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Chief Operating Officer

Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission
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Summary

MACPAC, 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.

Overview

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Job closed
Open & closing dates
07/21/2021 to 08/17/2021
Salary
$150,000 to - $160,000 per year
Pay scale & grade
AD 00
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Washington, DC
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Travel Required
Not required
Relocation expenses reimbursed
Yes—- You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy.
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Excepted
Promotion potential
00 - MACPAC has independent authority to administratively determine rates of pay and offers pay increases to recognize professional growth.
Job family (Series)
Supervisory status
Yes
Security clearance
Other
Drug test
No
Announcement number
AD-0301-00
Control number
608370800

This job is open to

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The public

U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Federal employees - Competitive service

Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales.

Federal employees - Excepted service

Current federal employees whose agencies have their own hiring rules, pay scales and evaluation criteria.

Clarification from the agency

Applications accepted from current and former Federal employees and ALL US CITIZENS. This job requires a Public Trust Background Investigation.

Duties

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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; and
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  1. ONLY experience obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.
  2. U.S. Citizenship.
  3. Prior Federal government experience is desirable.

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;
  • Knowledge of internal controls and risk assessment;
  • Experience in IT planning;
  • Strong oral and written communication skills;
  • An orientation toward problem solving, teamwork, and accountability; and
  • Willingness to engage in learning and development.

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.

Additional information

Benefits

This is a full-time position offering federal employee health and retirement benefits. While all MACPAC employees are currently working remotely, interested candidates should be ready to work at our office in downtown Washington, DC after Labor Day. Salary competitive with those in other federal agencies.

EEO Policy

MACPAC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, pregnancy, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

MACPAC will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities as appropriate. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Please read the "Next steps" section for more information.

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