Senior Pre-Proposal Strategy & Planning Lead (Remote)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K

Stock purchase plans

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Job summary

Centene is seeking a program management professional to lead pre-proposal activities, coordinate RFP-related workstreams, and deliver high-quality pre-release materials. You will organize knowledge databases, manage strategy documents, and guide cross-functional teams through the proposal lifecycle.

Preferred candidates have extensive experience with health plans and Medicaid RFPs, plus a bachelor’s degree in a related field and 7+ years of relevant experience.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Manage and organize knowledge databases and pre-release RFP documents and tools.
• Develop strategy maps, capture plans, win-theme inputs, competitive assessments, risk logs, and exec briefings.
• Manage projects supporting the proposal lifecycle, track status, actions, and close projects.
• Support team planning to identify differentiators, gaps, risks, proof points, and innovation opportunities.
• Coordinate knowledge transfer and lessons learned for continuous improvement of APP processes.
• Analyze health plan data, public data, enterprise data, prior RFPs, and stakeholder input for actionable recommendations.
• Collaborate with health plans, Business Development, and other functions for pre-release activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned and complies with policies and standards.

Skills

Project management

Proposal development

Stakeholder communication

Knowledge of RFPs

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Communications, Public Administration, Healthcare Administration, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Teams

PM software

Job description

Centene is seeking a program management professional to lead pre-proposal activities, coordinate RFP-related workstreams, and deliver high-quality pre-release materials. You will organize knowledge databases, manage strategy documents, and guide cross-functional teams through the proposal lifecycle.

Preferred candidates have extensive experience with health plans and Medicaid RFPs, plus a bachelor’s degree in a related field and 7+ years of relevant experience.