About the Role
We are hiring a Proposal Manager to help scale our government and healthcare business development efforts. This role will focus primarily on state government procurement , with federal and health plan opportunities playing a secondary but important role.
Key Responsibilities
- Support ongoing market surveillance with a primary emphasis on state government and health plan procurements
- Monitor government and healthcare markets for RFIs, RFPs, funding signals, policy changes, and early indicators of upcoming solicitations
- Drive drafting of public comments at both the state and federal level for policy documents such as waiver applications (e.g. 1915c, 1115)
- Conduct research using AI tools and procurement platforms to analyze trends, vendor landscapes, contract vehicles, and budget data
- Provide insights and recommendations to help guide bid/no-bid decisions and pursuit prioritization
- Assist in aligning opportunity insights with company strategy and public sector growth priorities
- Drive proposal drafting and formatting using AI-assisted content generation and existing templates
- Manage proposal timelines and ensure high standards of formatting, compliance, and accuracy
- Coordinate cross-functional input across sales, product, operations, and leadership—with guidance from the VP
- Assemble compelling, compliant proposals aligned with government requirements and Impruvon’s positioning
- Collaborate with Enterprise Sales on pipeline reviews and proposal planning
- Contribute to evolving AI-enabled market monitoring and proposal workflows to improve efficiency and insight quality
- Help maintain and improve reusable proposal and research content libraries
- Timely identification and qualification of relevant RFIs and RFPs
- On-time, error-free proposal submissions with high formatting and compliance quality
- Consistent delivery of 3 to 4 AI-assisted proposal drafts per month
- Demonstrated usefulness of research and monitoring in supporting informed bid decisions and prioritization
- Contribution to improvements in pipeline visibility, timing, and capture workflows
- High relevance and reusability of proposal and research content
Skills, Knowledge, & Experience
- 5+ years of experience in government or health plan procurement, proposal management, capture support, or RFP coordination
- Strong writing skills with experience developing compliant, well-structured government proposals
- Demonstrated ability to manage the full proposal lifecycle, including:
- RFP schedules and deadlines
- Compliance matrices and formatting
- Collaborative review cycles (e.g., pink/red team reviews)
- Portal submissions through standard government or healthcare solicitation systems
- Familiarity with state procurement portals and tools (e.g., GovWin, SAM.gov, BidNet, Bonfire, etc.)
- Experience using AI or automation tools in research, writing, or monitoring workflows (e.g., ChatGPT, Jasper, Notion AI)
- Exposure to public-sector healthcare, Medicaid, or IDD preferred
- Experience supporting proposals in health tech, healthcare software, or healthcare services environments strongly preferred
- Experience working closely with sales or revenue teams to support deal cycles or contract wins
- Self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
- Startup-ready mindset with strong organizational skills, comfort with ambiguity, and a proactive approach to workflow improvement
- Able to work independently and collaborate effectively in a remote team
- Exceptional command of grammar, professional tone, and executive-level clarity in written responses, including attention to detail, formatting, and compliance
- Willing and able to travel up to 25% for conferences, events, and partner meetings across the U.S.
- Experience in government contracting (local, state, or federal)
- Familiarity with government procurement documents (SOW, PWS, SOO) and formatting standards
- Understanding of long-term care, IDD services, assisted living, residential behavioral health, or healthcare technology
- Experience with grant writing or grant-based funding proposals is a strong plus
Benefits
- Competitive compensation aligned with experience
- 100% company-paid medical coverage (base plan)
- Dental & vision available
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Company-paid life, AD&D, STD & LTD insurance
- Lifestyle Spending Account (wellness, personal use, and company swag)
- Flexible PTO + company holidays
- Flexible, remote-friendly work environment
- Opportunity to own and grow a critical function within the company
- Mission-driven work with real impact on vulnerable populations
