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Proposal Specialist I

Job Category: Service Support

Requisition Number: PROPO022014

Full-Time

On-site

Rate: $23.21 USD per hour

Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA

Description

Schedule: Monday - Friday (40 hrs/wk) 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Department: Rev Mgt Strategic Pricing - 928

Primary Purpose: Involves general bid/proposal preparation for new and existing clients. This position is also responsible for completion of miscellaneous departmental projects as needed by Business Development. Supports organization's processes for developing high quality proposals and competitive price offers for hospitals and hospital systems located throughout the United States.

About ARUP: ARUP Laboratories is a national clinical and anatomic pathology reference laboratory and an enterprise of the University of Utah and its Department of Pathology. Based in Salt Lake City, Utah.

ARUP proudly hires top talent to create a work environment of diversity, professional growth and continuous development. Our workforce is committed to the important service we provide to over one million patients each month. We always strive for excellence and have a strong desire to have involvement with the advances in medicine and the role laboratory services plays within each patient's life. We never forget that there is a patient behind every specimen we receive.

We are looking for individuals who want to contribute to ARUP's culture of accountability, integrity, service, and excellence. Consider joining our dynamic team.

Essential Functions:

Works with the sales, marketing, and operations departments to solicit, review, and write responses to RFPs (Request for Proposals).

Analysis of prospect test mix to cross-reference with ARUP's tests and procedures for accurate pricing analysis.

Analysis of bid profitability-based corporate goals and guidelines and preparation of price quotations for all proposals.

Coordinates, develops, and implements special pricing packages.

Provides field support as it relates to proposal pricing, proposal preparation, requests for special pricing, and analyses/comparisons.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Physical and Other Requirements:

Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.

Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.

Mobility: The person in this position needs to occasionally move between work sites and inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.

Communicate: Frequently communicate with others.

PPE: Biohazard laboratory environment that requires use of personal protective equipment in accordance with CDC and OSHA regulations and company policies.

ARUP Policies and Procedures: To conduct self in compliance with all ARUP Policies and Procedures.

Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.

Fine Motor Control: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.

Vision: Having close, far, and peripheral visual acuity to perform a variety of tasks such as make general observations of depth and distance.

Qualifications

Education

Required: High School Diploma or Equivalent or better.

Preferred: Associates Degree or better in Business or related field.

Experience

Required: Has completed 40 credit hours toward college degree. Six months of experience in statistical analysis, mathematics, cost accounting, business administration, healthcare industry, or marketing.

Preferred: Associate's degree in core sciences and/or business, marketing or finance. One year of experience in laboratory environment with knowledge of testing procedures and methodologies. 10-key. Medical terminology. Advanced computer skills including Microsoft Office Suite.