Michael Moralis

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Leamington, ON N8H 2V5

Cell: 519-***-****

ad4tqp@r.postjobfree.com

Profile and Expertise:

Energetic, accomplished outcomes-oriented content and proposal writer, editor and researcher. Experience includes:

Extensive freelance writing specializing in the health sector (covering management, operations and policy).

More than 10 years of healthcare proposal writing as well as Competitive/Market Intelligence research and analysis, and another 10+ years of experience writing content for the healthcare sector.

Superb written and oral communication skills. A quick study who applies critical, analytical thinking to synthesize complex and technical issues in clear, concise language.

Self-starter, leader and team player who thrives on challenges and deadlines.

Professional Experience:

FREELANCE CONTENT & PROPOSAL WRITER/EDITOR

DBA MORALIS STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS as of February 2017

Business Development:

Creating and copyediting content and curating proposal databases, responding to Requests for Proposals (RFPs), Requests for Information (RFIs), etc.

Developing and editing marketing collateral, blog writing, etc.

Past clients include:

Pharmastar PBM, Wisconsin; Integrated Prescription Management, California; Amwins Rx, Rhode Island – Contract writer and proposal manager/writer.

BridgeHealth – Contract proposal writer for one of the leading medical travel/tourism companies in the U.S.

King Khalid Medical City, Saudi Arabia – Communications Consultant. Provided recommendations and article writing/editing services to Project Management Office of major health infrastructure construction project in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Sovereign Health Group – Wrote web content, blogs, media releases and direct mail marketing content for California-based behavioral health company.

Ontario Hospital Association, Canada – Provided market analysis, business development and program planning for educational conferences related to hospitals and government policy.

Mathewson Research, Orange County, California – Communications consultant and industry analyst. Technical writer, editor and analyst for wide range of documents including newsletter, white papers, research reports, market analyses and analysis of proposals obtained through Freedom of Information Act.

AMWINS Rx

Director of Proposals and Competitive Intelligence December 2020-Oct. 2021

As part of the Business Development team, wrote and edited proposals and managed the submission process for the pharmacy benefit arm of the insurance and group benefits company.

MAXORPLUS

Proposal Database Manager & Sr. Content Writer May 2015-December 2016

Wrote and managed proposal database content for responding to Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and Requests for Information (RFIs) for Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) services, working closely with subject matter experts (SMEs) and sales team members. Also wrote and edited press releases, blogs and other marketing material.

MAGELLAN HEALTH

Content & Database Writer June 2014-May 2015

Wrote and edited PBM proposal database content for MagellanRx, the PBM of Magellan Health, working closely with clinical and operational SMEs.

UNITEDHEALTH

OptumRx/Prescription Solutions

Supervisor, Proposals Quality Assurance July-November 2011

Managed four-person team responsible for final Quality Assurance review and revision of all corporate responses to commercial and public sector RFPs for PBM services.

Manager of Strategic Intelligence August 2008-July 2011

Monitored competitive marketplace and disseminated news and information to Sales and Marketing, Strategy and Innovation, Regulatory Affairs and other teams. Obtained competitor PBM public sector proposals through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and other research. Assisted RFP Content team and proposal writers with development of responses to questions not answered by existing Q&As in proposal database through close working relationships with various Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).

WELLPOINT NextRx October 2006-July 2008

Senior Proposal Coordinator and database administrator for PBM unit of WellPoint, Inc./Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield. Interacted closely with clinical and operational SMEs to develop responses for database used to respond to individual questions in Internal, External and Private Label RFPs, etc. As needed, responded to complex RFPs or sections of RFPs, reviewed proposals, helped proposal writers meet deadlines and respond to RFP follow-up projects.

UNITEDHEALTH/PRESCRIPTION SOLUTIONS December 2005-September 2006

Supervisor of Proposals. Hired as Senior Proposal Analyst, responsible for writing, editing and approval of RFPs for PBM unit of Pacificare, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group; Acting Supervisor of Proposals, June-October 2006. Reviewed proposals for content, accuracy and style. Worked closely with Sales personnel and SMEs creating bids to provide PBM services; managed team of proposal writers and support staff.

TORONTO DISTRICT HEALTH COUNCIL January 2002-February 2003

Communications Director. Responsible for planning and management of corporate communications and media relations for provincially-funded health planning body of Toronto, Ontario (Canada’s largest city). Worked with health planners, epidemiologists and stakeholder groups as writer, editor and writing coach to produce numerous technical reports for health policy makers.

HEALNet May-December 2001

Communications consultant, contract position with Health Evidence and Application Linkage Network, a federally-funded National Centre for Excellence. Responsibilities included strategic planning and ongoing dissemination of information regarding more than 30 health services research projects involving evidence-based decisions, measurement of health system performance, and workplace health. Developed communication strategies and collateral for commercialization initiatives.

ONTARIO HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION 1991-2001

Health Policy Analyst, April 1997 to May 2001; Communications Specialist/Senior Writer, 1994 to April 1997; Coordinator of Editorial Services, October 1991 to 1994. Responsibilities included: environmental scanning of the domestic and international public and private health care sectors; analysis of government, medical and industry policies; development of policy positions; writing background papers (e.g. telehealth, subacute care, integrated delivery systems, mental health reform, etc.); copyediting and proofreading background papers, committee reports and other documents for internal and external use. Communications advisor and speechwriter for both internal C-level executives and for executives and trustees of member hospitals.

PUBLICATIONS

Co-author, “What Public Relations is and is not,” book chapter, in Don’t Shoot the Messenger. Canadian Healthcare Association Press, 2001.

Contributing Editor of Hospital Quarterly: (web site reviews), 1997-2002.

Regular contributor to Canadian HR Reporter. Author of numerous articles, editor of several special supplements (2002).

Articles also published in Hospital Perspectives (article on merger of Toronto General and Toronto Western hospitals reprinted in Strategic Alliances in Health Care: A Casebook in Management Innovation, 1996), Physicians’ Computing Chronicle, Canadian Health Care Management, Hospital News, Leadership in Health Services, The Medical Post, e-med News, Family Practice, Long Term Care Monitor, Guide to HR Technology, Alberta Report, Goodwin's, and Trade and Commerce.

Editor, Health Sector Intelligence (market research newsletter, 3x per week), 1997-2000.

Editor, Life Sciences News Briefs (market research newsletter, weekly), Feb. 2001 to Feb. 2002.

Education: Chapman University

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