Pricing Manager - Federal

Elevance Health, Inc.; Woburn (MA); Hybrid; USD 114,000 - 188,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Equity stock purchase

401k contribution

Job summary

Elevance Health, Inc. is seeking a Pricing Manager - Federal in Massachusetts to lead cost-volume efforts, pricing strategy, proposal planning and development, and post-submittal activities.

You will work with proposal managers to develop and edit proposals and oversee production. This role requires a BA/BS in Finance, Business Management, or Marketing and at least 7 years in bid/cost proposal pricing with government regulations, plus leadership.

Qualifications

• Requires BA/BS in Finance, Business Management, or Marketing or equivalent background.
• Residency requirement: must have lived in the United States for at least three of the past five years per CMS TDL 190275.

Responsibilities

• Guides team through proposal pricing strategy for Federal contracts.
• Serves as primary liaison for financial strategy.
• Leads and directs proposal and capture managers; oversees production activities.
• Ensures FAR, CAS and compliance with government procurement regulations and RFP requirements.
• Coordinates pricing cost narrative, price strategy, risk assessment and business case analysis.
• Leads Price-To-Win assessments and cost and pricing reviews with senior management.
• Coordinates collection and accumulation of cost, scheduling, and performance elements.
• Researches and analyzes historical data, develops cost models and participates in fact-finding meetings.
• Serves as a member of the contract negotiating team.
• Provides oversight and direction to pricing specialists.
• Travels to worksite and other locations as necessary.
• Leverages approved AI tools to enhance proposals, RFP analysis, market and competitive research, pricing narratives, cost modeling, and related pricing activities.
• Applies human oversight and validation to AI outputs while ensuring compliance with data security and governing requirements.

Education

BA/BS in Finance, Business Management, or Marketing

Job description

Location: This role requires associates to be in-office 1 - 2 days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace. Alternate locations may be considered if candidates reside within a commuting distance from an office.

Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless an accommodation is granted as required by law.

PLEASE NOTE: This position is not eligible for current or future visa sponsorship.

Pricing Manager - Federal is responsible for leading cost volume efforts including pricing strategy, proposal planning and development and post-submittal activities. Works with proposal managers to develop and edit proposals and oversee production activities.

How You Will Make An Impact

• Guides team through proposal pricing strategy for Federal contracts.
• Serves as primary liaison for financial strategy.
• Leads and provides direction to proposal and capture managers assisting with development of proposals and oversees production activities in accordance with request for proposal (RFP) specifications.
• Ensures FAR, CAS and compliance with government procurement regulations with government procurement regulations and RFP requirements.
• Coordinates pricing cost narrative, price strategy, risk assessment and business case analysis.
• Leads Price-To-Win assessments and cost and pricing reviews with senior management.
• Coordinates the collection and accumulation of cost, scheduling, and performance elements.
• Researches and analyzes historical data, develops cost models and participates in fact-finding meetings.
• Serves as a member of the contract negotiating team.
• Provides oversight and direction to pricing specialists.
• Travels to worksite and other locations as necessary.
• Leverages approved artificial intelligence (AI) tools to enhance proposal development, RFP analysis, market and competitive research, pricing narratives, cost modeling, and related pricing activities.
• Applies appropriate human oversight and validation to AI-assisted work products while ensuring compliance with data security, confidentiality, procurement, and responsible AI requirements.

Minimum Requirements

• Requires BA/BS in Finance, Business Management, or Marketing and minimum of 7 years experience leading bid/cost proposal pricing process including at least 5 years of leadership and government procurement regulations experience; or any combination of education and experience which would provide an equivalent background.
• This position is part of our FGS (Federal Government Services) division which, per CMS TDL 190275, requires foreign national applicants meet the residency requirement of living in the United States at least three of the past five years.

Preferred Skills, Experiences And Competencies

• Previous Federal Government contracting experience highly preferred.
• MBA preferred.

If this job is assigned to any Government Business Division entity, the applicant and incumbent fall under a 'sensitive position' work designation and may be subject to additional requirements beyond those associates outside Government Business Divisions. Requirements include but are not limited to more stringent and frequent background checks and/or government clearances, segregation of duties principles, role specific training, monitoring of daily job functions, and sensitive data handling instructions. Associates in these jobs must follow the specific policies, procedures, guidelines, etc. as stated by the Government Business Division in which they are employed.

For candidates working in person or virtually in the below locations, the salary* range for this specific position is $114,240 to $187,680.

Location(s): Massachusetts, Maryland, Virginia

In addition to your salary, Elevance Health offers benefits such as a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). The salary offered for this specific position is based on a number of legitimate, non-discriminatory factors set by the Company. The Company is fully committed to ensuring equal pay opportunities for equal work regardless of gender, race, or any other category protected by federal, state, and local pay equity laws.

• The salary range is the range Elevance Health in good faith believes is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future and actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level. Even within the range, the actual compensation will vary depending on the above factors as well as market/business considerations. No amount is wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable under the terms and conditions of the applicable policies and plans. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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