Proposal Writing Associate - Remote

At UnitedHealthcare, we’re simplifying the health care experience, creating healthier communities and removing barriers to quality care. The work you do here impacts the lives of millions of people for the better. Come build the health care system of tomorrow, making it more responsive, affordable and equitable. Ready to make a difference? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

The Proposal Writing Associateis responsible for collaborating with and supporting the Community & State (C&S) Growth Integration and Proposal team to develop compliant responses to complex, large-scale Medicaid Request for Proposal (RFPs). This includes coordinating, scheduling, and attending proposal-related meetings, preparing meeting materials, and capturing detailed meeting minutes. Additionally, the Proposal Writing Associate will be responsible for supporting the maintenance of proposal processes, resources, and tools, including policies and procedures for current and future proposal processes. Lastly, the Proposal Writing Associate will partner with the RFP Excellence Office on RFP written responses to specific questions.

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Adhere to established C&S proposal process, including use of required tools and documents
• Support RFP Excellence Office, opportunity owners, and proposal directors to prepare for and facilitate key internal review and strategy meetings occurring along the lifecycle of a growth opportunity
• Collaborate with and support RFP Excellence Office and proposal team to ensure that key stakeholders are prepared for upcoming RFPs
• Support key RFP meetings and activities as needed
• Collaborate with RFP Excellence Office and proposal team to assist with the creation of agendas, summaries, forms, and other documents
• Organize, maintain, and update proposal archive of tools and forms
• Support project management of Request for Information (RFI) responses as needed
• May also attend proposal meetings and capture detailed meeting notes with particular focus on decisions made and next steps
• Support writing efforts in RFP responses
• Candidates need to have the ability to work flexible and extended hours when required to meet deadlines

Demonstrated Skills:

• Able to effectively manage multiple projects with competing and changing timelines
• Exceptional organizational and detail-oriented skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including writing/grammar/proofreading skills
• Solid problem resolution and research skills
• Demonstrate initiative and the ability to work independently or as part of a team
• Ability to work in a fast-moving deadline-conscious, results-driven environment

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• Currently in final year of obtaining a Bachelor’s degree (or obtained degree no longer than 24 months prior to position start date, from an accredited college/university). Bachelor’s Degree must be obtained prior to start of employment
• Must be eligible to work in the U.S. without company sponsorship, now or in the future, for employment-based work authorization (F-1 students with practical training and candidates requiring H-1Bs, TNs, etc. will not be considered)

Preferred Qualification:

• Managed care, Medicaid experience or health care industry experience

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, or Washington Residents Only: The hourly range for this role is $23.22 to $45.43 per hour. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.