Strategic Proposals Lead: Pre-RFP & Planning

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401K and stock purchase plans

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Centene Corporation is seeking a Proposals/Pre-Proposal Manager to lead the pre-proposal effort through handoffs to the RFP team. You will support strategy discussions, develop a basic program catalog, and deliver high-quality work products that position the organization for competitive bids.

You will manage pre-release documents, maintain strategy maps and risk logs with APP or PDC leadership, coordinate cross-functional teams, and analyze health plan data to produce actionable recommendations,

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Manage and organize Teams and/or other knowledge capture databases; build, tailor, validate, and maintain pre-release RFP documents and tools, including a basic program catalog, white papers, and FAQs to prepare proposal response team for upcoming RFP; provide quality assurance over pre-release activities and documentation
• In collaboration with APP or PDC leadership, develop and maintain strategy maps, capture plans, win-theme inputs, competitive assessments, risk logs, and executive briefings to support the pre-proposal process and mitigate risk; manage documents/tools and update/tailor them as needed for specific upcoming RFPs
• Manage assigned projects that support the proposal development lifecycle, including tracking project status, leading workgroups, tracking action items and decisions, escalating unresolved issues and risks, gathering updates/information, interpreting information provided, and following through until project closure
• Support team-wide planning and pre-release meetings to identify differentiators, gaps, risks, proof points, and opportunities for innovation
• Collaborate with health plans, Business Development, and other functional areas for pre-release activities; and communicate (written and verbal) project status with assigned project team and leadership
• Analyze health plan information, public data, enterprise data, prior RFPs, competitor information, and stakeholder input to produce actionable recommendations
• Complies with all policies and standards

Education

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

Job description

Centene Corporation is seeking a Proposals/Pre-Proposal Manager to lead the pre-proposal effort through handoffs to the RFP team. You will support strategy discussions, develop a basic program catalog, and deliver high-quality work products that position the organization for competitive bids.

You will manage pre-release documents, maintain strategy maps and risk logs with APP or PDC leadership, coordinate cross-functional teams, and analyze health plan data to produce actionable recommendations,