Senior Proposal Writer

Responsible for representing technical functionality to clients and prospects who engage the company through Requests for Proposals and questionnaires.

Responsibilities

• Write, edit and format proposal responses for strategic opportunities

• Responsible for reviewing and maintaining existing RFP content (Question and Answer data)

• Use effective project management tools, proposal plans, schedules, outlines, compliance matrices and reviews to manage multiple concurrent proposals

• Thoroughly understand the values of Netsmart's platform including the the Core CareRecord and CareFabric and effectively craft responses aligned with the client's strategy and priorities.

Qualifications
Required

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant work experience

• At least 5 years proposal industry or technical writing experience

• Ability to quickly learn and understand new software and technology while supporting other internal stakeholders in adopting technology as needed.

• Excellent problem resolution, organization and time management skills

• Ability to interpret prospect’s technical questions and provide direct responses

• Capable of embracing unexpected change in direction or priority

• Ability to describe how the Netsmart platform supports the business needs and workflows of the markets we serve.

• Ability to constructively support internal stakeholders by reviewing responses as needed. 

Preferred

• Proposal or writing experience in the healthcare IT sector

• Background in utilizing an RFP cloud-based proposal response platform

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