Assistant Project Manager - Federal Health (CMS)

Commence • Virginia Beach, VA

5d • $100,000 - $125,000 • Remote

About The Position

At Commence, we’re the start of a new age of data-centric transformation, elevating health outcomes and powering better, more efficient process to program and patient health. We combine quality data-driven solutions that fuel answers, technology that advances performance, and clinical expertise that builds trust to create a more efficient path to quality care. With human-centered, healthcare-relevant, and value-based solutions, we create new possibilities with data. We provide proof beyond the concept and performance beyond the scope with a focus on efficiencies that transform the lives of those we serve. With a culture driven by purpose, straightforward communication and clinical domain expertise, Commence cuts straight to better care.

Requirements

• Minimum 4 years of professional experience in healthcare program management, federal contracting, or a closely related operational field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience managing complex systems and medical review workflow operations, including demonstrated ability to track performance across multiple concurrent workstreams.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) program operations, with working knowledge of Medicare coverage, payment policy, and claims processing.
• Master’s degree in Healthcare Administration, Public Administration, Business Administration, or a related field preferred. In lieu of a Master’s degree, a Bachelor’s degree plus a minimum of 3 additional years of directly relevant experience may be substituted.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience as an operations manager, deputy director, or senior program administrator at a CMS medical review contractor.
• Working knowledge of federal contracting reporting requirements, Contracting Officer Representative (COR) and Contracting Officer (CO) relationship dynamics, and monthly status reporting cycles in a CMS contract environment.
• Direct experience coordinating Joint Operating Agreements (JOAs) with Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs), including an understanding of data sharing protocols, referral workflows, and contractor coordination obligations under CMS policy.

Responsibilities

• Support the Project Manager in all aspects of day-to-day contract execution; serve as the designated PM backup and assume full PM responsibilities during absences or unavailability without interruption to program operations or CMS deliverables.
• Own the regulatory reporting workstream end-to-end, including the preparation, review, quality control, and on-time submission of all required CMS reports, monthly status updates, and contractual deliverables.
• Lead coordination of Joint Operating Agreements (JOAs) with Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs), including scheduling, agenda development, documentation, follow-up action tracking, and compliance with CMS JOA requirements.
• Manage the program meeting structure, including CMS status calls, internal leadership meetings, and cross-functional operational reviews; prepare agendas, capture minutes, and track decisions and action items to resolution.
• Own compliance tracking across program workstreams, maintaining visibility into contractual performance standards, deliverable deadlines, corrective action plans, and COR/CO correspondence; escalate issues to the PM with recommended courses of action.
• Manage complex systems and medical review workflow operations, ensuring staffing levels, review throughput, and operational processes remain aligned with contractual performance standards and CMS expectations.
• Interface with CMS on day-to-day operational matters within the APM’s assigned workstreams; maintain professional, responsive relationships with the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) and Contracting Officer (CO) as directed by the PM.
• Support contract transition activities, onboarding of new personnel, and special projects as assigned by the PM; contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across program operations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level