Proposal Manager

MRIGlobal is an independent scientific research organization dedicated to benefiting society and fostering a safe, healthy, and sustainable environment. Established in 1944, MRIGlobal is headquartered in Kansas City, MO, with operations in several states including Virginia and Maryland.

About the role

The Proposal Manager serves as the central coordinator for federal proposal efforts from solicitation release through submission, partnering closely with technical, programmatic, operational, and mission support teams to develop compliant, compelling, and competitive proposals that support MRIGlobal's mission and strategic growth objectives. Reporting to the Manager of the Government Proposal Management Center, the successful candidate will manage assigned aspects of the proposal lifecycle, including solicitation analysis, planning, compliance management, content development, review coordination, and final submission support, while consistently applying established proposal processes, tools, templates, and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned proposal efforts supporting Requests for Proposals (RFPs), Requests for Quotations (RFQs), and other government opportunities.
• Manage the proposal lifecycle from solicitation analysis through submission for assigned opportunities.
• Develop and maintain proposal schedules, compliance matrices, annotated outlines, writing plans, and review plans.
• Coordinate and facilitate proposal kickoffs, solutioning sessions, planning meetings, status meetings, proposal reviews, and recovery activities.
• Ensure proposal responses comply with solicitation requirements, address evaluation criteria, and effectively communicate MRIGlobal's capabilities, experience, and value proposition.
• Coordinate Pink, Red, Gold, White Glove, and other proposal reviews as appropriate and track incorporation of reviewer feedback.
• Track proposal risks, dependencies, action items, and critical deadlines.
• Support development of proposal strategies, win themes, discriminators, and customer-focused messaging.
• Promote proposal quality, consistency, and adherence to organizational standards and proposal management best practices.
• Apply and support continuous improvement of proposal processes, governance practices, tools, templates, and organizational standards designed to improve proposal effectiveness and consistency.
• Maintain the proposal content library by organizing, updating, and managing reusable proposal materials, templates, and past performance content to support efficient, compliant, and high-quality proposal development.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Communications, English, Technical Writing, Marketing, Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Five (5) or more years of proposal management or proposal development experience supporting U.S. Government contracting organizations.
• Demonstrated success managing federal proposal efforts from initiation through submission.
• Strong knowledge of federal acquisition processes, government solicitations, and proposal development methodologies.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams through the proposal lifecycle in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments.
• Exceptional project management, writing, editing, communication, facilitation, and organizational skills.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and collaboration tools.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting scientific research, engineering, technology, defense, national security, public health, laboratory, or other technical government programs.
• Experience within a government contractor, contract research organization, nonprofit research institute, or similar environment.
• APMP certification and/or Shipley proposal training.
• Experience leveraging AI-enabled productivity tools and collaboration technologies to improve proposal development efficiency, quality, and compliance.

Pay

Salary range: $92,300 - $98,000. The salary range is intended as a general guideline and is not a guaranteed offer, as compensation depends on various factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate qualifications, experience, internal equity, and market conditions.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health and life insurance, disability coverage
• Gym reimbursement, mental health support, virtual coaching, no-cost counseling, onsite health screenings
• Award-winning employer retirement matches and no-cost financial education benefits
• Paid Parental Leave
• PTO and flexible culture encouraging work-life integration
• Tuition reimbursement for higher education
• Seasonal staff events, DEI celebrations, volunteer initiatives supporting STEM education
• Wellness recognitions including "Healthiest Employer" by Kansas City's Business Journal (2024)