Quality Improvement Consultant II (Stars, Medicaid, Population Health)

The Quality Improvement Consultant plays a critical role in supporting the Health Services division, with a strategic alignment to the Quality and Stars team. The role is responsible for leading cross-functional initiatives that drive performance improvement, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence. The Quality Improvement Consultant will report directly to the Director of Quality Improvement, Population Health, Health Equity and collaborate closely with the Quality and Stars leadership team to ensure alignment with organizational priorities. Other responsibilities as assigned.

Key Accountabilities:

• This role requires a high degree of autonomy, strong communication and organizational skills, and the ability to influence and collaborate across teams
• Developing and maintaining global project plans
• Creating and managing Gantt charts
• Creating of PowerPoints and supporting materials
• Tracking and managing project milestones
• Coordinating governance activities, including meeting documentation, note-taking, and follow-ups
• Ensuring timely execution of deliverables across multiple stakeholders
• Establishing and maintaining a comprehensive calendar of reporting, including:
  
  
  
  • Board level documents
  • Executive summaries
  • Weekly and monthly departmental reporting
  • Other recurring or ad hoc reporting requirements
  
  
  
  

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in related field
• 3 years of work experience beyond degree

Skills and Abilities:

• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Strong presentation skills
• Ability to plan and lead project meetings
• Ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders to build credibility and influence change
• Ability to work both independently and within group settings
• Ability to work with a level of ambiguity and in an environment that changes frequently
• Comfortable communicating with all levels within the organization

This position is an Office role, which requires an employee to work onsite, on average, 3 days per week. We are open to candidates located near one of the following office locations: Minnetonka, MN, Madison, WI, Omaha, NE, St. Louis, MO.

The full salary range for this position is $68,800 - $118,000. Annual salary range placement will depend on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, education, work experience, applicable certifications and/or licensure, the position's scope and responsibility, internal pay equity and external market salary data. In addition to base compensation, this position may be eligible for incentive plan compensation in addition to base salary. Medica offers a generous total rewards package that includes competitive medical, dental, vision, PTO, Holidays, paid volunteer time off, 401K contributions, caregiver services and many other benefits to support our employees.

The compensation and benefits information is provided as of the date of this posting. Medica's compensation and benefits are subject to change at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

We are an Equal Opportunity employer, where all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment indiscriminate of race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic.