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Technical Assistant to the CEO Gaithersburg, MD Jun 6, 2008
Proposal Writer/Manager Gaithersburg, MD Jun 6, 2008


Technical Assistant to the CEO

Summary

 

This position advises the President & CEO regarding updates, application, and leveraging of established and emerging technologies, serving as a technical expert on vertical applications of these technologies in the fields of healthcare informatics.

   

Job Responsibilities

  • Provide technical assistance to the President and CEO in reviewing technical feasibility and strategic significance of business development opportunities being considered by the company.
  • Advise the President and CEO in alignment of IT strategy and planning with company’s business goals.
  • Direct or indirect involvement in the development of IT policies, standards, and guidelines that direct the selection, development, implementation and use of Information Technology within the company.
  • Manage preparations for the President & CEO’s twice annual week of “think week”.
  • Prepare weekly briefings to the President & CEO on technology developments and industry trends.
  • Coordinate ad-hoc briefings on technology at the request of the President & CEO.
  • Provide rapid deployment of experimental software application technologies and hardware interfaces on a variety of platforms.
  • Maintain, update, and install IT equipment, peripherals, software applications, and development tools for the office of the President and CEO.

Skills & Abilities

 

  • Excellent communication (verbal and written) skills for interacting with customers, both internal and external.
  • Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills – servant leadership, collaboration, facilitation, and negotiations skills.
  • Ability to explain complex technical issues in a way that non-technical people may understand.
  • Systems Thinking – the ability to see how parts interact with the whole (big picture thinking).
  • Comprehensive knowledge of hardware, software, application, and systems engineering.
  • Customer service orientation.
  • Project and Program management planning and organizational skills.
  • Ability to handle multiple priorities and time management and prioritization sills.
  • Ability to work both independently and as a part of a team and at times leading a team as a matrix manager for the President’s emerging or strategic projects.
  • Strong desire and passion to learn, test and apply new technologies.
  • Demonstrated commitment to quality.
  • Understanding of Microsoft technology strategy and associated technologies such as .NET, JAVA, C#, ASP.NET, XML, SOAP, UDDI, SharePoint Technologies, and SQL Server, ORACLE.
  • Understanding of XP, AGILE, RUP, SCRUM software design and development methodologies.

Education

 

Bachelor of Science (or equivalent) and 3-5 years in-depth experience in design and development of multi-tiered applications.

 

Experience

 

        ·     3+years experience in software development.

  • 3-5 years managerial experience in technology environment

 



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Proposal Writer/Manager

Summary

The Proposal Writer/Manager will be responsible for the coordination and conduct of all proposal reviews on custom and standard proposal text for the Federal Government, specifically, NIH, Homeland Security, CDC, FDA, and the VA. Commercial experience is a plus especially with Pharmaceutical companies. The individual will execute proposal win strategies for new and follow-on contract bids, and will coordinate internal corporate support requirements among various departments in the effort. The individual will develop compelling, compliant, professional proposal solutions and text to appropriately convey those solutions, and Text will include themes, features, benefits and value statements that effectively capture the company’s solution.

 

Job Responsibilities

  • Manage and coordinate text writing efforts on multiple projects concurrently and meet critical deadlines within the proposal process
  • Lead and mentor proposal team to ensure that all requirements of the RFP are met
  • Coordinate with internal subject matter experts to provide details and data
  • Collect data from a variety of sources including SME notes, specifications, schematics, and interviews

Skills & Abilities

  • Must be able to work in a positive, team environment and interact and collaborate with functional groups throughout the company to gather and convey information throughout the proposal development process
  • Must be extremely detail oriented and able to multi-task and must have proven writing, editing, and proofreading skills
  • Proven ability to write clear, concise, structured technical proposals and white papers
  • Expert Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio skills, especially regarding format and layout of large, multi-author documents
  • Experience with Adobe applications including FrameMaker, PhotoShop, Acrobat or similar graphics tools
  • Proficiency with the Windows operating systems
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills, including presentation skills

Education

BA/BS (or equivalent) in English, Technical Communications, or other technical field, or equivalent combination of education and experience

 

Experience

  • Minimum of 7 years experience developing technical document and proposals, including 5+ years of Government proposal experience in progressively higher levels of responsibility
  • Commercial experience, specifically with Pharmaceutical companies, is a plus


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Application Process

1 Submit your resume and receive an electronic confirmation.

2 Our HR manager and/or the hiring manager will review your resume.

3 Our HR manager will contact you if we want to arrange an interview. Otherwise, we will keep your resume on file for potential review in the future (up to 6 months).

4 First interview is a telephone screening with the hiring manager. In some cases, a second telephone interview may be needed.

5 If you clear the telephone interview(s), we will invite you to our office for an in-person interview. In some cases, a second in-person interview may be needed.

6 When the interviewing process is finished, we will inform you within 3 days about your status.

7 If you are offered employment, and you accept the position, we will arrange your start date.
 
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