Proposal Developer
Columbia, MDFull-time$65–85K/yrPosted 3 days agoSeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
The Proposal Developer develops proposals for healthcare staffing and homecare services in response to government and commercial solicitations, supporting a nationwide sales force. The role conducts bid analyses, manages proposal workflows, and writes and produces proposal documents ranging from low to high complexity. It also coordinates post-submission requirements, collaborates with account teams and leadership, and contributes to proposal processes and special projects.
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Full job description
The Proposal Developer is responsible for developing winning proposals for healthcare staffing and homecare services in response to solicitations (RFPs, IFBs, RFQs, etc.) from various agencies of federal and local governments and commercial healthcare organizations, in support of our nationwide sales force.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
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Conducts bid analyses
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Writes, edits, formats, and produces low- to high-complexity proposal documents within given deadline/timeframe
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Manages the proposal process
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Facilitates post-submission requirements such as Discussion Items, Clarifications, and BAFOs
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Works collaboratively with account teams and corporate leadership
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Manages multiple projects and uses effective project management tools such as proposal plans, schedules, and outlines
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Supports the proposal department, Accounts Managers, and senior management in creating and maintaining a process for the evaluation and submission of proposals, by reviewing the proposal guidelines
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Maintains tracking and information database(s)
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Participates in department meetings, initiatives, and/or projects
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Leads special projects
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Performs other duties as assigned/necessary
Minimum Requirements:
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Bachelor’s Degree in English, Technical Writing, Communications, Journalism, or equivalent related experience
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One to three years of direct proposal, grant, plan or marketing writing experience required for basic level of position
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Demonstrated ability to write technical or creative prose; writing test/sample(s) required
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Proficiency creating formatted proposals in MS Word and using internet tools to support content development
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Practical use of MS Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Adobe Writer
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Exposure to, and/or willingness to learn, MS MapPoint and Visio
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Ability to effectively elicit/provide information to and from appropriate individuals (including, but not limited to, supervisors, co-workers, clients) via strong communication skills required; proficiency in the English language may be required
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Job Category: Corporate
Job Function: Corporate | Marketing/Proposals | Marketing Proposals
Job Type: Full Time
Setting: Corporate/Field Office
Position Type: Headquarters
Office Number: 0000
Pay Rate: $65000 - $85000 / Year
Date Posted: 2026-11-06
How this job compares
Set against the 6,376 open Marketing jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 8, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$65–85K/yr
- Maryland median$75–113K/yr52 salary ranges
- US median$118–177K/yr3,346 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $75K, is 22% below the Maryland median midpoint ($96K) — in the middle half of Marketing salary ranges in Maryland.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 72 open Marketing jobs in Maryland and 6,376 across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Maryland
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Marketing postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 4,051 postings).
- Education
- 1,909 of the 6,376 open Marketing jobs (30%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 8, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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