Senior Proposal Writer

Risk Solution Group; Washington; Remote; USD 70,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the risk assessment sector seeks a Senior Proposal Writer to create persuasive responses to RFPs and RFIs. The role entails collaborating with multiple functional areas and requires strong writing and organizational skills. The successful candidate will have a bachelor's degree in a related field and substantial experience in proposal writing, making them an integral part of the sales support team.

Benefits

Health Benefits

401(k) with match

Wellness platform with incentives

Short-and-Long Term Disability Insurance

Family Benefits

Paid Time Off

Qualifications

• 5-7 years related experience, preferably with proposal writing.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and produce high-quality work.
• Previous experience with LexisNexis Risk Solutions is desired.

Responsibilities

• Develop persuasive responses for proposals and ensure compliance with governmental requirements.
• Manage the completion of government-agency vendor forms and registrations.
• Mentor other proposal writers and contribute to proposal database.

Skills

Effective writing

Editing

Business communication

Project management

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in communications, English, business, journalism

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

About the Business:

LexisNexis Risk Solutions is the essential partner in the assessment of risk. Within our Healthcare vertical, our solutions focus on transforming operations and improving health outcomes across the healthcare industry. While our solutions are centered around robust data assets, we also leverage sophisticated technology, applied analytics and deep healthcare expertise while ensuring the highest standards of privacy and security to help healthcare organizations make confident decisions and solve complex challenges.

About the Team:

This team supports our sales organization and works with multiple functional areas such as product, technical, marketing, security, pricing, and legal to develop persuasive responses to customers’ RFPs/RFQs/RFIs and other proposal documents.

About the Role:

The Senior Proposal Writer responses to state and local government (SLG) agencies’ Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and Requests for Information (RFIs), and other solicitation types; assists the Proposal Manager in the overall development and production of winning sales proposals; and positions LexisNexis Risk Solutions and its affiliates as the preferred providers of data, technology and legal, analytical and investigative research solutions. This role also supports our SLG sales organization and works with multiple functional areas such as pricing, legal, product, technical and marketing (response team) to develop persuasive responses to customers’ RFPs/RFIs and other proposal documents.

***The position may be remote or based in a corporate office location***

Responsibliites:

• Works with proposal response team to develop highly organized, persuasive responses for proposals that highlight solutions responsive to solicitation requirements

• Manages the completion of government-agency vendor forms, registrations and other similar administrative documentation to keep our businesses compliant with governmental requirements

• Assists in identifying win themes and discriminators that position the company as the preferred vendor

• Meets proposal deadlines by establishing priorities and target dates for information gathering, writing, reviews, approvals and signatures

• Works with proposal response team to ensure compliance with governmental requirements

• Fast completion of government-agency vendor forms, registrations and other similar administrative documentation

• Maintains a strong working knowledge of company products and services, business strategies, plans and competition

• Composes clear, concise answers to customer inquiries or requests for clarification

• Assists response team with presentations

• Contributes to proposal database repository including frequently asked questions, templates and examples

• Evaluates and recommends process improvements

• Mentors other proposal writers

• All other duties and responsibilities as assigned

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related subject area preferred (e.g. communications, English, business, journalism)

• 5-7 years related experience; multiple years of proposal writing experience is preferred

• Effective writing, editing and business communication skills

• Advanced MS Office suite skills

• Strong project management skills

• Attention to detail and follow-up skills essential

• Excellent teaming skills

• Ability to work under tight deadlines and produce high quality work

• Previous experience with LexisNexis Risk Solutions, LexisNexis Legal & Professional and/or other RELX companies is desired

We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

● Health Benefits: Comprehensive, multi-carrier program for medical, dental and vision benefits

● Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with match and an Employee Share Purchase Plan

● Wellbeing: Wellness platform with incentives, Headspace app subscription, Employee Assistance and Time-off Programs

● Short-and-Long Term Disability, Life and Accidental Death Insurance, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity

● Family Benefits, including bonding and family care leaves, adoption and surrogacy benefits

● Health Savings, Health Care, Dependent Care and Commuter Spending Accounts

● In addition to annual Paid Time Off, we offer up to two days of paid leave each to participate in Employee Resource Groups and to volunteer with your charity of choice

Posting start date: 5/28/2025. We anticipate this posting will be posted for 15 days.

Position is eligible for base salary plus an annual bonus.

The salary range provided in this posting is the base salary range for Colorado and Illinois: $70,200 - $122,900 USD

The salary range provided in this posting is the base salary range for New York and New Jersey: $77,300 - $128,900 USD

At LexisNexis Risk Solutions, having diverse employees with different perspectives is key to creating innovative new products for our global customers. We have 30 diversity employee networks globally and prioritize inclusive leadership and equitable processes as part of our culture. Our aim is for every employee to be the best version of themselves. We would actively welcome applications from candidates of diverse backgrounds and underrepresented groups.

We are an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process. If you have a disability or other need that requires accommodation or adjustment, please let us know by completing our Applicant Request Support Form: https://forms.office.com/r/eVgFxjLmAK , or please contact 1-855-833-5120.

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