Proposal Manager

Syneos Health • Morrisville, NC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Syneos Health® is a leading fully-integrated life sciences services organization built to accelerate customer success. We partner with innovators at every point across the drug development and commercialization continuum, helping them navigate complexity, anticipate change and accelerate progress. Every day we perform better because of how we work together, as one team, each the best at what we do. We bring together talented experts across a broad spectrum of business critical corporate functions. Every role plays an essential part in enabling our customers to achieve their goals. Our teams are agile, collaborative, and committed to delivering—for each other, for our customers, and ultimately for the people who rely on the services we support. Discover what your 25,000 future colleagues already know: Why Syneos Health • We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program. • We are committed to building an inclusive culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Central to this is our purpose – Driven to Deliver – which captures the passion of our colleagues to show up each day and shape solutions that have the ability to dramatically impact someone’s life. • We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because we know that when we bring together smart colleagues from across the world, we can shape the future of healthcare, driving impact for customers and defining the pace of patient progress.

Requirements

• BA/BS degree or equivalent in a business or health related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Some experience working in proposal preparation in the CRO/pharmaceutical industry
• Prior supervisory experience
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), email, and voicemail.
• Good understanding of the different operational aspects of clinical study conduct in different regions across the world, which may be demonstrated by previous work experience in the industry.
• Superior analytical, negotiation and organizational skills with ability to perform several tasks simultaneously.
• Strong problem solving skills and ability to make effective, appropriate decisions when necessary.
• Above-average attention to detail, excellent oral/written communication skills along with highly developed interpersonal and strong team orientated skills.
• Ability to work independently to meet deadlines.

Nice To Haves

• Although travel is rarely required, national or international travel may be required 2-3 times per year

Responsibilities

• Develops moderately complex domestic and global proposal budget and text documents.
• Collaborates with team members, operations and business development, to develop proposal submissions, including participation in internal meetings as required.
• Receives and analyzes Requests for Proposals (RFPs) from Business Development (BD) and ensures appropriate Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) are assigned to and notified of the RFP.
• Prepares and modifies proposal text, budgets, and cover letters responding to requests for proposals (RFPs) and rebids based on feedback received from SMEs, without assistance from proposal management staff except for the most complex RFPs or situations.
• Ensures proposal text and budgets are in agreement with RFP, client specifications and communications, and internal assumptions.
• Obtains third party quotes as needed.
• Updates proposals and/or sales management tools, systems and/or forms regarding proposal or rebid status and value as directed.
• Coordinates and participates in project hand-over meetings.
• Present budgets in client-specific/requested formats.
• Provides functional guidance and application of process guidelines to internal constituents as needed.
• May perform peer QC prior to manager sign-off according to departmental procedures and guidelines.
• Suggests and implements pricing and proposal strategies to improve quality of proposal.
• Collaborates with team members, operations and business development, to customize and develop proposal submissions.

Benefits

• company car or car allowance
• Health benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision
• Company match 401k
• eligibility to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Eligibility to earn commissions/bonus based on company and individual performance
• flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick time

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level