Remote Competitive Intelligence Jobs in Ashburn, VA

General information
Job Posting Title
Lead Analyst, Competitive Intelligence & Price to Win
Date
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
City
Remote
Country
United States
Working time
Full-time
Description & Requirements
Turn insights into winning strategies. Join Maximus as a Lead Analyst, Competitive Intelligence & Price to Win, where you'll leverage market intelligence, competitive analysis, and pricing expertise to shape winning proposals, influence business strategy, and drive growth across high-impact pursuits.
This is a remote opportunity!
Why Maximus?
- Competitive Compensation - bonus potential
- Comprehensive Insurance Coverage - Choose from various plans, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription, and partially funded HSA. Additionally, enjoy Life insurance benefits and discounts on Auto, Home, Renter's, and Pet insurance.
- Future Planning - Prepare for retirement with our 401K Retirement Savings plan and Company Matching.
- Paid Time Off Package - Enjoy UTO, Holidays, and sick leave, along with Short- and Long-Term Disability coverage.
- Holistic Wellness Support - Access resources for physical, emotional, and financial wellness through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Recognition Platform - Acknowledge and appreciate outstanding employee contributions.
- Tuition Reimbursement - Invest in your ongoing education and development.
- Employee Perks and Discounts - Additional benefits and discounts exclusively for employees.
- Maximus Wellness Program and Resources - Access a range of wellness programs and resources tailored to your needs.
- Professional Development Opportunities - Participate in training programs, workshops, and conferences.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Lead competitive intelligence and PTW activities for assigned pre-bid and active bid opportunities, including competitive environment, customer, top-down, bottom-up, and parametric analyses
- Develop integrated PTW hypotheses using customer intelligence, competitor posture, incumbent performance, procurement signals, award history, and market benchmarks.
- Design and oversee bid-specific competitive pricing databases, analytical models, workpapers, and quality review routines.
- Evaluate pricing scenarios, sensitivity ranges, competitor likely behaviors, customer value drivers, and risk tradeoffs to support bid strategy decisions.
- Lead portions of pre-bid and RFP analysis, including identification of risks, avoidance strategies, mitigation options, and pricing implications in partnership with Business Development.
- Prepare and present clear findings, insights, and recommendations to capture, pricing, finance, proposal, and business leadership audiences.
- Facilitate PTW inputs into strategy sessions, customer value proposition workshops, and proposal team alignment discussions.
• Coach Analysts and Sr Analysts on research approaches, model quality, storyline development, and executive-ready deliverables.
• Contribute to PTW methodology improvement, reusable templates, source standards, and lessons learned across opportunities.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in relevant field of study and 7+ years of relevant professional experience required, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Program Specific Requirements:
- Conducting competitive intelligence, pricing research, market analysis, opportunity research, or bid strategy analysis.
- Ability to collect, validate, organize, and analyze award history, incumbent information, procurement trends, contract structures, market benchmarks, labor categories, pricing patterns, cost drivers, and customer signals.
- Comfortable building analytical models, maintaining source logs and workpapers, explaining assumptions, identifying risks, and translating findings into clear implications for PTW, pricing, capture, and proposal decisions.
- Advanced Excel and analytical documentation skills preferred.
- Experience supporting State Procurement within the Healthcare/Medicaid market.
This position is fully remote and will require a home office.
Home office requirements:
Reliable high-speed internet service
Minimum 20 Mpbs download speeds/50 Mpbs for shared internet connectivity
Minimum 5 Mpbs upload speeds
EEO Statement
Maximus is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics.
Pay Transparency
Maximus compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment. Annual salary is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards. Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off. Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation. Maximus will comply with regulatory minimum wage rates and exempt salary thresholds in all instances.
Accommodations
Maximus provides reasonable accommodations to individuals requiring assistance during any phase of the employment process due to a disability, medical condition, or physical or mental impairment. If you require assistance at any stage of the employment process-including accessing job postings, completing assessments, or participating in interviews,-please contact People Operations at applicantaccom@maximus.com.
Minimum Salary
$
110,000.00
Maximum Salary
$
150,000.00