This position supports the achievement of financial and business objectives by leading, assisting and developing high quality proposal budgets for Project Delivery and Clinical Operations.
The role collaborates with proposal, commercial and operational leaders across the organization.
Responsibilities
- Evaluates RFPs and participates in bidding calls to determine the most efficient and effective bid strategy.
- Liaises with business development, contracts and proposals, and operations teams to ensure that the proposal and budget strategy meet the business needs.
- Modifies the proposal text to reflect study requirements and assumptions specific to the opportunity and ensures proposal text aligns with budget.
- Reviews client grids to ensure accuracy of mapping and unit definitions.
- Prepares proposals and revisions for a range of studies across all phases with opportunities ranging from basic to difficult complexity.
- May interact with client to assist in determining requirements and service levels.
- Attends bid review to present and defend budget to senior management.
- Updates and maintains corporate databases as required and ensures accurate information is included in tracking reports
Education / Experience
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification
- Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 5+ years’) or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
- Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong organizational skills with ability to prioritize multiple tasks
- Ability to provide recommendations on key budgeting parameters based on knowledge and experience
- Ability to work well under pressure
- Ability to adapt to changing priorities
- Advanced knowledge of clinical trial proposal process and budge