Senior Strategic Advisor - Healthcare Finance and Medicaid Services

Sellers Dorsey

About The Position

Sellers Dorsey is seeking a new Senior Strategic Advisor to provide advanced technical and strategic expertise in Healthcare Finance and Medicaid Services to deliver complex client work and strengthen the credibility of the firm’s technical outputs. As a Senior Strategic Advisor, you will analyze policy guidance, develop or support financial analyses, and apply deep understanding of reimbursement systems to advise on program design, supporting calculations, and implementation strategies across core Medicaid Financing programs. You will serve as lead subject-matter experts across multiple client engagements, providing technical input and review for approval materials and CMS responses, and partnering with client teams to drive high-impact outcomes. You will also advance the firm’s offerings while contributing directly to business development through scoping, proposals, and sales conversations that require strong technical credibility. Expertise in either actuarial, rate setting, hospital finance, value-based care budgeting, or Medicare is required for this role.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Public Policy, Public Administration, Public Health, Health Administration.
Extensive experience in Medicaid finance, Medicaid services, healthcare policy, or related consulting or governmental environments with demonstrated leadership on complex work.
Fifteen (15) or more combined years in a public healthcare policy management role and/or in the healthcare consulting industry with a strong sales component.
Expertise in either actuarial, rate setting, hospital finance, value-based care budgeting, or Medicare.
Proven experience and results in public health financing and policy advocacy
Executive or Administrator experience in leading teams to design, execute and implement significant changes for state Medicaid programs and Managed Care Organizations.
Recognized technical credibility and judgment in high‑stakes environments.
Demonstrated ability to deliver complex client work independently and serve as a trusted senior advisor.
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint required.
Effective cross-organizational collaboration, relationship-building skills, and consultative approach.
Excellent oral and written communication skills including the ability to relay complex technical terms in an easy to understand manner.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills required; experience in quantitative program evaluation is highly desirable.
The ability to work effectively independently and in teams.
Experience delivering services on several projects simultaneously.
Time management skills.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in Public Policy, Public Administration, Public Health, Health Administration, business, economics or MBA preferred.
Experience working alongside lobbyists, government relations staff, and senior state or hospital officials is preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead and deliver complex or high‑risk client work across multiple engagements concurrently.
Serve as the lead technical or subject‑matter expert on assigned initiatives, accountable for credibility and quality of outputs.
Advise clients on complex issues within their area of subject matter expertise (Healthcare Finance, Medicaid Services, or Quality), including analysis, interpretation, and execution.
Champion at least one offering and support development of another from concept through testing.
Play a leadership role in internal innovation workgroups and refinement of new approaches.
Actively participate in sales discussions and scope development as a technical expert.
Support pursuit teams by shaping solutions and estimating effort for complex work.
Make strategic decisions that materially affect client outcomes, particularly in complex or novel circumstances.