Role Description

The role involves interpreting and assessing requests for proposal (RFPs) or requests for information (RFIs) and building a response that addresses Sponsor requirements while providing a compelling message differentiating our offering.

• Coordinate with Business Development Leads and subject matter experts throughout the company to build an operational strategy to address the Sponsor’s needs.
• Coordinate with SMEs to provide responses to Sponsor-specific questions and concerns.
• Collect specifications and details from SMEs and build a budget that clearly outlines the appropriate deliverables, pricing, resourcing, and timelines.
• Support the defense of proposals and pricing to Sponsors as well as to internal approvers.
• Continuously improve the process of developing proposals and budgets, incorporating technology where appropriate, to more efficiently provide deliverables, check for quality gaps, and effectively manage communication.
• Support the maintenance of internal proposal and response libraries.

Qualifications

• Advanced understanding of CROs and scientific & clinical data/terminology, & the drug development process.
• 4 to 6 years’ experience in the CRO industry in proposals, pricing, and/or other related roles.
• Bachelors’ Degree in Scientific Discipline, Finance, or equivalent experience. Advanced degree is preferred.
• Highly proficient with effectively organizing and maintaining records related to proposals and contracts using CRM, SharePoint (SPO).
• Highly compliant with Commercial Operations records retention processing including file naming convention, folder organization, and status updates in CRM.
• Ability to map budgets into client grid and use client systems such as Ariba or Workday.
• Effectively sets and manages priorities to ensure efficient and timely outcomes to satisfy internal and external customers.
• Highly proficient managing lifecycle of assigned deliverables.
• Demonstrated expertise in reviewing, validating, and quality-controlling budgets prepared by others.
• Extensive experience in authoring and managing complex proposals.
• Highly proficient with MS Office Applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.

Requirements

• Advanced understanding of CROs and scientific & clinical data/terminology, & the drug development process.
• 4 to 6 years’ experience in the CRO industry in proposals, pricing, and/or other related roles.
• Bachelors’ Degree in Scientific Discipline, Finance, or equivalent experience. Advanced degree is preferred.
• Highly proficient with effectively organizing and maintaining records related to proposals and contracts using CRM, SharePoint (SPO).
• Highly compliant with Commercial Operations records retention processing including file naming convention, folder organization, and status updates in CRM.
• Ability to map budgets into client grid and use client systems such as Ariba or Workday.
• Effectively sets and manages priorities to ensure efficient and timely outcomes to satisfy internal and external customers.
• Highly proficient managing lifecycle of assigned deliverables.
• Demonstrated expertise in reviewing, validating, and quality-controlling budgets prepared by others.
• Extensive experience in authoring and managing complex proposals.
• Highly proficient with MS Office Applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.