Re-advertisement: If you applied for this position previously, you do not have to reapply. Your application will be considered.
The California Healthcare Eligibility, Enrollment, and Retention System (CalHEERS) Project is responsible for the maintenance and management of the automated system (the system is referred to as CalHEERS) that serves as the consolidated system support for eligibility, enrollment, and retention for Covered California and Medi-Cal. The CalHEERS system also streamlines resources from which individuals and small businesses are able to research, compare, check their eligibility for, and purchase health coverage. The Office of Technology and Solutions Integration (OTSI) CalHEERS Project State team provides operational oversight of the prime system integrator vendor that is tasked with the maintenance and operations of the CalHEERS system.You will find additional information about the job in the .
This position provides telework opportunities, including the ability to work remotely.
Possession of minimum qualifications will be verified prior to interview and/or appointment. If you are meeting minimum qualifications with education, you must include your unofficial transcripts/diploma for verification. Sealed Official transcripts are required upon appointment. If it is determined a candidate does not meet the Minimum Qualifications, the candidate will be withheld from the eligibility list, rendering them inactive and ineligible to be hired for the position.
Background Check: All applicants shall be subject to a pre-employment background investigation. The investigation will consist of the completion of a pre-employment questionnaire, fingerprinting, and an inquiry to the Department of Justice to disclose criminal records.
In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:
- Ability to effectively oversee and direct multiple technology teams responsible for a large-scale IT project similar to CalHEERS system development and operations
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with business and technical partners and external stakeholders
- Excellent leadership and organizational abilities
- Excellent strategic-thinking and management skills
Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.
A Supplemental Questionnaire consists of a series of questions and a mechanism for obtaining an applicant’s qualifications and experience in job-related areas. The Supplemental Questionnaire must be titled “Supplemental Questionnaire” at the top of the first page, typed in a minimum of 12-point font, single-spaced, on standard-sized paper (8.5" X 11"), and no more than 3pages in length. Applications submitted without the required Supplemental Questionnaire will be considered incomplete and will not be considered for this position.
1. Please explain how your professional experience, accomplishments, and education have successfully prepared you for this position.
2. Describe your experience working with large, complex consumer-facing information technology systems and solutions that are subject to federal and state oversight entities.
3. Describe your experience providing direction and oversight to a team that designs, develops, tests and maintains the infrastructure of large-scale information technology systems.
4. Describe examples of your experience communicating and maintaining effective working relationships across multiple departments and stakeholders’ groups.
5. Please describe your leadership philosophy and management style.
Required Application Package Documents
The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job: