Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. AmeriHealth Caritas is a mission-driven organization focused on delivering comprehensive healthcare solutions. They are seeking a Medicaid Proposal Writer to draft and refine proposals for Medicaid managed care programs, ensuring compliance and clarity in responses. The role involves collaboration with various stakeholders and the use of AI tools to enhance proposal quality and efficiency.
Responsibilities
- Write clear, evaluable responses for assigned RFP/RFI sections, aligned to Medicaid managed care bid requirements, under the direction of the Manager and Senior Writers
- Organize response content with clear headings, state-specific tailoring, and embedded win themes, differentiators, metrics, and proof points
- Contribute to basic scenario-based content (e.g., member journeys, process examples)
- Join strategy/kickoff sessions to understand scope, storyline, and key messages
- Gather and clarify inputs from operations, clinical, quality, network, IT, and other SMEs
- Incorporate feedback from writing leadership, Proposal Management, and SMEs on schedule
- Ensure assigned sections follow all RFP instructions, page limits, and evaluation criteria and use clear, concise, compliant language
- Apply established style guides, templates, and checklists and prepare sections for color-team reviews, integrating review feedback
- Use baseline content, templates, content libraries, and AI-enabled drafting/editing tools to produce efficient, high-quality drafts
- Refine and validate AI-assisted content for accuracy, tone, Medicaid compliance, Medicaid acumen, and evaluability; flag gaps or inconsistencies and propose updates
- Build knowledge of Medicaid managed care, ACFC solutions, and proposal writing best practices
Skills
- Bachelor's Degree preferably in journalism, communications, English, health care administration, public health, or a related field; or equivalent combination of education and directly relevant experience
- Minimum of 2 - 4 years of experience supporting Medicaid managed care proposals within a Managed Care Organization (MCO) environment
- Direct experience contributing to RFP/RFI responses for state Medicaid programs
- Experience writing compliant proposal responses that translate operational, clinical, and programmatic content into clear, structured and evaluate narratives aligned to Medicaid managed care requirements
- Strong writing and editing skills; able to organize complex information into clear, evaluable responses that follow instructions and page limits
- Able to interpret RFP questions and requirements and structure responses to address them directly
- Solid information‑gathering skills; comfortable working with subject matter experts and reconciling multiple inputs
- Comfort using generative AI and other AI‑enabled tools to support drafting and editing, with the ability to develop clear, focused prompts based on RFP requirements and strategy
- Critically review AI output for accuracy, compliance, product alignment, and voice. Revise or discard AI output that does not meet quality or compliance expectations
- Bring experience with, or strong willingness to learn, designing and testing simple AI “agents” or workflows that support proposal development (e.g., content drafting, restructuring, or quality checks)
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and collaboration platforms (e.g., SharePoint/Teams); familiarity with content management tools and Shipley/APMP‑aligned practices is a plus
- Highly organized and detail‑oriented; able to manage multiple sections and deadlines concurrently in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environment
- Willingness to work evenings and weekends as needed during peak proposal periods to meet fixed submission deadlines
- Experience working cross-functionally with operations, clinical, and compliance stakeholders in Medicaid MCO setting
Benefits
- Flexible work solutions including remote options, hybrid work schedules
- Competitive pay
- Paid time off including holidays and volunteer events
- Health insurance coverage for you and your dependents on Day 1
- 401(k)
- Tuition reimbursement
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