Proposal Project Specialist – Evernorth – Remote

The Proposal Project Specialist is responsible for managing the proposal development process for less complex, custom bids, from receipt of the RFP through proposal submission. This individual will have specialized knowledge of their primary business segment, with the ability to support other segments as needed. The Proposal Project Specialist is responsible for concurrently managing multiple proposals with aggressive deadlines. They support follow-up, finalist, and contracting activities, as needed.

Essential Functions

Manage assigned proposal projects to include: analysis, research, writing/editing responses to RFI/RFP questionnaires; negotiating requirements in any RFP questionnaires with appropriate cross-functional SMEs; creating proposal documents and other exhibits to support the defined sales strategy and strengths of company’s product and service offerings.

Managing and facilitating requirements to ensure they are in line with the corporate position; working with cross-functional SMEs to get agreements to requirements and increase our overall requirements compliance.

Working cross-functionally to execute proposal projects, including cross- functional team communications, timelines, and follow-up, to ensure accurate, complete and quality input from operational areas to complete proposal production for on time delivery.

Generating proposal and sales documents while adhering to corporate marketing standards, department guidelines, templates, and styles.

Coordinating production and shipping to ensure accurate and on- time delivery.

Resolving issues and conflict with appropriate escalation.

Serve as Proposal Management Subject Matter Expert for various matrix partners.

As appropriate, develop market and client industry specific responses.

Contribute to culture of continuous improvements and shares ownership of process improvement efforts.

Display sound critical thinking skills, brings forth ideas.

Actively participate in ad hoc projects and process ownership/responsibility, working with both internal partners and cross-functional partners to define, develop, and implement process improvements.

Provide training, coaching, and mentoring of new team members as it relates to proposals and/or projects applicable to the Proposal Project Specialist role.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Pre-Law, English, Journalism or Communication or equivalent work experience.
• Master’s degree highly preferred.
• Project management and previous proposal experience.
• If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.

About Evernorth Health Services

Evernorth Health Services, a division of The Cigna Group, creates pharmacy, care and benefit solutions to improve health and increase vitality. We relentlessly innovate to make the prediction, prevention and treatment of illness and disease more accessible to millions of people. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.

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The Cigna Group has a tobacco-free policy and reserves the right not to hire tobacco/nicotine users in states where that is legally permissible. Candidates in such states who use tobacco/nicotine will not be considered for employment unless they enter a qualifying smoking cessation program prior to the start of their employment.

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