Senior Proposal Writer

ARUP Laboratories•Salt Lake City, UT

About The Position

Responsible for leading the development, coordination, and submission of ARUP’s most complex and strategic proposals. Collaborates effectively with cross-functional teams, leadership, and internal stakeholders to develop compelling responses to retain and win new business. Writes and reviews proposals to ensure they are top quality, organized logically, and written in adherence to corporate standards. Uses excellent project and time management skills to meet Request for Proposal (RFP) requirements. As the senior writer on the team, performs most tasks independently and with minimal supervision and is a mentor to others on the team. About ARUP: ARUP Laboratories is a national clinical and anatomic pathology reference laboratory and an enterprise of the University of Utah and its Department of Pathology. Based in Salt Lake City, Utah. ARUP proudly hires top talent to create a work environment of diversity, professional growth and continuous development. Our workforce is committed to the important service we provide to over one million patients each month. We always strive for excellence and have a strong desire to have involvement with the advances in medicine and the role laboratory services plays within each patient’s life. We never forget that there is a patient behind every specimen we receive. We are looking for individuals who want to contribute to ARUP's culture of accountability, integrity, service, and excellence. Consider joining our dynamic team.

Responsibilities

Manage the proposal process from start to finish, including identifying requirements, creating/writing content, compiling supporting documents, packaging and submitting final proposals.
Facilitate meetings with leadership, sales, internal stakeholders, and subject matter experts to translate requirements into proposal responses.
Craft concise and persuasive content that effectively communicates our value proposition and differentiators.
Ensure all proposals comply with client requirements and align with corporate messaging and style guide / branding policy.
Manage multiple proposals simultaneously, prioritize tasks effectively, and meet deadlines consistently.
Work with the proposal team and Marketing designers to develop visually compelling graphics.
Research bid-specific, client-specific, or industry-specific information to enhance proposal responses.
Compile and submit questions to clarify proposal requirements, content, and/or deadlines.
Provide project oversight, mentoring, and copy-editing for other writers on the team.
Conduct substantive editing of proposal responses to enhance coherence and strengthen arguments.
Ensure required approvals and reviews are completed, including thorough editing of final documents for accuracy, cohesiveness and organization of responses, content flow, and grammatical accuracy.
Develop and maintain a repository of proposal templates, boilerplate content, market intel, past performance, management plans, and other resources to streamline the proposal development process.
Conduct post-submission debriefing and analyze proposal outcomes to capture customer feedback, areas for improvement, and best practices.
Exercise considerable judgement and maintain confidentiality.
Other duties as assigned.