About this role
Be part of a team that unleashes the power of leading-edge technologies to help improve the health and well-being of those most vulnerable in our country and communities. Working at Gainwell carries its rewards. You’ll have an incredible opportunity to grow your career in a company that values work flexibility, learning, and career development. You’ll add to your technical credentials and certifications while enjoying a generous, flexible vacation policy and educational assistance. We also have comprehensive leadership and technical development academies to help build your skills and capabilities.
Summary
The Agile Portfolio Manager leads the intake, prioritization, and execution of a large portfolio of work supporting 100+ team members within the MMIS (Medicaid Management Information System) domain. This role is responsible for implementing Agile portfolio management practices, driving continuous productivity improvement, and providing executive-level metrics and reporting. The Agile Portfolio Manager ensures strategic alignment of initiatives with Medicaid program objectives, fosters a culture of collaboration and innovation, and delivers measurable business outcomes in a highly regulated healthcare environment.
Your role in our mission
- Manage portfolio work intake, prioritization, and resource allocation using Agile demand management, specifically for MMIS Medicaid projects and enhancements.
- Implement and oversee Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) across multiple teams working on Medicaid eligibility, claims, provider management, and related modules.
- Ensure compliance with Medicaid regulations, CMS guidelines, and state-specific requirements throughout the portfolio lifecycle.
- Continuously improve team productivity through process optimization, Lean/Agile methodologies, and value stream mapping, with a focus on Medicaid operational excellence.
- Develop and maintain executive dashboards and metrics-driven reporting for leadership, highlighting Medicaid program performance, regulatory compliance, and operational KPIs.
- Align portfolio initiatives with Medicaid program strategy, state and federal mandates, and business objectives.
- Facilitate regular portfolio reviews, audits, and coaching sessions for MMIS teams.
- Lead incident and problem management processes, root cause analysis, and service improvement initiatives within the Medicaid ecosystem.
- Collaborate with stakeholders, including executive leadership, state agencies, and Medicaid program managers, to communicate portfolio health and recommendations.
What we're looking for
- Minimum 7+ years of experience in portfolio management, program management, or project management within the MMIS Medicaid domain or other large-scale healthcare IT environments.
- Proven experience implementing Agile methodologies and managing large teams (100+ members) in Medicaid or healthcare IT projects.
- Strong understanding of Medicaid regulations, CMS guidelines, and MMIS operational requirements.
- Expertise in Lean/Agile methodologies, productivity improvement, and executive reporting.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities, including experience working with state agencies and Medicaid program managers.
What you should expect in this role
- Remote position (US only)
- Opportunities to travel through your work (0-10%)
- Video cameras must be used during all interviews, as well as during the initial week of orientation
- The deadline to submit applications for this posting is 3/30/2026
The pay range for this position is $86,800.00 - $124,000.00 per year, however, the base pay offered may vary depending on geographic region, internal equity, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. Put your passion to work at Gainwell. You’ll have the opportunity to grow your career in a company that values work flexibility, learning, and career development. All salaried, full-time candidates are eligible for our generous, flexible vacation policy, a 401(k) employer match, comprehensive health benefits, and educational assistance. We also have a variety of leadership and technical development academies to help build your skills and capabilities.
We believe nothing is impossible when you bring together people who care deeply about making healthcare work better for everyone. Build your career with Gainwell, an industry leader. You’ll be joining a company where collaboration, innovation, and inclusion fuel our growth. Learn more about Gainwell at our company website and visit our Careers site for all available job role openings.
Gainwell Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer, where all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition), age, sexual orientation, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
Other facts
About Gainwell Technologies LLC
For 50 years, our nation’s federal Medicaid program has worked to improve the health, safety and well-being of America’s most vulnerable populations: low-income families, women and children, seniors, and those with disabilities. With positive health and cost outcomes that pierce inequities and impact economies, the success of these programs is inextricably tied to the prosperity of communities, individual states and the nation as a whole. We think that demands respect and, more importantly, is deserving of a lifetime commitment from innovators who can help those who operate within and around health and human services evolve — in any market at any stage. At Gainwell Technologies, that’s our sole focus.
Built across more than five decades, Gainwell has intentionally seized opportunities to advance its digitally enabled services to meet agencies, health plans and MCOs where they are on their modernization journeys and propel them into the future of public health. Our commitment to innovation, deep experience and ability to leverage insights from customers across 50 states has allowed us to expand on next-generation, cloud-enabled technologies.
Today, Gainwell offers one of the most comprehensive suites of scalable services and solutions on the market — all proven to deliver cost savings, better patient outcomes and an improved provider experience. Equally important to our expanding technologies and results: We bring ideas that bring policies to life.
What you'll do
- The Agile Portfolio Manager leads the intake, prioritization, and execution of a large portfolio of work supporting 100+ team members within the MMIS domain. This role is responsible for implementing Agile portfolio management practices and driving continuous productivity improvement.
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