Senior Proposal Strategy & Planning Consultant

Business Area: Administrative & Claims Operations

Job Type: Full time

Position Purpose:

Manage and support the pre-proposal effort through a handoff to the RFP team, including supporting strategy discussions and workgroups, developing a basic program catalog, and delivering a high-quality work product.

• Manage and organize Teams and/or other knowledge capture databases;, build, tailor, validate, and maintain pre-release RFP documents and tools, including a basic program catalog, white papers, and FAQs to prepare proposal response team for upcoming RFP; provide quality assurance over pre-release activities and documentation

• In collaboration with APP or PDC leadership, develop and maintain strategy maps, capture plans, win-theme inputs, competitive assessments, risk logs, and executive briefings to support the pre-proposal process and mitigate risk; manage documents/tools and update/tailor them as needed for specific upcoming RFPs

• Manage assigned projects that support the proposal development lifecycle, including tracking project status, leading workgroups, tracking action items and decisions, escalating unresolved issues and risks, gathering updates/information, interpreting information provided, and following through until project closure

• Support team-wide planning and pre-release meetings to identify differentiators, gaps, risks, proof points, and opportunities for innovation

• Support knowledge transfer and warm handoff to proposal lead; participate in proposal lessons learned discussion and relate results to proposal outcome and customer debrief information in coordination with assigned RFP team; contribute to continuous improvement of APP processes, templates, dashboards, and guidance

• Analyze health plan information, public data, enterprise data, prior RFPs, competitor information, and stakeholder input to produce actionable recommendations

• Collaborate with health plans, Business Development, and other functional areas for pre-release activities; and communicate (written and verbal) project status with assigned project team and leadership

• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Complies with all policies and standards.

Education/Experience:

Bachelor's Degree degree in Business, Communications, Public Administration, Healthcare Administration, or related field or equivalent experience required

7+ years years of experience with health plans, managing RFPs/grants, or managing complex projects required

Experience with Medicaid programming and Medicaid RFPs preferred

Pay Range: $87,700.00 - $157,800.00 per year

At Centene, we connect people to the care they need to live healthier lives — and the work you do here makes that impact real every day. You’ll take on meaningful challenges that directly support individuals, families, and communities, building your skills while making healthcare more accessible and effective. It’s work with a purpose you can see, backed by a team committed to improving lives well beyond the workday.

Centene offers a comprehensive benefits package including: competitive pay, health insurance, 401K and stock purchase plans, tuition reimbursement, paid time off plus holidays, and a flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules. Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual's skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law, including full-time or part-time status. Total compensation may also include additional forms of incentives. Benefits may be subject to program eligibility.

Centene is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with the LA County Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act