Director

Fully Remote – Medicaid, Policy and Programs

Description
Aurrera Health Group (Aurrera Health) is a mission-driven, national health policy and strategic communications firm. Our mission is to advance access to affordable, comprehensive, high-quality health care for all. We help states, counties, communities, foundations, non-profits, and federal agencies design and implement health policy and social services programs. Our team members have decades of experience working in the Medicaid, behavioral health, and social services fields at the federal, state, and local levels. Headquartered in Sacramento, California, with team members across the country, Aurrera Health Group is a small, woman-owned and women-led business.

What We Do?
Aurrera Health Group helps clients with a broad array of health policy initiatives, including Medicaid, behavioral health, and social services at all levels of government and in the private sector.

How We Support Our Clients

Policy Research and Analysis

Program Design, Implementation, and Assessment

Stakeholder Engagement and Facilitation

Strategic Planning and Change Management

Technical Assistance

Health Care Data Analysis

What You’ll Do

Oversee complex client projects in policy development and stakeholder outreach.

Manage consulting staff, delegate tasks, and ensure top-quality deliverables.

Grow business opportunities through networking, conferences, and strategic proposals.

Produce deliverables for project work.

What We’re Looking For

Bachelor’s + 10 years, Master’s + 8 years, JD + 7 years of relevant health policy experience

Medicaid policy expertise, including Medicaid waiver flexibilities, eligibility and enrollment policy

Excellent communication skills and ability to engage effectively with clients and partners

Proven success managing teams, supervising staff, and leading complex policy projects with multiple stakeholders and priorities

Experience working on strategic communications initiatives in Medicaid or related health or human services programs translating complex policy into health communications campaigns and collateral

Ability to work hours aligned with peak Eastern time zone business hours

Note: Our consulting work relies on deep health-policy expertise and client‑facing consulting experience. Strong candidates for this role will have Medicaid or state/federal policy experience from working in government, as a consultant, or with an association. Backgrounds generally not aligned to this role include:

Clinical or case‑management roles seeking a first move into policy consulting

Behavioral health/therapy positions without policy analysis or financing work

Health‑industry product marketing, sales, or account‑management (e.g., pharmaceutical, medical‑device, or provider‑network sales)

Hospital or health‑system operations focused solely on internal service delivery (e.g., revenue‑cycle, clinical operations)

Vendor implementation/project roles without policy, business development, or strategic advisory responsibilities.

Eligibility workers who have not had broader management experience with other aspects of Medicaid (e.g., writing waivers managing programs)

Location
Aurrera Health Group is a fully remote organization and candidates from all areas of the country are encouraged to apply. Occasional travel to company events, meetings, and client sites may be required, but the primary workstation for this position will be remote. As a national firm, the Aurrera Health Group team works across four time zones. This position must be available to work an east coast schedule between the hours of 9:00 am – 5:30 pm.

Compensation and Benefits

Aurrera Health Group offers competitive salaries based on industry standards and experience, skills, and responsibility. We maintain equitable pay bands for employees based on these factors. The starting pay range for this position is $135,000 to $155,000 per year, with an opportunity for an end‑of‑year bonus.

Additionally, Aurrera Health Group offers a comprehensive benefit package, including:

Generous leave program, including company holidays, vacation, sick, parental, and volunteer leave

Employer‑matching 401(k) retirement plan

Health, vision, dental insurance with generous employer premium contributions, and Flexible Spending Account plans

Short and long‑term disability insurance plans

Home office and cell phone stipends, charitable donation matching, and other benefits

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