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Medicaid Consultant
Medicaid Consultant
(Jobs in Jackson, MS)
Requirement id 157413
Job title Consultant
Job location in Jackson, MS
Skills required Data Scientist, Power BI, IT Healthcare Systems Development, Medicaid
Open Date 09-Mar-2026
Close Date
Job type Contract
Duration 36 Months
Compensation DOE
Status requirement ---
Job interview type ---
Email Recruiter:coolsoft
Job Description Consultant: Data Scientist, Power BI, IT Healthcare Systems Development, Medicaid
Start date :5/1/2026
End Date :04/30/2029
Submission deadline : 3/16/2026 3:00:00 PM
Client Info : Medicaid
Note:
* 100% onsite required
* Do NOT submit remote candidates.
Description:
The Medicaid Data Scientist will work with the Mississippi Division of Medicaid (DOM) data, business, and IT teams to develop advanced reports and conduct analysis of healthcare data, using standardized analytical methods and modern reporting tools.
Key Responsibilities:
-Provide technical expertise to further the development of reports as well as evaluate and recommend tools for data reporting and analysis.
-Assist in the development of scalable, organization-wide dashboards and reporting.
-Utilize DOM claim and clinical data to perform advanced analysis to identify patterns, trends and insights using advanced analytical tools and methods.
-Collaborate with DOM technical and non-technical teams to develop and document production of reports generated for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and other external entities.
-Identify possible gaps and recommend solutions for existing data and reporting/analytics solutions.
-Review reporting produced by external entities to ensure whether methods and presentation are sound, accurate, and consistent with DOM expectations.
-Support data literacy initiatives to educate DOM users on availability of and potential use cases for DOM data.
-Participate and contribute data and analytics expertise in agency projects as needed.
-Identify and assist with evaluation of project opportunities, risks, and impact to other areas.
-Perform other duties as assigned.
Note:
- Applicants who do not meet all of the required skills/experience minimums may not be considered further.
- The awarded applicant will be required to execute a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) with DOM.
- The awarded contract will be a three (3) year contract with options for renewals.
Required Skills/Experience:
Provide the minimum required skills and/or experience the contractor must possess to qualify for this position. These requirements will be transferred to the Score Sheet and candidates without these requirements reflected on their resume will NOT be presented to the manager for consideration.
7 years working as a data scientist with Information Technology (IT) projects.
3 years experience working with Medicaid programs to develop organizational data strategy and improve data quality by reinforcing data integrity.
3 years experience with building and developing reports, including working with tools such as the R Project for Statistical Computing, Microsoft Power BI, and other tools.
3 years experience working with technical and non-technical users of data
3 years experience communicating, presenting, and teaching both technical and non-technical project members, including in person, at meetings and discussions with project members, etc.
3 years experience managing workloads to meet critical timelines and deadlines for IT projects
Preferred/Not Required:
Provide any skills/experience that would be helpful for the candidate to possess but not required. Examples: Previous supervisory
experience, WebLogic experience helpful, etc.
3 years experience with Healthcare IT projects and healthcare data
3 years experience with Medicaid projects or Healthcare payer projects
Call502-379-4456 Ext 100for more details. Please provide Requirement id: 157413 while calling.
EOE Protected Veterans/Disability
(Jobs in Jackson, MS)
Requirement id 157413
Job title Consultant
Job location in Jackson, MS
Skills required Data Scientist, Power BI, IT Healthcare Systems Development, Medicaid
Open Date 09-Mar-2026
Close Date
Job type Contract
Duration 36 Months
Compensation DOE
Status requirement ---
Job interview type ---
Email Recruiter:coolsoft
Job Description Consultant: Data Scientist, Power BI, IT Healthcare Systems Development, Medicaid
Start date :5/1/2026
End Date :04/30/2029
Submission deadline : 3/16/2026 3:00:00 PM
Client Info : Medicaid
Note:
* 100% onsite required
* Do NOT submit remote candidates.
Description:
The Medicaid Data Scientist will work with the Mississippi Division of Medicaid (DOM) data, business, and IT teams to develop advanced reports and conduct analysis of healthcare data, using standardized analytical methods and modern reporting tools.
Key Responsibilities:
-Provide technical expertise to further the development of reports as well as evaluate and recommend tools for data reporting and analysis.
-Assist in the development of scalable, organization-wide dashboards and reporting.
-Utilize DOM claim and clinical data to perform advanced analysis to identify patterns, trends and insights using advanced analytical tools and methods.
-Collaborate with DOM technical and non-technical teams to develop and document production of reports generated for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and other external entities.
-Identify possible gaps and recommend solutions for existing data and reporting/analytics solutions.
-Review reporting produced by external entities to ensure whether methods and presentation are sound, accurate, and consistent with DOM expectations.
-Support data literacy initiatives to educate DOM users on availability of and potential use cases for DOM data.
-Participate and contribute data and analytics expertise in agency projects as needed.
-Identify and assist with evaluation of project opportunities, risks, and impact to other areas.
-Perform other duties as assigned.
Note:
- Applicants who do not meet all of the required skills/experience minimums may not be considered further.
- The awarded applicant will be required to execute a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) with DOM.
- The awarded contract will be a three (3) year contract with options for renewals.
Required Skills/Experience:
Provide the minimum required skills and/or experience the contractor must possess to qualify for this position. These requirements will be transferred to the Score Sheet and candidates without these requirements reflected on their resume will NOT be presented to the manager for consideration.
7 years working as a data scientist with Information Technology (IT) projects.
3 years experience working with Medicaid programs to develop organizational data strategy and improve data quality by reinforcing data integrity.
3 years experience with building and developing reports, including working with tools such as the R Project for Statistical Computing, Microsoft Power BI, and other tools.
3 years experience working with technical and non-technical users of data
3 years experience communicating, presenting, and teaching both technical and non-technical project members, including in person, at meetings and discussions with project members, etc.
3 years experience managing workloads to meet critical timelines and deadlines for IT projects
Preferred/Not Required:
Provide any skills/experience that would be helpful for the candidate to possess but not required. Examples: Previous supervisory
experience, WebLogic experience helpful, etc.
3 years experience with Healthcare IT projects and healthcare data
3 years experience with Medicaid projects or Healthcare payer projects
Call502-379-4456 Ext 100for more details. Please provide Requirement id: 157413 while calling.
EOE Protected Veterans/Disability
Job #NLX288979040