Manager, Proposal Development

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Alaska, +26 more states.

📋 Description

• Spearhead the strategy, processes, content resources, and team dedicated to creating proposal and sales support materials.

• Oversee proposal development services, encompassing hiring, onboarding, coaching, performance evaluation, recognition, and employee growth.

• Enhance team capabilities in proposal development, strategic writing, presentations, consultation, data proficiency, and process enhancement.

• Deliver proposal strategies, responses, presentations, and associated materials that align with quality, timing, compliance, and brand standards.

• Facilitate collaboration with business partners, subject matter experts, sales teams, and leadership on intricate opportunities.

• Assess operational performance, stakeholder insights, workload requirements, and proposal results to identify and execute improvements.

• Implement process, workflow, automation, and tool upgrades.

• Manage governance, organization, accuracy, lifecycle management, and usability of proposal content repositories and knowledge resources.

• Engage stakeholders, eliminate obstacles, establish accountability, and advocate for effective proposal development practices.

• Comprehend and ensure the efficient functioning of assigned internal controls.

• Supervise compliance of designated third parties with contracts, Premera’s Third Party Code of Conduct, and mitigation activities.

• Carry out additional responsibilities as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of ten years of professional writing experience in marketing, public relations, proposal development, or business communications, with at least five years in the healthcare sector (Required).

• Proven experience in leading teams and managing complex, cross-functional projects, including strategic responses to RFPs, RFIs, or similar business opportunities (Preferred).

• Background in enhancing business processes, driving change, and managing a proposal content database or a similar enterprise content repository (Preferred).

• Familiarity with process improvement, performance metrics, knowledge management, and AI tools.

• Exceptional leadership, coaching, strategic writing, editing, storytelling, and presentation development abilities.

• Capability to translate intricate information into clear, engaging content while building trust and influence across various organizational levels and functions.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental coverage with low employee premiums.

• Optional benefit offerings, including pet insurance.

• Life and disability insurance.

• Retirement programs featuring a 401K employer match and a pension plan that vests after three years of service.

• Wellness incentives, including counseling services, stress management programs, and mindfulness initiatives.

• Generous paid time off.

• Tuition assistance for undergraduate and graduate degrees.

• Employee recognition program.

• On-campus resources, networking opportunities, and team engagement for hybrid employees.

• Commuter benefits.

• Free, convenient on-site parking.

• Subsidized on-campus cafes.

• On-site health and wellness activities.

• Fitness and well-being center offering both in-person and virtual workouts, as well as nutritional counseling.