Senior Proposal Developer

Role Description

Provide writing and editing support to proposal documents, notably Executive Summaries and areas requiring strategic themes.

• Concepts and writes proposals, utilizing broad knowledge of proposal best practices and procedures.
• Work closely with technical subject-matter-experts to translate technical ideas into persuasive, understandable text for proposal sections and related documents.
• Review all proposal documents to identify questions, possible challenges and response requirements.
• Leads strategy meetings with the team to understand origin and background of sales opportunity as well as requirements and expectations of the client.
• Directs proposal developers on strategy and custom content needs for each RFP, focusing on persuasive responses specific to each opportunity.
• Identifies and contacts subject matter experts throughout Vituity to get accurate information for inclusion in proposals based on requirements and platform.
• Works closely with Senior Content Strategist to identify content for content library and presentations.
• Proactively develops benefit-driven content for emerging initiatives and strategic objectives of the organization.
• Identifies innovative ways for improving efficiency of proposal process.
• Creates a working plan for team to add content into proposal library and presentations.
• Maintains style guides to ensure consistency and accuracy of content within the database, as well as for projects and presentations.
• Maintains RFP project checklists materials such as copyedit checklist, print production checklist.
• Advise and counsel team on successes and lessons learned for each proposal.
• Handles complex issues and problems, and refers only the most complex issues to higher-level staff.
• Identifies content from proposals that require updates or new content for the proposal library and creates a plan to ensure content is appropriately added to the library.
• Contributes to the library of responses, ensuring Vituity’s brand principles, positioning, key messages and product benefits are clear, up-to-date and in line with business development goals.
• Identifies content from various sources that should be included in stock presentations.
• Contributes to the development and maintenance of stock presentations for each Vituity practice line.
• Creates presentations as needed for sales opportunities. Assures alignment with prior content and information provided to each client and creates new presentation elements as needed including graphics, content and statistics.
• Provides leadership, coaching, and/or mentoring to other team members.
• May provide staff support by ensuring all sections of proposals are consistent, compliant and meet all internal and external deadlines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Business, Marketing, Advertising, Communications, or equivalent with 3 to 5 years developing proposals/RFPS and project management experience within healthcare industry or related verticals required.
• 6+ years of relevant professional experience in creating proposals and/or sales-specific writing, as well as experience working closely with sales.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication, including experience producing effective written/visual solutions in response to complex requests for information preferred.
• Exceptional proofreader with a strong attention to detail and a creative eye for layout and typography preferred.
• Knowledge of proposal processes and experience writing in the healthcare or managed care industries.
• Experience collaborating cross-functionally and managing multiple deadlines.
• Experience writing for a brand, with an understanding of applying brand voice.
• Familiarity with content management systems a plus.
• Ability to work closely with multi-functional teams to develop a customer-specific proposal strategy.
• Strong organizational, project management, analytical, and problem-solving skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, matrix environment.
• Ability to adapt to new, technology-driven tools.

Benefits

• Superior health plan options.
• Dental, Vision, HSA/FSA, Life and AD&D coverage, and more.
• Top Tier 401(k) retirement savings plans that offers a $1.20 match for every dollar up to 6% plus discretionary profit-sharing contributions (eligible January following 18 months of service).
• Generous paid time off starting 3-4 weeks’ annually.
• Student Loan Refinancing Discounts.
• Professional and Career Development Program.
• EAP and travel assistance included.
• Wellness program.
• Purpose-driven culture focused on improving the lives of our patients, communities, and employees.