BA Technical Writer

Title:
Business Analyst Technical Writer
Duration: 09/01/2026 - 12 Months (Renewable)
Work Hours:
Mon – Fri – 8am – 5pm EST
Location:
Columbia , SC
Position:
Hybrid

General Duties:

• Attend and facilitate various meetings to get missing language and details to draft the RFP.
• Development of RFPs that include scope of work, technical requirements, staff, deliverables, etc. for each project.
• Review and write the business needs in the RFP.
• Identify mandatory requirements, page limits, formatting rules, and scoring criteria.
• Gather information from Subject Matter Experts, past proposals, and leadership to ensure completeness in each RFP.
• Assist management in getting the responses needed for compliance requirements.
• Works with Medicaid Systems leadership to create and update the RFPs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• 2+ years of technical writing experience in positions requiring the development of structured written materials and visual aids.

• Must possess advanced skills in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio) to include working with templates and style guidelines for branding consistency.
• Ability to interact with project team members, management, and agency departments and to build out required sections in the RFP.
• Attention to detail to avoid missing requirements that can disqualify a bid.
• Experience with procurements for state agency.
• Experience working with SharePoint and other typical project management tools, including Visio, PowerPoint, MS Project, Word, Access and Excel.
• Ability to create and document key project management requirements.
• Superb communications skills (written and oral).
• Effective listener
• Willingness and ability to effectively engage with people and organizations; ability to get people with competing, diverse interests to work together.
• Experience in Medicaid or other healthcare claims system(s) IT projects preferred, but not mandatory.
• Must be able to manage multiple high profile, high priority projects at one time.

Required Skills (rank in order of Importance):

• 2 years of technical writing experience
• Must possess advanced skills in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio) to include working with templates and style guidelines for branding consistency

Preferred Skills (rank in order of Importance):

• Ability to interact with project team members, management, and departments
• Previous public sector work experience

Experience in Medicaid or other healthcare claims system(s) IT projects preferred

Required Education:
Bachelor’s degree

additional skills/duities:
-people skills
-Superb written and oral communications skills
-Strong proficiency in English is required.
-Willingness and ability to effectively engage with people and organizations on a continuous basis.