Manager, Proposals

Location: Work at Home, Illinois, United States

Job Type: Full time • Work Arrangement: Remote

Category: Corporate > Sales and Account Management

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Overview

Join our team as a Manager of Proposals at CVS Health, where you will lead the development of strategic proposals that drive health care transformation. If you have a passion for project management and a background in health care, we want to hear from you!

Full Description

At CVS Health, we’re building a world of health around every consumer and surrounding ourselves with dedicated colleagues who are passionate about transforming health care.

As the nation’s leading health solutions company, we reach millions of Americans through our local presence, digital channels and more than 300,000 purpose-driven colleagues – caring for people where, when and how they choose in a way that is uniquely more connected, more convenient and more compassionate. And we do it all with heart, each and every day.

Position Summary

The Strategic Proposal Management (SPM) organization is solely responsible for developing and executing all proposals and proposal-related activity for CVS Caremark. Our team is responsible for creating proposals that clearly demonstrate that CVS Caremark is uniquely positioned to deliver significant benefits to health plan sponsors through effective cost management solutions and innovative programs that engage plan members and promote healthier and more cost-effective behaviors. Through our unique suite of assets, CVS Health, a Fortune 6 company, is reinventing pharmacy to offer innovative solutions that help people on their path to better health. We effectively manage pharmaceutical costs and improve health care outcomes through our pharmacy benefit management services (PBM) – CVS Caremark®, our mail order and specialty pharmacy division, our CVS Pharmacy retail locations, our retail-based medical clinic subsidiary, MinuteClinic® and our online retail pharmacy, CVS.com®. We are focused on enhancing access to care, lowering overall health care costs for plan members and payors, and improving health outcomes. 

The Manager’s main responsibilities will include successfully managing proposals across all market segments and levels of complexity, with a specific focus on supporting the most complex and key/must win and renew proposals.  Additionally, this individual is expected to be a subject matter expert and act as a team SME.  In that capacity, the Manager will act as a mentor for newer team members and act as a proposal support across the team, imparting department best practices to ensure consistency and accuracy in our responses. In addition to proposals, Managers are expected to participate in, and lead, department-wide initiatives that have a positive impact on quality and process improvements across the team. 

The Manager will often work under aggressive timelines, including working on 6+ proposals, follow-ups, and extra projects simultaneously while also providing daily guidance/support to newer staff members, including interim and final proposal reviews, while ensuring the accuracy of information and effectively positioning CVS Caremark’s products and services by incorporating corporate strengths and key messaging. This position requires coordination with internal strategic partners such as sales, account teams, underwriting, legal, and other internal partners to ensure we are best positioning CVS Caremark in the marketplace.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ yrs professional experience in PBM/health care industry, Sales/Consulting, Proposal/Project management. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Fluent knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook) and ideal candidates would also be familiar with Qvidian and salesforce.com products.
• Proposal/Project management experience strongly preferred. Knowledge of industry terminology and/or of Medicare Part D is helpful.
• Demonstrated experience managing projects and strong organizational skills
• Demonstrated ability to work successfully in a matrix environment
• Ability to work independently while also demonstrating successful team work
• Experience in ensuring quality control standards are met
• Demonstrated ability to work successfully in fast-paced environment while ensuring quality and accuracy 
• Demonstrated in their current role the ability to foster an environment of influence and consistently act as a positive role model for other team members, taking responsibility for his/her decisions and actions.
• Has established a network of relationships with business leaders and subject matter experts through effectively communicating with all levels within the organization.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional work experience required
• A degree focusing on Marketing, Communications, Health Care, Business or other relevant fields is preferred.

Anticipated Weekly Hours

40

Time Type

Full time

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$66,330.00 - $145,860.00

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls.  The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors.  This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. 
 

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits – investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include:

• Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan.

• No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.

• Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.

For more information, visit https://jobs.cvshealth.com/us/en/benefits

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 11/30/2025

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.

Key Skills & Requirements

• proposal management
• project management
• sales
• microsoft office
• organizational skills
• team leadership
• communication skills
• quality control
• health care knowledge
• matrix environment experience
• mentoring
• fast-paced environment

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Source: CVS Health Careers • Apply directly at official site.