and operations of federal regulation and CMS Waiver programs, industry and efficiency advances for improved agency performance, data insights and analysis, policy and legal compliance, communications, stakeholder engagement and more.

This position needs to be nimble as federal and state directives emerge and able to successfully work with vendor partners, develop response plans and the agency ’s and ensure timely implementation within available resources. The Regulatory Affairs Performance Administrator reports directly to the Deputy Director of Community Engagement & Regulatory Affairs and maintains a close working relationship with the agency's leadership team.

Major duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to :

• Create and oversee the comprehensive agency plan to respond to H.R.1 and other emerging major federal directives including legislation impacting Medicaid, leads the portfolio of projects to implement H.R.1 federally required components of the Act.
• Oversee the successful execution of projects to ensure compliance and operational readiness with federal directives. Lead and coordinate the completion of cross-functional, department-wide federal projects.
• Communicate and coordinate with other state agencies and partners to drive federal response coordination, efficiencies, communications, and interfaces. This includes vendor relationship management.
• Collaborate with a team-based approach, planning, executing, meeting facilitation, management, and leadership to propel a solid, healthy, positive team environment across the agency and its leadership teams; ensure the successful implementation and monitoring of the federal response plan.
• Provide strategic recommendations and analysis to the agency’s director and the Senior Leadership Team. Influence, advise, drive and be accountable for the successful planning and implementation of the agency’s response to H.R.1 and other federal and state emerging directives impacting AHCCCS and Arizona’s public health system.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs) :

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Qualifications :

Arizona Driver's License.

Minimum :

Preferred :

Pre-Employment Requirements :

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply :

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

Benefits :

Among the many benefits of a career with the State of Arizona, there are :

By providing the option of a full-time or part-time remote work schedule, employees enjoy improved work / life balance, report higher job satisfaction, and are more productive. Remote work is a management option and not an employee entitlement or right. An agency may terminate a remote work agreement at its discretion.

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Retirement :

Lifetime Pension Benefit Program

Deferred Retirement Compensation Program