Sr. Advisor - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Commence • Virginia Beach, VA

6d • Remote

About The Position

Commence, headquartered in Virginia Beach, VA, is a mission-led, technology-driven company built to solve the hardest problems in federal health care and drive measurable outcomes. Its work spans program integrity and compliance, quality improvement and measurement science, health informatics, interoperability, and AI, delivered across the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Defense Health Agency (DHA), and state health agencies. At its center is a data-centric philosophy grounded in a simple conviction: that better data, made accessible, connected, and usable, is the raw material of better decisions, better care, and better efficiency.

Requirements

• 10 or more years in federal health care, including service at CMS in a senior leadership capacity such as center or office leadership, group or division direction, senior executive service, or an equivalent role
• Deep working knowledge of CMS programs which could include: Medicare, Medicaid, Medicare Advantage, quality programs, program integrity and payment innovation, and of how the centers and offices interact to set and execute priorities

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree in public health, health policy, economics, public administration, law, or a related field preferred

Responsibilities

• Help set and guide the company’s vision for impactful approaches and solutions across CMS, grounded in the agency’s mission, priorities, and operational needs
• Advise leadership on CMS strategy, including which centers, programs, and problem sets represent the strongest fit for Commence capabilities
• Translate CMS policy direction, budget, rulemaking, and organizational change into concrete implications for the health and technology portfolio strategy
• Guide development of white papers, RFI responses, and thought leadership that position Commence as valuable contributor to agency priorities
• Build and steward relationships across the CMS ecosystem, including research organizations, associations.
• Advise delivery leadership on client expectations and program stewardship so that performance on current work reinforces desired outcomes

Benefits

• Equal employment opportunity for employer
• Personnel processes are merit-based and applied without discrimination
• Commitment to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants, including individuals with disabilities
• Reasonable accommodation to participate in the application process due to a disability

What This Job Offers

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