Proposal Manager

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee • Chattanooga, TN

8d • Remote

About The Position

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee is hiring a Proposal Manager . In this fully remote role, you’ll sit at the intersections of sales, underwriting, product, legal, and operations—essentially acting as a project manager in addition to drafting, designing and managing all functions required to produce quality proposals. We are most interested in candidates who bring experience with: Healthcare insurance – especially ours or other Blues plans Drafting or responding to Requests for Proposals (RFPs), Requests for Information (RFIs), and/or Consultant Surveys Being on the frontlines with i nternal sales and account management customers (and working well under pressure) AI-powered tools (and an excitement about leveraging AI to bring efficiencies to current processes and tasks) Additionally, candidates who bring subject matter expertise in a specific insurance area (like membership & billing, pharmacy, dental, vision, commercial, etc.) could be a great match. If you have any of the above experience, please note that on your resume. Note: Sponsorship is not available for this role.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience required. Equivalent experience is defined as 4 years of professional work experience in a corporate environment
• 3 years - Relevant work experience in customer service, sales and/or sales support or healthcare related field required
• 1 year - Experience in the health insurance/managed care field required
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision or function in a team environment sharing responsibility, roles and accountability.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
• Must be a team player, be organized and have the ability to handle multiple projects
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
• Strong project management, strategic planning, analytical and decision-making skills

Nice To Haves

• Healthcare insurance – especially ours or other Blues plans
• Drafting or responding to Requests for Proposals (RFPs), Requests for Information (RFIs), and/or Consultant Surveys
• Being on the frontlines with i nternal sales and account management customers (and working well under pressure)
• AI-powered tools (and an excitement about leveraging AI to bring efficiencies to current processes and tasks)
• Subject matter expertise in a specific insurance area (like membership & billing, pharmacy, dental, vision, commercial, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Consult with Sales Executives and Account Executives in determining appropriate sales strategies including quoted benefit design, proposed product designs and other proposed offerings in response to RFPs.
• Support the development and maintenance of the Qvidian database library, working with the Database Manager to ensure content knowledge database is fully operational to support quality and consistent messaging in a fast-paced environment.
• Perform geographic accessibility and utilization analyses to measure a clients access and communicate accessibility results.
• Take ownership of assigned areas of expertise, including development of key internal relationships with BlueCross subject matter experts.
• Build and manage content in Network Access databases (i.e. Quest Analytics, etc.) for network reporting and requests.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees