Job Description
Description
Leidos is seeking a Proposal Writer to join the Health Solutions Business Development team, working with a small team of Capture Managers, Solution Architects, Program Managers, and Technical SMES to craft compelling and compliant content for proposals and pre-proposal responses. You will research and write responses to RFIs and SSNs, as well as proposal sections such as executive summary, management, past performance, and resumes.
To be successful, you must be able to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, with the ability to adjust to changing priorities while maintaining attention to detail. You must be proactive, resourceful, and be willing to work as part of a team.
This position is based in Reston with the possibility of teleworking. Most writing tasks can be accomplished virtually, however in-person support in the DMV area (Reston and Gaithersburg, MD) is required as needed for reviews, wall-walks, and development sessions.
Primary Responsibilities: - Work with Solution Architects and Subject Matter Experts (SME's) to understand all aspects of IT, health mission, or service solutions and write, clear, compliant, and persuasive, proposal sections (technical approach, past performance, corporate experience, resumes, etc.)
- Apply research and interviewing skills to gather needed information from internal and external personnel to support writing activities.
- Take ownership of assigned volumes, driving development to meet deadlines and develop quality written responses.
- Work as part of a collaborative team to clearly articulate solution and strategy, approach to performing the work, incorporate win themes and discriminators and translate complex ideas into easily understandable text.
- Review and edit documents (Microsoft Word and PowerPoint) for formatting, grammar, and quality of responses.
- Participate in color reviews and assist with addressing all actionable comments and recommendations from the review teams.
Basic qualifications: - Bachelor's Degree with 12+ years of professional experience or Master's Degree with 10+ years.
- Ability to manage workload with limited supervision and work as needed to meet deadlines (nights, weekends, and holidays at times)
- Self-starter with the ability to work independently on geographically disparate teams.
- Willingness to support team members and cross-train to provide back-up support.
- Ability to multi-task and work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
- Evidence of responsive, and persuasive writing
- Attention to detail and ability to edit for consistency across multiple authors, and proofread for grammatical errors
- Excellent written and oral communication skills within a professional environment
- Excellent organizational and time management and task prioritization skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Preferred Qualifications: - Relevant experience in federal proposals
- Experience supporting health customers
Original Posting Date: 2024-07-18While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range: Pay Range $122,200.00 - $220,900.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
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About Leidos Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health. The company's global workforce of 47,000 collaborates to create smarter technology solutions for customers in heavily regulated industries. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023. For more information, visit .
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