“Summary
MACPAC [Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission], a nonpartisan federal legislative branch agency that provides policy and data analysis to Congress regarding Medicaid, is seeking a chief operating officer to lead its operations team. This position has both supervisory and specific line responsibilities related to finance, human resources, information technology, office management, and contract administration.
Responsibilities
The chief operating officer is expected, on a routine basis, to be able to:
- Play a leadership role in ensuring that operational processes function in a manner that optimally foster accomplishment of Commission mission and goals;
- Provide strategic oversight and guidance for members of the operations team, consisting of a chief financial officer, chief information officer, administrative officer, and specialists working under them;
- Serve as contract officer for procurements other than research and data analysis contracts;
- Represent and speak on behalf of MACPAC in high-level meetings with other government agencies, property management, vendors, and others;…”
“Qualifications
To perform the major duties listed above, the chief operating officer must have:
- Ability to lead the assessment of operations functions, identify where organizational improvements can be implemented to add value, and lead organization-wide change activities;
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple competing responsibilities and tasks;
- Ability to lead individuals whose technical expertise exceeds their own;
- Knowledge of key federal laws and regulations related to procurement, travel, human resources, financial management, information technology, and other operations functions relevant to MACPAC;
- Ability to analyze financial data and review reports and projections; …”
“Education
Qualified candidates should have a bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, public administration or other related field and a minimum of 10 years of successful professional experience in management roles of increasing responsibility with U.S. government agencies, nonprofit organizations, or other companies doing business with the U.S. government…”
