Senior Health-Plan Proposal Strategy Lead

Centene Corp.; Missouri; Hybrid; USD 88,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

Centene Corp. in Missouri seeks an experienced program/proposal lead to manage the pre-proposal effort and coordinate with the RFP team. You will help develop strategy materials, maintain knowledge bases, and ensure high-quality pre-release documents and tools for upcoming RFPs.

The role requires 7+ years in health plans, RFPs or complex projects, with Medicaid experience preferred. The position supports flexible work arrangements including remote or hybrid options.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience with health plans, managing RFPs/grants, or managing complex projects.
• Experience with Medicaid programming and Medicaid RFPs preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Communications, Public Administration, Healthcare Administration, or related field or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support the pre-proposal effort through a handoff to the RFP team.
• Develop and maintain strategy maps, capture plans, win-theme inputs, competitive assessments, and risk logs.
• Manage projects that support the proposal development lifecycle and track actions until closure.
• Support team planning, pre-release meetings, differentiators, gaps, risks, and proof points.
• Coordinate knowledge transfer to proposal lead and engage in lessons learned discussions.
• Analyze health plan information, public data, prior RFPs, and stakeholder input to produce actionable recommendations.
• Collaborate with health plans, Business Development, and other functions for pre-release activities.

Skills

Project management

RFP experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or related field

Job description

Centene Corp. in Missouri seeks an experienced program/proposal lead to manage the pre-proposal effort and coordinate with the RFP team. You will help develop strategy materials, maintain knowledge bases, and ensure high-quality pre-release documents and tools for upcoming RFPs.

The role requires 7+ years in health plans, RFPs or complex projects, with Medicaid experience preferred. The position supports flexible work arrangements including remote or hybrid options.