Proposal Writer – AI Enablement
Leidos, Centreville, VA, United States
Leidos is seeking a highly skilled
Proposal Writer
to join our
Health Mission Solutions Proposal Development team . In this role, you will use your expertise in
artificial intelligence, large language models (LLMs), and generative AI tools
to develop compliant, compelling, and high‑quality proposal and pre‑proposal responses. You will work closely with Capture Managers, Solution Architects, Program Managers, and Technical SMEs to translate solicitation requirements into structured outlines, annotated storyboards, and draft narrative content using AI‑enabled workflows while maintaining strict compliance, accuracy, and quality standards. This includes researching and writing responses to RFPs, RFIs, RFQs, SOWs, and PWSs, and contributing to proposal content such as executive summaries, technical approaches, management volumes, past performance sections, and resumes.
Key Responsibilities
Analyze RFPs, RFIs, RFQs, SOWs, PWSs, and evaluation criteria to develop compliant proposal outlines, section structures, and annotated storyboards aligned to solicitation instructions and win strategy.
Use in‑house and approved AI and LLM tools to accelerate drafting of proposal content, including executive summaries, management approaches, technical narratives, past performance summaries, and other response sections.
Refine AI‑generated content into client‑ready proposal material that is accurate, persuasive, compliant, and tailored to customer needs.
Build and maintain prompt libraries, content templates, style guides, and reusable AI‑assisted workflows for proposal development.
Partner with capture managers, solution architects, SMEs, pricing, and proposal managers to gather information and convert technical input into clear, compelling prose.
Ensure all drafts meet compliance requirements, page allocation constraints, formatting instructions, and proposal quality standards.
Perform content gap analysis, review remediation support, and iterative draft improvement under tight deadlines.
Validate AI‑assisted outputs for factual accuracy, consistency, tone, responsiveness, and alignment with approved solution strategies.
Recommend best practices for secure, ethical, and effective use of AI in proposal environments, including protection of sensitive, proprietary, and customer information.
Support continuous improvement of proposal operations through automation, workflow optimization, and knowledge management.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in English, Communications, Journalism, Business, Marketing, Technical Writing, Computer Science, or related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
5+ years of experience in proposal writing, proposal management support, technical writing, or business development content development.
Demonstrated success developing compliant proposal content in fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environments.
Strong expertise in AI, generative AI, and LLM platforms for proposal development content, including practical experience using them to draft, refine, summarize, and organize complex written material.
Strong understanding of prompt engineering, LLM strengths and limitations, hallucination risk, and human‑in‑the‑loop review practices.
Exceptional writing, editing, and rewriting skills with the ability to tailor content to different audiences and evaluation criteria.
Proven ability to interpret solicitation requirements and convert them into structured outlines and responsive proposal content.
Experience working with SMEs and cross‑functional teams to synthesize technical concepts into persuasive written responses.
High attention to detail, especially in compliance, quality control, grammar, and consistency.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools and common proposal collaboration platforms.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience supporting federal, health, defense, aerospace, public sector, or regulated industry proposals.
Familiarity with formal proposal development methodologies, e.g., Shipley.
Experience creating compliance matrices, storyboards, and content plans.
Ability to design or optimize AI‑enabled proposal workflows, including prompt libraries, retrieval‑assisted drafting, and content reuse strategies.
Experience evaluating or implementing governance for AI use in business development or proposal operations.
Familiarity with knowledge management, content libraries, and proposal automation tools.
Experience supporting large, complex, or multi‑volume proposal responses.
What Success Looks Like
Rapid creation of compliant proposal outlines and first drafts with reduced cycle time leveraging in‑house AI‑enabled tools and proposal archives.
Higher‑quality early drafts that require less rework from proposal teams and SMEs.
Consistent use of AI tools in a secure, ethical, and controlled manner.
Improved proposal team efficiency and content reuse across pursuits.
Additional Notes This role requires sound judgment in the use of AI‑generated content. The selected candidate must distinguish between acceleration and automation, ensuring all outputs are reviewed, validated, and tailored before submission. The Proposal Writer will champion responsible AI adoption while preserving confidentiality, compliance, and proposal integrity.
Pay Range Pay Range $87,100.00 – $157,450.00. The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and may be adjusted based on responsibilities, education, experience, market data, and other factors.
Pay and Benefits Pay and benefits are fundamentals of any career decision. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. Additional details are available on Leidos’ website.
