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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 06/27/25

Applications Due07/13/25

Vacancy ID191174

NY HELPNo

AgencyMedicaid Inspector General, NYS Office of the

TitleDeputy Medicaid Inspector General for Administration

Occupational CategoryAdministrative or General Management

Salary Grade666

Bargaining UnitM/C - Managerial/Confidential (Unrepresented)

Salary RangeFrom $156757 to $197170 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Exempt Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 9 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Albany

Street Address 800 North Pearl Street

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12204

Duties Description Under the general direction of the Medicaid Inspector General, reporting directly to the First Deputy Medicaid Inspector General (First Deputy), the incumbent of this position is a member of the Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) executive leadership team, working closely with other Deputies and executive-level staff. The incumbent provides the strategic direction and manages operations of the OMIG’s Division of Administration, with staff in several regional offices.
The Division of Administration (DOA) is a critical component of OMIG’s Medicaid program integrity efforts through provision of administrative and infrastructure support to the agency and its employees. This includes all aspects of human resources, operations management, fiscal management, and the collections functions related to the recovery and reporting of overpayments resulting from program integrity activities performed by OMIG to detect fraud, waste and abuse within the Medicaid Program.
Specific duties include, but are not limited to:
Provide overall oversight and direction for OMIG’s Division of Administration:
• Confer with the MIG, First Deputy and/or other executive-level managers to define administrative projects, initiatives, and long-term goals and objectives. Provide guidance to agency executive leadership team regarding DOA functions and processes.
• Direct and oversee the day-to-day operations of DOA’s four Bureaus: Bureau of Fiscal Management, Bureau of Collections Management, Bureau of Human Resources Management and Bureau of Operations Management.
• Provide direct supervision and mentoring to Bureau Directors, ensuring consistency and coordination between bureaus, and communicating executive directives, priorities, preferences, and approach. Promote an atmosphere of inclusiveness and respect, professional motivation and continuous learning.
• Provide a high level of programmatic knowledge and assist with applying it with novel, sensitive, and high-profile or critical issues.
• Set policies, standards, and procedures for all areas of administrative operations; provide input on overall agency policies and procedures, as needed.
• Evaluate activities and functions of the DOA for effectiveness and efficiency; realign or redeploy resources as appropriate; recommend and/or implement procedural or process improvements, as necessary.
• Oversee the preparation of periodic progress reports, metrics, and status of ongoing projects to Executive staff. Participate in regular meetings with other Deputies and/or executive-level staff.
Represent OMIG with internal and external stakeholders:
• Work with executive leadership team and other agency staff to develop and submit the agency’s Annual Budget Request.
• Form and maintain collaborative relationships with other governmental entities or stakeholders, such as Executive Chamber staff, Division of the Budget, Department of Health, Department of Civil Service, Office of General Services and the Business Services Center.
• Assist the MIG, First Deputy, and other staff in developing, preparing, and coordinating internal and external communications, metrics, reports, or other projects, as directed.

Minimum Qualifications Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree and/or advanced degree and a minimum of nine years of professional experience in, or with, New York State government. At least four years of this experience must have included the management and supervision of subordinate staff. Excellent organizational, administrative, and communications skills, both oral and written; experience in the management and oversight of daily operations and staff, with demonstrated leadership skills, such as the ability to mentor and motivate and the ability to work with and build consensus among multiple stakeholders. Experience with the NYS Budget process and knowledge of the Medicaid program is preferred.

Additional Comments Full-time, exempt. Salary within the posted range will be commensurate with experience. This is an appointment to a position in the exempt jurisdictional class. All exempt appointments require completion of a background check prior to appointment, and completion of an annual Financial Disclosure Statement. Incumbents serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority, and the employment relationship can be altered at any time by either party.

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Name Grethe Kvernes

Telephone 518-408-5787

Fax

Email Address recruitment@omig.ny.gov

Address

Street 800 North Pearl Street

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12204

 

Notes on ApplyingThe Office of the Medicaid Inspector General is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage those with unique backgrounds and contributions such as education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs to apply.

We provide reasonable and religious accommodations for any part of the application and hiring process. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please send a request to RARequest@omig.ny.gov.

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