68064721 - GOVERNMENT ANALYST II

Requisition No: 877834 

Agency: Agency for Health Care Administration

Working Title: 68064721 - GOVERNMENT ANALYST II

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 68064721 

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

Posting Closing Date: 06/18/2026 

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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 Oversight & Coordination (MOC). 

MOC is responsible for legislative and communications/outreach efforts, project and process management, process improvement initiatives, coordinating human resource activities for the Medicaid Program, Agency purchasing and contract administration, Medicaid Program operational process tracking, and other cross-divisional tasks.

MOC is also responsible for training activities for Medicaid Program staff, and the maintenance of Medicaid's internal and external websites.

This position is responsible for maintaining up-to-date knowledge concerning the Florida Medicaid program, including pertinent Federal laws and regulations, state statutes and rules, the Florida Medicaid State Plan and its amendment processes, Medicaid Managed Care Waivers and Medicaid program manuals.

Medicaid Audits:

Provides coordination of Federal, State and Agency audits for the Medicaid Program, working with staff from CMS, the Auditor General’s office, the Bureaus of Internal Audit and Medicaid Program Integrity, as well as Division personnel, and Agency management, to ensure audits are responded to in a timely manner.

Contracts and Procurement:

Provides coordination of contractual service procurement activities for the Division of Medicaid. 

Analyzes, proofs, edits and develops draft procurement documents to ensure statutory and administrative code compliance, including scope of services for new contracts, purchase orders (as applicable), contract amendments, contract minor modifications. 

Review routing folders to ensure all required documentation is included for appropriate management review and signature.  Follow-up and ensure corrections are made if needed.

Tracks routing of procurement actions through the Contracts Administration Tracking System (CATS) to ensure timely routing through Medicaid Management approvals and follow-up as needed for Administrative approval.

Provides guidance, informal education and support to contract managers and Medicaid management in Procurement planning and processes; including, but not limited to development of timelines for activities; choosing the appropriate method of procurement; guidance for preparing technical specifications for scopes of services and amendment language. 

Provides support through negotiation of terms and conditions with vendors for non-competitive procurements and participation in negotiations for competitive procurements as needed.

Research procurement guidance including statutes, rule and other Agency processes to ensure best approaches are made for procurement activities

Tracks and reports competitive procurement activities to Medicaid Management and other interested parties on a weekly basis, and provide ad-hoc reports as requested to Medicaid Management.

Serves as a liaison between the Procurement Office and the Division of Medicaid including attending meetings with Procurement Staff to stay informed of new Procurement guidance and requirements.

Preform other job duties and assists with other high priority projects 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 and Oversight, please visit our website at http://ahca.myflorida.com/Medicaid/index.shtml.

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 of Florida Medicaid

•Knowledge of state and federal procurement rules and regulations

•Knowledge of the methods for information collection and analysis

•Knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel

•Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments

•Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing

•Ability to handle multiple complex assignments simultaneously

•Ability to deal effectively with multiple projects and substantial detail

•Ability to identify and analyze problems/issues and develop solutions

•Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others

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

•Ability to collect, evaluate, and analyze data to develop alternative recommendations, solve problems, document workflow, and other activities relating to the improvement of operational and management practices.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS

• One year of experience coordinating and facilitating meetings.

• One year of experience collecting and evaluating data and preparing consolidated responses for submission to internal and external entities.

• One year of experience coordinating assignments and preparing appropriate responses.

• One year of experience preparing reports (such as biweekly, monthly, annual, and ad-hoc reports).

• Must successfully complete training in contract management and become a certified contract manager within six months of hire in accordance with section 287.057(15)(c), F.S.

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, OR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

N/A

CONTACT: DAVID WASZMER 850-412-4044

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.