68059504 - GOVERNMENT ANALYST II

Requisition No: 884318

Agency: Agency for Health Care Administration

Working Title: 68059504 - GOVERNMENT ANALYST II

Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 68059504

Salary: $2,073.73- $2,695.85 Biweekly

Posting Closing Date: 09/30/2026

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Agency Overview:

The Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) is Florida's chief health policy and planning entity.

The Agency is responsible for administering the Florida Medicaid program, the licensure and regulation of nearly 50,000 health care facilities, and empowering consumers through health care transparency initiatives.

Under the direction of the Agency Secretary, AHCA is focused on advancing Governor DeSantis’ vision for Florida’s health care system to be the most cost-effective, transparent, and high-quality health care system in the nation.

The Medicaid program provides low-income families and individuals with access to health care.

If you have a desire to use your talent and skills at an organization that provides critical services to millions of individuals and families across the state, AHCA invites you to apply to become an essential member of our team.

As one of Florida’s leading state agencies, AHCA’s diverse workforce community of more than 1,400 employees is proud of its efforts to serve the people of Florida.

Agency Objectives:

HIGH QUALITY

Emphasizing quality in all that we do to improve health outcomes, always putting the individual first.

TRANSPARENT

Supporting initiatives that promote transparency and empower consumers in making well informed healthcare decisions.

COST-EFFECTIVE

Leveraging Florida’s buying power in delivering high quality care at the lowest cost to taxpayers.

Position Overview:

This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the quality of health care in Florida. We are seeking to hire a Government Analyst II who desires to work to enhance the delivery of health care services through the Florida Medicaid Program.

This position requires a candidate who is creative, flexible, innovative, and who will thrive in a fast-paced, team based work environment.

This position is located in the Bureau of Medicaid Quality. Medicaid Quality provides data-driven, focused and systematic feedback on the quality of Florida’s Medicaid program to federal and state agencies, Medicaid recipients, Medicaid managed care plans, and providers.

The Bureau of Medicaid Quality has a strong focus on providing more comprehensive care, improving health outcomes, and reducing costs.

This position is responsible for coordinating and tracking bureau projects, monitoring deliverables, conducting research and analysis on emerging federal and state regulations, and providing direct support to the Bureau Chief.

The role ensures that bureau initiatives progress efficiently, are compliant with all relevant requirements, and align with Agency priorities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare briefing materials, decision memos, presentations, and summaries for leadership.

• Support bureau level coordination with leadership, other agency divisions, external partners, and federal/state oversight entities.

• Assist the Bureau Chief with high priority initiatives, legislative inquiries, and strategic planning activities.

• Track deadlines and deliverables across bureau units, including federal, state, contractual, and operational requirements.

• Compile and synthesize project information for internal and external reporting requirements (e.g., quarterly transparency reports, quality oversight summaries).

• Identify opportunities for process improvements and contribute to modernization and streamlining efforts.

• Oversee planning, organization, and execution of key bureau projects, ensuring alignment with Bureau Chief guidance.

• Develop and maintain project plans, milestone schedules, and issue logs.

• Coordinate with internal teams and external partners to advance project objectives.

• Monitor progress toward goals and escalate risks or barriers to the Bureau Chief.

• Review deliverables for completeness, accuracy, and adherence to policy.

• Coordinate timely routing, reviews, and approvals with leadership and subject matter experts.

• Maintain up-to-date knowledge concerning all aspects of the Florida Medicaid program, including federal regulations, state statutes, administrative rules, the Florida Medicaid State Plan and all waivers.

• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of health care and relevant industry trends that may have an impact on Florida Medicaid or may inform quality improvement activities.

• Conduct research on assigned topics.

• Track emerging federal and state regulations impacting Medicaid program quality, oversight, and reporting.

• Conduct research and write analyses summarizing implications for bureau operations, including potential program, fiscal, or compliance impacts.

• Provide recommendations to the Bureau Chief regarding necessary policy changes, operational adjustments, or strategic responses.

• Ensure that all written materials (reports, correspondences, presentations, etc.) are of good quality and comply with Agency and bureau style guide requirements.

• Escalate areas of concern to the Bureau Chief.

• Provide consultation through the accurate presentation of data and other service/program information.

• Participate on behalf of the Agency in local, state or national meetings, conferences, workshops, and seminars related to the Florida Medicaid program.

• Prepare presentations materials, as assigned

This position is not a remote or telework position.

Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. We offer an excellent array of benefits, including:

• Health insurance (i.e., individual and family coverage) to eligible employees

• Life insurance; $25,000 policy is free plus option to purchase additional life insurance

• Dental, vision and supplemental insurance

• State of Florida retirement options, including employer contributions

• Ability to earn up to 104 hours of paid annual leave as a new employee with the State of Florida

• Ability to earn up to 104 hours of sick leave annually

• Nine paid holidays and 1 personal holiday each year

• Opportunities for career advancement

• Tuition waivers (accepted by major Florida Colleges/universities)

• Student loan forgiveness opportunities (eligibility required)

• Training opportunities

• Flexible Spending Accounts

• Shared Savings Program for select medical services

• Lower copays for prescription drugs

• Health and Wellness discounts

For a more complete list of benefits, please visit https://www.mybenefits.myflorida.com/

For more information about the Bureau of Medicaid Quality, please visit our website at http://ahca.myflorida.com/Medicaid/index.shtm1.

Join us at the Agency for Health Care Administration in fulfilling our mission to provide “Better Health Care for all Floridians.”

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

Knowledge, skills, and abilities, including utilization of equipment, required for the position:

•Ability to collect, evaluate, and analyze data to develop alternative recommendations, solve problems, document

work, and other activities relating to the improvement of operational and management practices.

• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.

• Ability to conduct fact finding research.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

• Ability to formulate policies and procedures.

• Ability to organize data into logical format for presentation in reports, documents, and other written materials.

• Ability to solve problems and make decisions.

• Ability to travel with or without accommodations.

• Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures relating to operational and management analysis activities.

• Ability to work independently, prioritize workload, multi-task, and meet deadlines.

• Knowledge of practical social services, public health, or managed care.

• Ability to travel with or without accommodations.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS

Four years of professional experience in program analysis, management analysis, program planning, program research, program evaluation, and/or administrative work.

Preferred Qualification:

A bachelor's degree from a college or university and/or a master's degree from a college or university in health services, social work, psychology, public administration, health care or social services administration is preferred and can substitute for four years of the required experience.

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, OR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

N/A

CONTACT: MELISSA VERGESON (850) 412 - 4722

BACKGROUND SCREENING

It is the policy of the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration that any applicant being considered for employment must successfully complete a State and National criminal history check as a condition of employment before beginning employment, and, if applicable, also be screened in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, F.S., and Chapter 408, F.S. No applicant may begin employment until the background screening results are received, reviewed for any disqualifying offenses, and approved by the Agency. Background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for State and Federal criminal records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and may include local criminal history checks through local law enforcement agencies.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here . All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.