• Carries out vision and strategic objectives, motivates and enables the team to perform to a consistently high standard • Recommends courses of action on salary administration, interviewing and selection, terminations, professional development, performance appraisals, position description preparation, and employee counseling. • Works with and advises staff on administrative policies and procedures, technical problems, priorities and methods. • Acts as an ambassador for the team and owns a function (training, smaller therapeutic area, triage, etc.) under the leadership of the Director to drive communications between Proposals and other Departments - influencing, communicating and negotiating. • Strategically and independently develops long term initiatives based on business unit/team priorities that align with leadership vision to drive ongoing improvement/growth. • Ensures high quality and timely delivery, through direct involvement on key deliverables, providing strategic input, oversight of the management team, and ensuring that quality control processes are followed. • Actively participate in training and mentoring of junior staff across team, providing motivation and promoting staff retention. • Monitors subordinate team's workload ensuring timelines are being met, issue resolution etc. - participates in workload management discussions. • Communicates and enforces departmental processes, ensuring adequate training is available and that processes are in compliance with corporate policies and local regulations. • Works with management team and other relevant parties within the Company as required to streamline budget and proposal tools, ensuring accurate bidding and the production of high-quality proposals. • Continually evaluates and recommends alternative approaches and/or technologies to improve the overall proposal processes. • Provides updates to management regarding department budget, progress, key performance indicator targets, achievements, and business issues. • Participates in departmental initiatives and process improvements. • Attends client meetings as needed. • Performs other work-related duties as assigned. Minimal travel may be required (up to 25%)