Business Development Associate #NOW HIRING

Position Description

About You

You are a person who is passionate about playing a critical role in driving Signature Performance's growth within the federal contracting space by identifying, tracking, and evaluating federal business opportunities that align with the organization's strategic priorities, both near-term and long-term. We need someone who is responsible for providing timely, accurate, and high-quality intelligence on potential federal contracts and procurement initiatives. In the role of the Business Development Specialist you will be responsible for assessing the strategic fit, potential value, competitive landscape, and alignment of opportunities with Signature Performance's core capabilities and growth objectives.

• Tell us about your experience with Business Development.
• Are you a team player and a self-motivator?
• We are counting on you to manage multiple projects using your problem-solving skills.
• We are looking for someone UNCOMMON. What is uncommon about you?

Are you highly committed? Are you team-oriented? Do you value professionalism, trust, honesty, and integrity? If so, we cannot wait to meet you.

About The Position

• Monitor and vet federal contract opportunities daily using platforms such as Deltek (GovWin), GovTribe, SAM.gov, and GSA eBuy.
• Screen opportunities based on predefined criteria, including scope, contract type, agency, contract value, NAICS code, and alignment with corporate capabilities.
• Assist with providing timely and comprehensive summaries of vetted opportunities to the Business Development team and other internal stakeholders.
• Assist in adding all identified opportunities to the Business Development pipeline to support opportunity development and conversation.
• Add all qualified opportunities to Salesforce for tracking.
• Participate in internal opportunity review meetings and capture planning sessions as required.
• Support the creation of company profiles for capture research
• Participate in the early stages of color team reviews for federal proposal efforts
• Request and maintain Unanet code requests for each opportunity in our pipeline
• Ensure that federal contact information is current for the holiday distribution list.
• Provide administrative support as needed to the marketing department for federal initiatives
• This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. The employee may be required to perform other related duties assigned to meet the ongoing needs of the organization

Minimum Requirements:

• Associate or bachelor's degree in business, communications, public administration, healthcare administration, or related field preferred.
• 1--3 years of experience in business development, communications, or a related field.
• General understanding of federal healthcare agencies
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and CRM systems, such as Salesforce
• Proficient in SharePoint and Microsoft Teams
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks simultaneously that have strict deadlines.

Preferred Requirements:

• Familiarity with federal procurement platforms (Deltek/GovWin, SAM.gov, GSA eBuy).
• Understanding of federal contracting vehicles (e.g., VA T4NG2, GSA MAS, CIO-SP3, OASIS+).

About Us

You are uncommon. We are, too. We are looking for people to help us in our mission of working hard at lowering healthcare administrative costs for federal government agencies, payers, and providers. At Signature, our mission is to improve the health of our clients' business and make the lives of the people we work with better. As we continue to experience exponential growth, we are looking for uncommon individuals to enhance our vision. We will continue to accomplish our mission by leading with our values of Passion, Courage, Integrity, and Respect in all interactions, making us a consistent annual Best Places to Work organization. We need uncommon leaders with uncommon qualities to shape our uncommon culture and achieve our uncommon mission.

About the Benefits

When you are a member of Signature Performance, you are a part of a solutions-based organization where the values of passion, integrity, courage, and respect are the driving forces behind all our decision-making. We trust you to do important work and bring the best version of yourself to work every day, so we want to help you achieve a work-life balance while consistently challenging yourself. Signature believes in fully developing each one of our Associates. Our performance-driven philosophy boasts competitive pay and additional position specific incentives, where world-class training and development, resources, and events drive our award-winning culture where everyone thrives.

• Health Insurance
• Fully Paid Life Insurance
• Fully Paid Short- & Long-Term Disability
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Sick Leave
• Paid Holidays
• Professional Development and Tuition Assistance Program
• 401(k) Program with Employer Match

Security Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship or naturalized citizenship is required for this position.
• All work on all positions at Signature Performance must be completed in the continental United States, Alaska, or Hawaii.

Work Schedule

Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm CST

Compensation Range

$75,000-$86,000/annually

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