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The Senior Proposal Development Professional assembles Request for Proposal (RFP)/Request for Information (RFI) responses into full proposal output. The Senior Proposal Development Professional assumes a hybrid Project Management/Proposal Writing/Content Curation role on a consistent scale for mid-to-large scale, standard opportunities. The Senior Proposal Development Professional curates content, collaborates with business partners, subject matter experts (SME) and community-facing teams across the enterprise to produce comprehensive, winning proposals.

Humana is seeking a dedicated, detail-oriented, and creative Senior Proposal Development Professional who is seeking an opportunity for growth in a progressive organization.

The Senior Proposal Development Professional is primarily responsible for managing the response to standard public or private issued RFPs/RFIs, including project management, written narratives, and production necessary for final external delivery. Scope of work includes sales strategy collaboration, capture management, proposal development, submission, and follow-up and requires collaboration with business partners and subject matter experts (SME) to ensure output positions Humana in the best possible way and leads to winning business. Decisions are typically focused on methods, tactics and processes for completing strategic RFP responses to potential and existing customers. The Senior Proposal Development Professional understands department, segment, and organizational strategy and operating objectives, including their linkages to related areas. Regularly exercises discretion and judgment in prioritizing requests and interpreting and adapting procedures, processes and techniques, and works under limited guidance due to previous experience/breadth and depth of knowledge.

The Senior Proposal Development Professional influences strategy development and uses independent judgement to complete moderately complex work, often requiring in-depth analysis of various requests contained within an RFP. The Senior Proposal Development Professional is proactive in nature and draws from broad knowledge and expertise, often making recommendations based on experience with previous RFP projects. The role requires limited guidance on everyday tasks with general direction on new assignments, though ownership of timelines and priorities is left to the Senior Proposal Development Professional based on deliverables.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Influences strategy development and uses independent judgement to complete moderately complex work, often requiring in-depth analysis of various requests contained within an RFP.
• Proactive in nature and draws from broad knowledge and expertise, often making recommendations based on experience with previous RFP projects.
• The role requires limited guidance on everyday tasks with general direction on new assignments, though ownership of timelines and priorities is left to the Senior Proposal Development Professional based on deliverables.

Use your skills to make an impact
 

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• Demonstrated ability to craft a compelling sales message including key differentiators
• Proven experience strategizing with sales to create tailored, impactful responses
• 5+ years of technical writing experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Outstanding written and oral communication skills
• Sales experience and/or partnerships preferred
• 1+ years of marketing experience preferred
• Public Sector experience is preferred

Additional Information

Work at Home Requirements

At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is recommended; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested.

·       Satellite, cellular and microwave connection can be used only if approved by leadership

·       Associates who live and work from Home in the state of California, Illinois, Montana, or South Dakota will be provided a bi-weekly payment for their internet expense.

·       Humana will provide Home or Hybrid Home/Office associates with telephone equipment appropriate to meet the business requirements for their position/job.

·       Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information

Local travel may be required; Mileage is reimbursed.

Interview Format:

To enhance our hiring and decision-making ability. Modern Hire Text allows us to quickly connect and gain valuable information for you pertaining to your relevant skills and experience at a time that is best for your schedule.

If you are selected for a first-round interview, you may receive an email correspondence inviting you to participate in a Modern Hire text interview.  In this interview, you will read to a set of interview questions, and you will provide text responses to each question. You should anticipate this interview to take about 15 minutes. Your text interview will be reviewed, and you will subsequently be informed if you will be moving forward to next round of interviews.

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Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Pay Range

The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.

$69,800 – $96,200 per year

This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.

Description of Benefits

Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, volunteer time off, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.

About us
 

Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is committed to putting health first – for our teammates, our customers and our company. Through our Humana insurance services and CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare, Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large.

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of  Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or because he or she is a protected veteran. It is also the policy of  Humana to take affirmative action to employ and to advance in employment, all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.