Commitment to Non‑Discrimination All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.
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Proposal Writer
to join our
Health Mission Solutions Proposal Development team . In this role, you will use your expertise in
artificial intelligence, large language models (LLMs), and generative AI tools
to develop compliant, compelling, and high‑quality proposal and pre‑proposal responses. You will work closely with Capture Managers, Solution Architects, Program Managers, and Technical SMEs to translate solicitation requirements into structured outlines, annotated storyboards, and draft narrative content using AI‑enabled workflows while maintaining strict compliance, accuracy, and quality standards. This includes researching and writing responses to RFPs, RFIs, RFQs, SOWs, and PWSs, and contributing to proposal content such as executive summaries, technical approaches, management volumes, past performance sections, and resumes.
Key Responsibilities
Analyze RFPs, RFIs, RFQs, SOWs, PWSs, and evaluation criteria to develop compliant proposal outlines, section structures, and annotated storyboards aligned to solicitation instructions and win strategy.
Use in‑house and approved AI and LLM tools to accelerate drafting of proposal content, including executive summaries, management approaches, technical narratives, past performance summaries, and other response sections.
Refine AI‑generated content into client‑ready proposal material that is accurate, persuasive, compliant, and tailored to customer needs.
Build and maintain prompt libraries, content templates, style guides, and reusable AI‑assisted workflows for proposal development.
Partner with capture managers, solution architects, SMEs, pricing, and proposal managers to gather information and convert technical input into clear, compelling prose.
Ensure all drafts meet compliance requirements, page allocation constraints, formatting instructions, and proposal quality standards.
Perform content gap analysis, review remediation support, and iterative draft improvement under tight deadlines.
Validate AI‑assisted outputs for factual accuracy, consistency, tone, responsiveness, and alignment with approved solution strategies.
Recommend best practices for secure, ethical, and effective use of AI in proposal environments, including protection of sensitive, proprietary, and customer information.
Support continuous improvement of proposal operations through automation, workflow optimization, and knowledge management.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in English, Communications, Journalism, Business, Marketing, Technical Writing, Computer Science, or related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
5+ years of experience in proposal writing, proposal management support, technical writing, or business development content development.
Demonstrated success developing compliant proposal content in fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environments.
Strong expertise in AI, generative AI, and LLM platforms for proposal development content, including practical experience using them to draft, refine, summarize, and organize complex written material.
Strong understanding of prompt engineering, LLM strengths and limitations, hallucination risk, and human‑in‑the‑loop review practices.
Exceptional writing, editing, and rewriting skills with the ability to tailor content to different audiences and evaluation criteria.
Proven ability to interpret solicitation requirements and convert them into structured outlines and responsive proposal content.
Experience working with SMEs and cross‑functional teams to synthesize technical concepts into persuasive written responses.
High attention to detail, especially in compliance, quality control, grammar, and consistency.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools and common proposal collaboration platforms.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience supporting federal, health, defense, aerospace, public sector, or regulated industry proposals.
Familiarity with formal proposal development methodologies, e.g., Shipley.
Experience creating compliance matrices, storyboards, and content plans.
Ability to design or optimize AI‑enabled proposal workflows, including prompt libraries, retrieval‑assisted drafting, and content reuse strategies.
Experience evaluating or implementing governance for AI use in business development or proposal operations.
Familiarity with knowledge management, content libraries, and proposal automation tools.
Experience supporting large, complex, or multi‑volume proposal responses.
What Success Looks Like
Rapid creation of compliant proposal outlines and first drafts with reduced cycle time leveraging in‑house AI‑enabled tools and proposal archives.
Higher‑quality early drafts that require less rework from proposal teams and SMEs.
Consistent use of AI tools in a secure, ethical, and controlled manner.
Improved proposal team efficiency and content reuse across pursuits.
Additional Notes This role requires sound judgment in the use of AI‑generated content. The selected candidate must distinguish between acceleration and automation, ensuring all outputs are reviewed, validated, and tailored before submission. The Proposal Writer will champion responsible AI adoption while preserving confidentiality, compliance, and proposal integrity.
Pay Range Pay Range $87,100.00 – $157,450.00. The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and may be adjusted based on responsibilities, education, experience, market data, and other factors.
Pay and Benefits Pay and benefits are fundamentals of any career decision. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. Additional details are available on Leidos’ website.
Commitment to Non‑Discrimination All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.
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