Project Support Analyst Job Chicago area,Illinois USA,Business

This position is responsible for providing business development support for the National Accounts Sales team in a fast‑moving, critical environment for securing group customers. The role leads pre‑sale activities, serves as project manager for the end‑to‑end sales process, and collaborates with internal cross‑functional stakeholders to deliver a superior sales experience for our customers. Key responsibilities include maintaining pipeline documentation, adhering to Salesforce, conducting competitive intelligence research, developing presentations, and executing proposals.

Job Responsibilities

Support the business lead/sales executive on new sale opportunities for National Accounts group business.

Lead the project management of the end‑to‑end sales process; maintaining workplan documentation, driving tasks towards completion, monitoring milestone dates, and ensuring decisions, risks, and issues are captured accurately. Facilitate escalations as appropriate.

Conduct competitive intelligence research and prospective client research to maintain an accurate sales pipeline for National Accounts.

Build an understanding of employer‑sponsored healthcare.

Maintain an advanced understanding of products and services offered in our markets.

Build relationships with key stakeholders.

Demonstrate clear communication virtually, written, and during meeting facilitation.

Proactively drive work forward by identifying tasks, documenting open items, executing action items, and providing transparency across stakeholders.

Demonstrate a high level of organization by monitoring milestone dates, creating agendas/notes, asking questions, creating accurate documentation, ensuring Salesforce accuracy, and enabling collaboration across key stakeholders.

Create, iterate, and publish documentation for the Sales Support team to operate more efficiently during the RFP process.

Utilize tools and resources to follow established best practices and deliver an outstanding proposal to the market.

Responsible for coordinating the preparation, development, and delivery of internal and external presentations.

Job Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or 4 years of business experience.
1 year of experience in a position exhibiting project coordination functions, including strong organization and prioritization skills; ability to accept direction and feedback, experience communicating with stakeholders and problem‑solving.
Experience managing multiple priorities, including changing assignments and priorities.
PC proficiency to include MS Office products.
Verbal and written communication skills, including establishing working relationships across departments and within a team.
Detail oriented.
Ability to independently conduct research, build knowledge and refine skillset.
Self‑starter, requiring a moderate level of guidance and direction.

Preferred Requirements

Interest in sales or healthcare.
Critical thinking and problem‑solving.
Experience developing and delivering presentations.
Clear communication.
Experience with dashboards and reporting.
Inquisitiveness.
Results driven.
Team mindset.
Detail oriented.

Pay Transparency Statement

Base Pay Range: $41,700.00 – $92,800.00. Compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.

HCSC Employment Statement

We are an Equal Opportunity Employment employer dedicated to providing a welcoming environment where the unique differences of our employees are respected and valued. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics. The company also offers accommodations for applicants with disabilities or who are disabled veterans.

Further, all applications, including resumes, must be submitted through HCSC's Career website.

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