Senior Director, Medicaid Compliance

Centene Corporation

Senior Director leading compliance for Medicaid programs at Centene. Driving strategic direction and ensuring adherence to federal, state, and contractual requirements.

Posted 6/17/2026full-timeRemote • Illinois, Montana • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $148,000 - $274,200 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the Compliance Advisory & Research and Compliance Response & Escalation teams
Providing strategic direction across complex compliance functions
Partner closely with senior leadership to guide compliance research
Oversee multi-market regulatory disclosures
Help ensure key business initiatives align with applicable federal, state, and contractual requirements
Support direct correspondence with state regulators
Managing all facets of Compliance research for Medicaid line of business for the Enterprise
Serve as senior leadership in Compliance Risk Assessment process
Work closely with auditing and monitoring team, corrections team, and regulatory change management team to facilitate research and implementation
Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree in related field, or equivalent experience required
7+ years Compliance program management and contract experience with State Medicaid programs including internal and State audits required
5+ years Health care regulatory agencies in development of compliance and fraud programs; required
5+ years Overseeing implementation of contract requirements required
10+ years Compliance/Enterprise Risk Management preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

competitive pay
health insurance
401K and stock purchase plans
tuition reimbursement
paid time off plus holidays
flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules

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Hard Skills & Tools

Compliance program managementContract managementRegulatory disclosuresCompliance researchCompliance Risk AssessmentAuditingMonitoringRegulatory change managementFraud program developmentMedicaid program compliance

Soft Skills

Strategic directionLeadershipCollaborationCommunicationGuidanceFacilitationProblem-solvingOrganizational skillsInterpersonal skillsAdaptability