Summary

Why should you join the BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina family of companies? Other companies come and go, but for more than seven decades we’ve been part of the national landscape, with our roots firmly embedded in the South Carolina community. We are the largest insurance company in South Carolina … and much more. We are one of the nation’s leading administrators of government contracts. We operate one of the most sophisticated data processing centers in the Southeast. We also have a diverse family of subsidiary companies that allows us to build on a variety of business strengths. We deliver outstanding service to our customers. If you are dedicated to the same philosophy, consider joining our team!

Daily activities/tasks include maintenance of unit procedures and process documentation, review of content developed by subject matter experts to ensure the content is compliant, compelling, credible, correct, consistent, concise, and clear. Schedule and facilitate review updates, pink, red, gold team reviews, technical work sessions, and data calls.

When there is a proposal response underway, the focus is on that response and all obligations that go with preparing and submitting a winning response! When not engaged in a response effort, business support, maintenance, and housekeeping tasks are underway.

Description

​Onsite position based in Columbia, South Carolina, Dallas, Texas or State College, Pennsylvania.

Position Purpose

Responsible for the overall proposal management process and provides expert-level guidance into proposal-related policies, processes, and procedures. Takes ownership and responsibilities of all phases of the proposal life cycle to ensure complete, compliant, responsive, and customer-centric proposals are delivered on time for solicitations (RFPs, RFIs, RFQs, task orders, etc.) ranging from minimum size and complexity to very large efforts requiring coordination with multiple business partners.

What you’ll do

• Develops and executes strategies and plans to ensure development, documentation, and delivery of quality, thorough, timely, and accurate solicitation responses that meet the client's requirements. Provides subject matter expert (SME)-level assistance when managing response activities such as scheduling, resource coordination, status reporting, and facilitation of peer and executive reviews.
• Facilitates development of appropriate, accurate, and differentiating proposal response materials from across multiple business units to include content development, editing, document design, and graphic design support.
• Provides expert-level guidance to team members on the proposal development life cycle, related processes and procedures. Responsible for the development and documentation of department policies and procedures. Processes recommendations and support to related business units (such as Business Development).
• Manages and contributes to the development and maintenance of departmental resources such as knowledge bases, proposal management tools, and user repositories.

Required Education:

• Bachelor's degree - any job-related field OR
• 4 years of job-related work experience OR
• 2 years of job-related experience plus an associate’s degree in any job related field

Required Work Experience:

• 7 years technical writing and/or proposal development experience to include a minimum of 4 years of proposal development experience in an IT environment.
• Includes technical document development design experience.

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Strong knowledge of Proposal Lifecycle activities and the ability to train others in these activities.
• Solid presentation skills and the ability to communicate, influence, and gain commitment from team members.
• Excellent writing and editing skills.
• Demonstrated ability to provide guidance to less experienced staff.
• Able to lead several proposal development projects simultaneously.
• Able to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization, including management, highly skilled technical staff, non-technical personnel, and with external clients.

Required Software and Tools:

• Microsoft Office, Project, Visio, and Adobe.

We Prefer That You Have:

Preferred Work Experience:

• Technical writing experience in an I/T environment.
• Proposal development and end-to-end proposal production and/or editing experience, preferably in a healthcare and/or IT environment.
• Project lead or project management experience.
• Experience using document management software packages.

Preferred Skills and Abilities:

• As needed, capacity to work weekends and holidays to meet deliverable timelines.
• Broad understanding of corporate products and processes.
• Familiarity with APMP (Association of Proposal Management Professionals) and Shipley methodologies and proposal management tools such as SharePoint and Visible Thread.

Preferred Software and Tools:

• High level skills with MS Word and Adobe Pro.
• Intermediate skills with MS Excel and MS PowerPoint
• Visible Thread or other Proposal Software Management suites.

What We Can Do for You:

We understand the value of a diverse and inclusive workplace and strive to be an employer where employees across all spectrums have access and opportunity to develop their skills, advance their careers and contribute their unique abilities to the growth of our company.

Our comprehensive benefits package includes:

• Subsidized health plans, dental and vision coverage
• 401K retirement savings plan with company match
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Nine paid holidays
• On-site cafeterias and fitness centers in major locations
• Wellness program and healthy lifestyle premium discount
• Tuition assistance
• Service recognition
• Employee Assistance
• Discounts to movies, theaters, zoos, theme parks and more

What to Expect Next:

After submitting your application, our recruiting team members will review your resume to ensure you meet the qualifications. This may include a brief telephone interview or email communication with our recruiter to verify resume specifics and salary requirements. Management will be conducting interviews with those candidates who qualify with prioritization given to those candidates who demonstrate the preferred qualifications.

We participate in E-Verify and comply with the Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and our subsidiary companies maintain a continuing policy of nondiscrimination in employment to promote employment opportunities for persons regardless of age, race, color, national origin, sex, religion, veteran status, disability, weight, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any other legally protected status. Additionally, as a federal contractor, the company maintains Affirmative Action programs to promote employment opportunities for minorities, females, disabled individuals and veterans. It is our policy to provide equal opportunities in all phases of the employment process and to comply with applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with physical and mental disabilities.

If you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment, please e-mail mycareer.help@bcbssc.com or call 1-800-288-2227, ext. 47480 with the nature of your request. We will make a determination regarding your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.