Proposal Consultant, Senior Associate

Join us as we work to create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all.

Full time remote position USA 

Position Summary 

We are looking for an experienced Proposal Consultant Senior Associate to join our proposal team. In this role, the Proposal Consultant will focus on research, writing, and development of strategic and compliant sales proposals and questionnaires. They will work closely with the Proposal Team, Sales org, and subject matter experts to deliver persuasive proposals that articulate the value of athenahealth’s model, solutions, and services.  

The Proposal Consultant will also be responsible to help curate, grow, and update a library of existing content. 

Over time, you will be responsible for responding to vendor security and technical questionnaires from prospective customers as well. 

The Team:  

The Proposal Consulting Team is part of the Client Solutions Group, within Sales. The Client Solutions Group is comprised of various teams that help accelerate growth by delivering a world class value story of our software and services. 

Experience and Education Required 

• Minimum of 4 years of proposal writing and development experience, ideally in Healthcare IT 

• Bachelor’s degree preferably in a relevant discipline such as business writing and development, English, Communications 

Role Responsibilities  

• Prepare RFx responses: reviewing, formatting templates, editing for clear and concise value messaging, and production adhering to department procedures and best practices 

• Exceptional writing, editing, and proofreading skills, attention to detail and accuracy 

• All projects meet or exceed deadline, and compliant with evaluation criteria 

• Coordinate and manage all assigned proposal activities and timelines with project team 

• Communicate assignment requirements, project team role in the process and timeline expectations, status updates, and deliverables to stakeholders 

• Develop and maintain knowledge of product solutions and industry changes 

• Content curation and maintenance as described above in the position summary 

• Participates in in Team, Sales Org, and Product enablement 

• Over time, complete ad-hoc projects and participate in initiatives 

Required Knowledge & Skills 

• Understanding of or past experience in the healthcare IT solutions and industry is ideal 

• Experienced in:  

• Proposal writing and development 

• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Adobe Acrobat–formatting, editing, and production using templates and styles 

• Prior experience using a content database; Upland Qvidian preferred 

• Advanced Project Management experience. Able to respond quickly to rapidly changing project demands driven by deadlines 

• Strong critical thinking, judgement, and problem solving 

• Content management 

• Knowledge of Salesforce 

• Cross functional Collaboration 

• You are a team player who is action-oriented 

• Ability to be a self-starter, work efficiently within a fully remote team, and learn independently 

About athenahealth

Here’s our vision: To create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all.  

What’s unique about our locations? 
From an historic, 19th century arsenal to a converted, landmark power plant, all of athenahealth’s offices were carefully chosen to represent our innovative spirit and promote the most positive and productive work environment for our teams. Our 10 offices across the United States and India — plus numerous remote employees — all work to modernize the healthcare experience, together. 
 
Our company culture might be our best feature. 
We don't take ourselves too seriously. But our work? That’s another story. athenahealth develops and implements products and services that support US healthcare: It’s our chance to create healthier futures for ourselves, for our family and friends, for everyone.  

Our vibrant and talented employees — or athenistas, as we call ourselves — spark the innovation and passion needed to accomplish our goal. We continue to expand our workforce with amazing people who bring diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives at every level, and foster an environment where every athenista feels comfortable bringing their best selves to work. 

Our size makes a difference, too: We are small enough that your individual contributions will stand out — but large en