Manager - Proposals

CVS Health

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About The Position

We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time. Position Summary The Strategic Proposal Management (SPM) organization is solely responsible for developing and executing all proposals and proposal-related activity for CVS Caremark. Our team is responsible for creating proposals that clearly demonstrate that CVS Caremark is uniquely positioned to deliver significant benefits to health plan sponsors through effective cost management solutions and innovative programs that engage plan members and promote healthier and more cost-effective behaviors. Through our unique suite of assets, CVS Health, a Fortune 6 company, is reinventing pharmacy to offer innovative solutions that help people on their path to better health. We effectively manage pharmaceutical costs and improve health care outcomes through our pharmacy benefit management services (PBM) – CVS Caremark®, our mail order and specialty pharmacy division, our CVS Pharmacy retail locations, our retail-based medical clinic subsidiary, MinuteClinic® and our online retail pharmacy, CVS.com®. We are focused on enhancing access to care, lowering overall health care costs for plan members and payors, and improving health outcomes. The Manager’s responsibilities will include successfully managing proposals across all market segments and levels of complexity, with a specific focus on supporting the most complex and key/must win and renew proposals. Individual is expected to demonstrate engagement and mentorship of junior staff members. In addition to proposals, Managers are expected to participate in, and lead, department-wide initiatives that have a positive impact on quality and process improvements across the team. The Manager will often work under aggressive timelines, including working on 6+ proposals, follow-ups, and extra projects simultaneously while also providing daily guidance/support to newer staff members, including interim and final proposal reviews, while ensuring the accuracy of information and effectively positioning CVS Caremark’s products and services by incorporating corporate strengths and key messaging. This position requires coordination with internal strategic partners such as sales, account teams, underwriting, legal, and other internal partners to ensure we are best positioning CVS Caremark in the marketplace.

Requirements

• 5+ yrs professional experience in PBM/health care industry, Sales/Consulting, Proposal/Project management.

Nice To Haves

• Fluent knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook) and ideal candidates would also be familiar with Qvidian and salesforce.com products.
• Proposal/Project management experience strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of industry terminology and/or of Medicare Part D is helpful.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully lead our most complex RFPs without blueprint templates
• Demonstrated experience managing projects and strong organizational skills
• Demonstrated ability to work successfully in a matrix environment
• Ability to work independently while also demonstrating successful team work
• Experience in ensuring quality control standards are met
• Demonstrated ability to work successfully in fast-paced environment while ensuring quality and accuracy
• Proactively takes on assignments that provide benefit to broader department
• Demonstrated ability to foster an environment of influence and consistently act as a positive role model for other team members, taking responsibility for his/her decisions and actions.
• Has established a network of relationships with business leaders and subject matter experts through effectively communicating with all levels within the organization.

Responsibilities

• Successfully managing proposals across all market segments and levels of complexity, with a specific focus on supporting the most complex and key/must win and renew proposals.
• Demonstrate engagement and mentorship of junior staff members.
• Participate in, and lead, department-wide initiatives that have a positive impact on quality and process improvements across the team.
• Work under aggressive timelines, including working on 6+ proposals, follow-ups, and extra projects simultaneously while also providing daily guidance/support to newer staff members, including interim and final proposal reviews, while ensuring the accuracy of information and effectively positioning CVS Caremark’s products and services by incorporating corporate strengths and key messaging.
• Coordinate with internal strategic partners such as sales, account teams, underwriting, legal, and other internal partners to ensure we are best positioning CVS Caremark in the marketplace.

Benefits

• Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan.
• No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.
• Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager