Senior Proposal Architect – RFP/RFI Lead (Remote)

United States Digital Space LLC; United States; On-site; USD 80,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on-site parking

Fitness & well-being center

Tuition assistance for education

Commuter perks

Job summary

Premera is seeking a Proposal Development Specialist III to craft comprehensive responses to RFIs/RFPs, focusing on large account opportunities and cross-functional collaboration across departments. You will coordinate data collection, ensure tone and accuracy, and work with leadership to develop persuasive proposals that align with strategic goals.

Responsibilities include leading RFP efforts, serving as SME across business units, and coordinating with sales and marketing to align proposals

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Journalism, Marketing, Communications, or English or four (4) years’ professional experience in one of the above areas (Required).
• Five (5) years of professional writing experience for marketing, public relations or business communications (Required) to include: Five (5) years of experience in writing responses to RFP/RFI requests or professional business writing.
• A Masters degree. (Preferred)
• Five (5) years of experience in healthcare, preferably in health insurance (Preferred).

Responsibilities

• Independently plan, write and manage multiple RFP/RFI requests simultaneously under tight timelines, compiling and organizing information from various functional areas to write compelling, comprehensive, and persuasive responses to the requests which speak directly to prospect needs and preferences, proposals consider all written aspects of the response including content, style, consistency, tone, appearance and accuracy.
• Ensure accurate and appropriate responses by working collaboratively with leadership and representatives from multiple functional areas, facilitate cross-functional, cross-regional teams to identify key strategic issues, create solutions and implement actions regarding strategic RFPs/RFIs.
• Work as part of creative team to execute concepts through final product such as final proposal or finalist presentation. Work with Marketing Leadership, General Managers and Executive Management Leadership (EMLT) members to identify key business issues related to requests for information and proposals from employers and brokers.
• Lead RFP efforts to help win new business and retain existing strategic accounts for Premera and its affiliates.
• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the Proposal Development Team on key strategic business units within the company (i.e. products, Operations Health Care Delivery Systems, financial guarantees), stays abreast of program, technical, product and service developments as they occur and share information with other team members.
• Share responsibility as a member of the team for ensuring response data housed in the team database is appropriate, up to date and relevant per each line of business (LOB).
• Consult on, manage, and execute special projects for sales executives that directly relate to sales goals.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

RFP writing

Cross-functional collaboration

Proposal coordination

Stakeholder alignment

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Journalism, Marketing, Communications, or English

Master's degree (Preferred)

Job description

Premera is seeking a Proposal Development Specialist III to craft comprehensive responses to RFIs/RFPs, focusing on large account opportunities and cross-functional collaboration across departments. You will coordinate data collection, ensure tone and accuracy, and work with leadership to develop persuasive proposals that align with strategic goals.

Responsibilities include leading RFP efforts, serving as SME across business units, and coordinating with sales and marketing to align proposals