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Supervisory Health Insurance Specialist (Deputy Group Director )

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Department of Health and Human Services

Health Insurance Administration

Salary
$169,279–$197,200/year
Grade
15
Work location
Telework eligible · Woodlawn, Maryland
Schedule
Full-time
Posted
Sep 30, 2026
Apply by
Oct 6, 2026
Category
Health Insurance Administration

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Summary

This position is located in the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS), Children and Adults Health Programs Group (CAHPG). As a Supervisory Health Insurance Specialist (Deputy Group Director ), GS-0107-15, you will provide operational review and administration of CMS national health care programs and policies.

Duties

Perform the full range of supervisory duties for a multi-disciplinary professional staff establishing Medicaid, CHIP, and Basic Health Programs.

Lead the development and implementation of new and amended national policies governing public health coverage.

Direct the technical review and formal approval of State Plans for Medicaid, CHIP, and Basic Health Programs.

Manage the development and implementation of quality improvement strategies and health outcome measures for beneficiaries.

Serve as a primary liaison to collaborate with high-level officials across federal, state, and external health organizations.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), the responses you provide on the application questionnaire, and the results of the online assessments required for this position. A Subject Matter Expert may assist in the resume review process to help determine whether you meet the minimum job qualifications. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating. You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics): Accountability Customer Service Decisiveness Flexibility Interpersonal Skills Problem Solving Resilience In order to be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and application questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job. Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on the online assessment may also result in your removal from consideration.

About this listing

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has 27 open listings on the site: all telework eligible. This one is telework eligible, based in Woodlawn, Maryland. See all Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services listings, or read what fully remote and telework eligible mean.

Advertised pay is $169,279 to $197,200 a year. That covers GS-15 on the General Schedule, where pay also depends on step and locality; how GS pay works.

This announcement is open for 6 days, from Sep 30, 2026 to Oct 6, 2026. Among currently open Health Insurance Administration postings at Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the typical advertised window is about 7 days. As of Oct 6, 2026, it closes today.

Who can apply: federal employees eligible for career transition programs and employees of the hiring agency. This announcement is not open to the general public. The announcement's "This job is open to" section has the exact eligibility rules.

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