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POSITION: Proposal Writer
SCHEDULE: Full Time
FACILITY: Green Tree office – Wexford Health Sources, Inc.
LOCATION: Pittsburgh, PA
BENEFITS
• Annual review with performance increase
• Generous paid-time off program that combines vacation and sick leave
• Paid holidays
• Comprehensive health insurance through Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Dental and Vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement saving plans
• Company-paid short-term disability
• Healthcare and dependent care spending account
POSITION SUMMARY
The proposal writer will ensure the efficiency, quality, consistency, and timeliness of all Wexford Health proposals and related marketing materials (both paper and electronic).
DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
- Responsible for coordinating and reporting on the development of winning responses to solicitations and other business opportunities; and the gathering, analysis, and reporting of market and competitive intelligence.
- Function as part of the team that analyzes potential business opportunities and makes pursue/do not pursue recommendations to senior management.
- Review, analyze, and summarize the contents of large, complex solicitation documents, contracts, and reports.
- Acquire and maintain a working knowledge of all business opportunities and proposals being worked on, in order to better support the Proposal Development & Market Analysis Specialists, as well as to provide updates and respond to inquiries from senior management.
- Collaborate closely with the Wexford Health Business Development team to achieve an acute understanding of the prospective customer's needs.
- Effectively manage relationships with internal and external subject matter experts, to enable full understanding and accurate articulation of their proposed solutions.
- Define, schedule, and manage the proposal development process.
- Support the proposal process end-to-end, ensuring all internal and external expectations, actions, and timelines are understood and met.
- Gather, analyze, and report information on targeted markets, competitors, and products to help Wexford Health make better strategic decisions; improve performance; develop new products; and counter potential threats to its business.
- Use the acquired information to support the development of innovative solutions for complex problems and to provide actionable recommendations.
- Identify and monitor changes in market conditions that may affect Wexford Health’s book of business.
- Identify and monitor sources of competitive intelligence (competitors’ market share, sales, strategies, performance, financial stability, management team, customer base, etc.) including but not limited to competitors’ websites, the Internet, trade shows, business journals, independent industry research, and published research reports.
- Provide the Director, Marketing & Communications with regular reports that outline the current status of the company’s targeted industries; highlight any significant changes or drivers; and analyze what impact the data holds for Wexford Health.
- Create and edit various other written documents, including but not limited to white papers, feature media articles, press releases, award nominations, etc.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
TRAVEL: Potential of 1-2 trips per year for trade shows
LICENSING: None required.
CERTIFICATION: None required.
EDUCATION: Bachelors Degree in business administration, communications, English, or a related field.
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
3-5 years in a project management role
Experience reviewing RFPs and writing proposals
Must have solid communication, multitasking, organizational, time management, research/ interviewing, writing, grammar, and interpersonal skills.
Experience in health care, managed care, and/or government contracting is preferred.
Ability to meet deadlines while working under pressure as part of a cohesive team.
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