Business Development/Sales Specialist

Palco
Dallas, TX
Job Description
Role Overview

The Business Development/Sales Specialist is responsible for identifying, shaping, and developing growth opportunities across self-directed Medicaid services, managed care, and emerging innovation markets. This role focuses on early-stage market intelligence, partnership development, opportunity qualification, and strategic positioning.

What You Will Do

Lead generation and evaluation of new and existing self-direction markets, including FMS and Support Broker opportunities, employer authority, waiver amendments, carve-ins, and program redesigns. Analyze state Medicaid strategies, Medicaid waivers, and Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) initiatives from a business development perspective, and legislative activity impacting self-direction.

Why It Might Be a Fit

Success in this role depends on deep understanding of self-direction models, Medicaid waivers, MCO strategy, and government procurement timelines, combined with disciplined CRM execution and strong cross-functional coordination.

Requirements

  • 3-4 years specifically in Medicaid, LTSS, or government-facing healthcare markets, and Business Development
  • Experience in self-directed Medicaid services, LTSS, FMS, or complex waiver environments.
  • Strong understanding of state Medicaid structures, MCO contracting, and government procurement cycles.
  • Background in business development, marketing strategy, partnerships, or healthcare policy.
  • High level of CRM literacy, strategic documentation, and analytical discipline.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication with executive-level presence.
  • Comfortable operating in ambiguity and influencing without authority.

Benefits

  • Generous Paid time off
  • Annual bonus potential
  • Retirement Savings
  • Career Growth Opportunities
  • Paid Training
  • Great Work Environment
  • Employer shared Health Insurance cost
  • Employer paid Disability Insurance
  • Employer paid Life and AD&D Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Cancer Insurance
  • Voluntary Life Insurance
  • Paid Time Off
  • Remote work environment
  • Paid holidays
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