Innosoft is a mature SDB with proven qualifications in Health IT services and solutions since 2001. Our core portfolio of Health IT digital service competencies includes 200+ staff that support enterprise systems development and program management across U.S. Federal, State, and Commercial clients. Innosoft has developed a deep competency in Health & Human Services (Medicare, Medicaid, Marketplace, Child Support, etc.) and Grants Management programs through the implementation of several key Federal and State-based systems. We offer small business competitiveness and agility with large business experience, capabilities, and solutions.
Innosoft is seeking a Vice President of Business Development to develop, lead and manage strategic capture efforts for Federal and State Information Technology (IT) opportunities. This position is located in Windsor Mill, Maryland.
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Vice President of Business Development will develop the overall capture strategy for an opportunity as well as internal and external partnerships, business plans and associated marketing assigned with the opportunity. He will refine win strategies through technical solutions development, effective teaming, staffing and pricing strategies. He advances opportunities through the capture lifecycle to increase the probability of win and to provide the information required to develop winning proposals.
- Pipeline Development – Develop and Drive pipeline development based on mature capture efforts that successfully progress through the capture review process
- Client Relationship Development – Have existing and well-established relationships with senior leaders HealthCare agencies of HHS like CMS, FDA, NIH etc.
- Capture Management Development – Documented and verifiable success closing large IT Prime contracts with the Health Care Agencies.
The ideal candidate will have worked in the federal contracting industry who has related HealthCare Experience with Federal Health Care Agencies and have previously served as capture manager for winning single award opportunities greater than $20M. Characteristics necessary for success includes the ability to secure customer meetings to further position Innosoft on IT pursuits, the ability to gain internal support, and the ability to establish and maintain a solid working relationship with technical staff, managers, and peers. The position requires proficiency in Federal contracting and demonstrated knowledge of the Federal request for proposal language as well as IT services. The position requires excellent written and oral communication skills.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead capture efforts to secure new or re-compete contracts
- Develop capture strategy, competitive assessments, teaming, and price-to-win efforts
- Develop solutions-based capture plans that will result in winning new business that can be executed at a reasonable profit
- Lead and participate in business development planning and review activities, to include periodic pipeline reviews, developing and managing capture budgets, planning resources and schedules for capture and proposal plans, opportunity gate reviews, black hat sessions, win theme and discriminator workshops, and proposal reviews
- Lead and integrate assigned cross-functional team and authority to direct team activities for the duration of the pursuit
- Conduct after action reviews for business opportunity capture participants to document lessons learned and identify necessary adjustments to capture technique, strategy, and actions
- Coordinate and participate in meetings with customers, competitors, clients, and teammates to develop win strategy for specific opportunities
- Meet with customers, competitors, clients, and teammates to develop market insight on requirements, acquisition strategy, acquisition timing, and contract vehicle choices
- Serve as the lead for call plan development and execution and provide detailed reports for follow-up activities
- Create and deliver executive presentations intended for gate/capture approvals
- Maintain ongoing interaction with business development and program area
- Perform market research to include customer preferences, competitive analysis and incumbent strengths and weaknesses
- Write RFI responses and white papers
- Proposal writing and leadership of management and technical volumes to include project management plans, basis of effort development, technical volumes, past performance and staffing plans
- Collaborate with business development personnel, technical staff, and management to support cross enterprise objectives and customer engagement
- Brief capture status to senior management at specified milestones in the capture process and when material changes occur
- Embrace accountability for shaping and winning new business through a balanced focus on customer value, the competitive environment, and the corporation’s best interests
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
This role requires that the successful candidate have a proven track record of successful capture and business development on opportunities with a value of over $20M for single-award contracts and over $100M for multiple award IDIQ contracts during the last three years
- Detailed knowledge of the Federal contracting process and demonstrated working knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field and 10+ years of related experience
- Ability to use automated tools such as Microsoft Office to present ideas, information, and reports
- Characteristics necessary for success include:
- Business and technical vision
- Disciplined strategic thinking
- Analytical presentation and problem-solving skills
- The ability to gain internal support
- The ability to establish and maintain a solid working relationship with technical staff, managers, and peers
- Excellent written and oral communication skills are required
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience with IT development and technical services programs involving systems engineering / systems integration, web development, software development, managed services, technology insertion, and cyber security
- A deep understanding of federal government buying habits, to include:
- experience with US government budget, investments and acquisition processes
- an understanding of different contract types to include: IDIQ, BPA, as well as CLIN structures that include FPIF, CPIF, FPAF, CPAF, FFP, FPLOE, T&M, CPFF, CR and other types
- Experience with US Federal or State agencies overseeing Health Care programs (CMS, NIH, FDA, HHS etc.)
- An understanding of contractor financials in the government market, to include:
- experience with calculating Independent Government Cost Estimates, Price to Win, and/or, parametric cost analyses
- experience developing and successfully managing capture and proposal process
- A deep understanding of teaming approaches to include:
- experience with subcontracting to include creating teaming agreements, vendor relationships, service level agreements, and contractor teaming arrangements
- working knowledge of NAICS and PSCs for teammate selection and evaluation
- Demonstrated leadership skills to include:
- experience managing a large pipeline of business development opportunities
- experience developing, organizing, and executing significant capture activities, including building industry teams, assessing win probability, and executing customer call plans to shape acquisitions, respond and win business with new and existing customers
- experience gaining internal support, operating independently with limited supervision and feedback, and establishing a solid working relationship with line program staff, management, and business development peers across the company
- Education: Bachelor of Science in Business, Preferred Master’s or MBA
- Experience: 7-10 years Federal IT Business Development/Capture Management Experience
