Third Party Liability Lead

Overview

BerryDunn is seeking a Third Party Liability (TPL) Lead to support Hawaiʻi Med-QUEST’s Third Party Liability, Fraud, Waste, and Abuse (FWA), program integrity, and Medicaid TPL initiatives. This role will lead TPL operations, including cost avoidance, recovery, lien-related processes, vendor coordination, reporting, quality assurance, and operational improvements. 

The TPL Lead will oversee the TPL Subject Matter Expert (SME) and coordinate closely with the Program Integrity Lead and Policy Lead to align TPL work with program integrity, audit, policy, process, and systems priorities. This role will help ensure Medicaid acts as the payer of last resort by supporting coordination and recovery from liable third parties, including commercial insurers, Medicare, and casualty or liability carriers. 

The TPL Lead will work within our project structure, with close coordination across Integrated IT, Process & Policy, Strategic Project Management, and Learning, Development & Change Management workstreams. 

Work Location and Schedule Expectations: This position offers flexibility in work location, including fully onsite, hybrid, or remote arrangements. The preferred location is Kapolei, Hawaiʻi, or the U.S. West Coast. Regardless of location, the role requires availability during Hawaii Standard Time (HST) working hours. This role requires travel approximately 30%–50% of the time, including travel to Hawaiʻi for onsite client meetings, release activities, training support, go-live readiness, payment integrity workgroup sessions, and related project needs.

You Will

• Lead TPL operations and improvements, including cost avoidance, recovery, lien-related processes, vendor coordination, reporting, and quality assurance. 
• Oversee the TPL SME’s work, including analysis, recommendations, documentation, operational support, and quality review. 
• Coordinate with the Program Integrity Lead and Policy Lead to align TPL activities with broader compliance, audit, policy, process, and systems priorities. 
• Provide guidance to project teams and stakeholders on Medicaid TPL requirements, best practices, operational considerations, and compliance expectations. 
• Support daily TPL Unit operations, including coordination with MQD units, vendors, health plans, the Civil Recoveries Division, and other partners. 
• Lead or support development, tracking, and refinement of TPL lien-related processes and documentation. 
• Facilitate meetings, manage follow-up actions, track decisions, escalate risks and blockers, and support timely issue resolution. 
• Review existing TPL processes and lead business process redesign to improve efficiency, compliance, accountability, and recovery outcomes. 
• Review TPL vendor lead files, verified policy updates, cost avoidance reports, recovery reports, and related operational data. 
• Follow project ways-of-working standards, including document management, client communication, time entry, internal review cycles, and protection of sensitive information. 

You Have

Experience leading or supporting Medicaid Third Party Liability (TPL), program integrity, recovery, cost avoidance, audit, compliance, policy, or related operations. 

Strong knowledge of Medicaid coordination of benefits, third-party payer data, recovery processes, lien-related processes, federal and state TPL requirements, and payer-of-last-resort principles. 

• Experience coordinating TPL-related work across program, vendor, legal, finance, policy, analytics, claims, eligibility, audit, and project management stakeholders. 
• Experience interpreting and applying federal and state Medicaid requirements. 
• Strong project leadership, facilitation, communication, analytical, and stakeholder engagement skills. 
• Ability to analyze Medicaid claims, eligibility systems, third-party payer data, recovery opportunities, and operational improvements. 
• Experience leading or supporting business process redesign in a Medicaid, healthcare, claims, eligibility, program integrity, or TPL environment. 
• Experience overseeing or coordinating the work of subject matter experts, analysts, or project team members. 
• Ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary workstreams, including strategic project management, integrated IT/process/policy, audit, operations, training, communications, and change management teams. 
• Minimum three (3) years of experience within the last five (5) years in a comparable Medicaid, healthcare, TPL, program integrity, operations, leadership, or consulting role. 

Preferred Qualifications/Experience: 

• Experience supporting or leading a state Medicaid agency TPL program, including cost avoidance, recovery, casualty/liability, lien-related processes, audit, compliance, coordination of benefits, or vendor coordination. 
• Experience supporting implementation activities such as process redesign, reporting, testing, training readiness, release coordination, performance monitoring, or stabilization. 
• Familiarity with Medicaid eligibility systems, claims systems, integrated eligibility systems, or vendor-managed Medicaid data environments is a plus. 

Compensation Details

The base salary range targeted for this role is $90,000-$120,000. This salary range represents BerryDunn’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. If an applicant possesses experience, education, or other qualifications more than the minimum requirements for this posting, that applicant is encouraged to apply, and a final salary range may then be based on those additional qualifications; compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, years of experience, depth of experience, seniority, merit, education, training, amount of travel, and other relevant business considerations.

BerryDunn Benefits & Culture

Our people are what make BerryDunn special, and in return we strive to support our employees and help them thrive. Eligible employees have access to benefits that go beyond what’s expected to support their physical, mental, career, social, and financial well-being. Visit our website for a complete list of benefits and a look into our culture: Experience BerryDunn.

We will ensure that individuals are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process or perform essential job functions. Please contact [email protected] to request an accommodation.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

About BerryDunn

BerryDunn is the brand name under which Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker, LLC and BDMP Assurance, LLP, independently owned entities, provide services. Since 1974, BerryDunn has helped businesses, nonprofits, and government agencies throughout the US and its territories solve their greatest challenges. The firm’s tax, advisory, and consulting services are provided by Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker, LLC, and its attest services are provided by BDMP Assurance, LLP, a licensed CPA firm. 

BerryDunn is a client-centered, people-first professional services firm with a mission to empower the meaningful growth of our people, clients, and communities. The firm has been recognized for its efforts in creating a diverse and inclusive workplace culture, and for its focus on learning, development, and well-being. Learn more at berrydunn.com.