AI-Driven Healthcare Presales Associate

Cognizant; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays & PTO

401(k) plan

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant's TriZetto Product House SSA team supports presales from initial contact through contracting and handoff to delivery, developing proposals and solutions grounded in TriZetto products. You will work with account teams to scope engagements, create compelling decks, and help transition deals to delivery.

The role emphasizes learning, strong communication, and collaboration across healthcare IT, with exposure to AI-assisted proposal development and budgeting considerations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with MIS, Business Analytics, Business Process, or Project Management focus.
• Strong communication skills with a technology background; comfortable working with numbers (Excel, budgeting).
• Understanding of the healthcare industry.
• Well-rounded and willing to learn — significant on-the-job training provided.
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving capability.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
• Excellent organization, project coordination, and attention to detail.
• Ability to learn technical solutions and apply business and financial concepts.
• Experience with AI, Excel, PowerPoint, data analysis, healthcare industry coursework, or consulting/business case competitions.

Responsibilities

• Support the initial contact and discovery process with the account team.
• Help develop proposals for existing customers — ranging from small project work and health checks/assessments to new products and services across Cognizant's service lines.
• Build forward-looking solutions grounded in TriZetto products.
• Support the contracting process and the transition from sales to the delivery team.
• Gain exposure to our products and services, developing solutions with the delivery team — scope, timeline, and cost.
• Develop PowerPoint decks and communications for the account team, with potential exposure to client meetings.
• Use AI to accelerate proposal development, requirements-gathering, and deliverable creation.

Skills

MIS

Business Analytics

Business Process

Project Management

Communication

Excel

Budgeting

Healthcare industry knowledge

Learning agility

AI familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in MIS / Business Analytics / Business Process / Project Management

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Data analysis

Job description

Cognizant's TriZetto Product House SSA team supports presales from initial contact through contracting and handoff to delivery, developing proposals and solutions grounded in TriZetto products. You will work with account teams to scope engagements, create compelling decks, and help transition deals to delivery.

The role emphasizes learning, strong communication, and collaboration across healthcare IT, with exposure to AI-assisted proposal development and budgeting considerations.