Proposal Manager – Remote

Who We Are

WPS Health Solutions is a leading not-for-profit health insurer and federal government contractor headquartered in Wisconsin. WPS offers health insurance plans for individuals, families, seniors, and group health plans for small to large businesses. We process claims and provide customer support for beneficiaries of the Medicare program and manage benefits for millions of active-duty and retired military personnel across the U.S. and abroad. WPS Health Solutions has been making healthcare easier for the people we serve for more than 75 years. Proud to be military and veteran ready.

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WPS’ Culture is where the great work and innovations of our people are seen, fueled, and rewarded. We accomplish this by creating an inclusive and empowering employee experience. We recognize the benefits of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as an investment in our workforce—both current and future—to effectively seek, leverage, and include diverse perspectives that fuel agility and innovation on high-performing teams. This results in people bringing their authentic selves to work every day in an organization that successfully adapts to business changes and new opportunities.

We are proud of the recognition we have received from local and national organization regarding our culture and workplace: WPS Newsroom – Awards and Recognition

Role Snapshot

As our Proposal Manager , you will support our WPS Federal Business Development (BD) strategy through development of competitive proposals and the pursuit of federal healthcare contracts. The Proposal Manager ensures a proposal is compliant with all RFP requirements and oversees proposal production and delivery activities. As an individual contributor, you will be a critical, foundational member on the BD team and will tackle projects and proposals of varying size.

Your primary focus will be:

• Leading proposal development efforts that include volume leads, technical writers, graphic artists, and production support.
• Collaborating with our capture team to understand the win strategy and to ensure RFP responses clearly convey proper business perspectives, key messages, value propositions, and differentiators against our competition.
• Supporting proposal development efforts through persuasive writing for federal, state, and/or commercial customers.
• Collaborating with internal stakeholders throughout the BD lifecycle from business development to capture to proposal activities.

How do I know this opportunity is right for me? If you:

• Have led proposal development for federal contracts.
• Enjoy problem solving and are an independent thinker – data driven, logical, and creative, with an ability to drive innovation.
• Are curious and have a high attention to detail. (You noticed the spelling error in the previous sentence)
• Have strong verbal, written, and presentation skills.
• Have worked in healthcare, insurance, or technology.
• Like to work hard, get stuff done, and have fun.

What will I gain from this role?

• Making an impact by working on the most important initiatives we have to grow our business and diversify our portfolio.
• Being a part of innovative, growth oriented, BD team within the very competitive government healthcare industry.
• Experience working in an environment that serves our nation’s military, veterans, Guard and Reserves and Medicare beneficiaries.
• Working in a continuous performance feedback and great team environment.

Minimum Qualifications

• 2 or more years of related work experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree in related field or equivalent post high school and/or related work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5 or more years of experience in a proposal development for a federal government contractor.
• Experience leading proposal volumes researching, writing, and editing compliant proposal content and participation in color reviews.
• Experience with the proposal processes and tools i.e. Shipley, MS Office Suite,
• Professional writing experience.
• Certifications such as: Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP)

Salary Range

$105,000 ~ $125,000
The base pay offered for this position may vary within the posted range based on your job-related knowledge, skills, experience and may fall outside of this range.

Work Location

We are a remote-first organization and offer remote work in the following approved states:
Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin

Remote Work Requirements

• Wired (ethernet cable) internet connection from your router to your computer
• High speed cable or fiber internet
• Minimum of 10 Mbps downstream and at least 1 Mbps upstream internet connection (can be checked at https://speedtest.net)
• Please review Remote Worker FAQs for additional information

Benefits

• Remote
• Performance bonus and/or merit increase opportunities
• 401(k) with dollar-per-dollar match up to 6% of salary (100% vested immediately)
• Competitive paid time off
• Health insurance, dental insurance, and telehealth services start DAY 1
• Employee Resource Groups
• Professional and Leadership Development Programs
• Review additional benefits: (https://www.wpshealthsolutions.com/careers/fulltime_benefits.shtml)

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The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)