Consultant

Consultant

(Jobs in Columbia, SC)

Requirement id 158677

Job title Consultant

Job location in Columbia, SC

Skills required Project Management, AWS Cloud, Health Care Systems,

Open Date 15-Jul-2026

Close Date

Job type Contract

Duration12 Months

Compensation DOE

Status requirement ---

Job interview type ---

Email Recruiter:coolsoft

Job Description Consultant: Project Management, AWS Cloud, Health Care Systems,

Start date : 8/25/2026

End Date : 12 Months from projected start date

Submission deadline : 7/23/2026 5:00:00 PM

Client Info : SCDHHS

Note:

*Interview Process: 1 round, Virtual/Online

*Duration of the Contract: 12 months

*Possibility for Extension: Yes

*Work Location: Hybrid (3 days in office, 2 days remote).

*Onsite for 30-90 days - schedule will turn to hybrid at the managers discretion.

*Candidate Location: Candidate MUST be a SC resident or willing to relocate to SC prior to starting the role at their own expense.

Description:

Client is looking for an IT Healthcare Consultant - Project Manager - Consultant who will be the lead for MMIS Medicaid Systems Operational Management. This position will lead teams that support business-critical operations for MCO enrollment, claims and encounter processing and payment and other support functions.

DAILY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:

-Oversee, coordinate, and perform operations and support activities for MMIS, Encounter Processing System, and other supporting systems. To include communication and coordination with vendors, Office of Cyber Security, Enterprise Architecture, etc.

-Maintains an effective organizational team and motivates diverse staff to accomplish mission critical operations and objectives. These teams provide production support, help desk, interface/EDI support, and stakeholder monitoring and

-Oversee incident and issue management. Ensures documentation, tracking, escalation and resolution for all ticket types. Ensures timely resolution of production issues.

-Identifies and mitigates operational issues and ensures decisions and actions are well-documented.

-Handles internal and external escalations and requests and ensures they are satisfactorily resolved, communicating issues and outcomes to appropriate personnel. Ensures work is assigned appropriately and escalations are resolved in a timely and effective manner.

-Ensures compliance with security (CMS, SSA, etc.) and monitors all findings and recommendations to completion.

-Works with contract monitor to ensure SLAs are set and monitored.

-Responds promptly to inquiries.

-Promotes workforce engagement and a safe, professional, and productive work environment for all team members

-Implements, monitors and follows Standard Operating Procedures and alerts team when practice differs from SOP.

-Oversees release management activities stakeholder communication, pre-implementation planning, readiness checks, and post-implementation monitoring.

-Provide support to change management by performing and coordinating backlog grooming and maintenance and ensuring compliance with appropriate approval gates.

REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):

-Bachelors degree in a technical, business, or healthcare field. 5+ years of equivalent experience in business/systems analysis and/or computer systems development/modification may be substituted.

-5+ years of prior experience managing system operations and or administrative program functions for claims and/or encounter processing in healthcare environment.

-5+ years of experience in project management - managing system implementations or enhancements.

-3+ years of experience manage external vendors who provide system development.

-Ability to provide incident management on call and after hours

-AWS Cloud Certifications.

PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):

-Prior experience managing operations of Medicaid Enterprise systems.

-Ability to make presentations and prepare reports.

-Knowledge of Medicaid eligibility, enrollment, and MMIS domain concepts

-Experience with ticketin

Call502-379-4456 Ext 100for more details. Please provide Requirement id: 158677 while calling.

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