Senior Proposal Associate - RFIs - U.S. - Remote

Worldwide Clinical Trials•Research Triangle Park, NC

19d•Remote

About The Position

The Senior Proposal Associate – RFIs role leads RFI writing responsibilities for assigned projects, supports our overall content management, and completes additional RFI writing team tasks as needed. The Senior Proposal Associate – RFIs role works with Account Directors, subject matter experts (SMEs), Proposal Managers, and other Worldwide personnel to coordinate RFI responses.

Requirements

Effective planning, strategizing, managing, monitoring, scheduling, and critiquing skills.
Compelling written and verbal communication skills to clearly and concisely present information.
Strong interpersonal skills to work in a dynamic team with various personnel in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment.
Frequent interaction with internal customers required.
Ability to handle multiple short-term assignments and project deliverables with strict deadlines in a constantly dynamic environment.
Ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions independently.
Excellent self-motivation.
Proficiency in all Microsoft Office applications, including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
Bachelor's degree (preferred degree in Life Sciences, Communications, Journalism, or Marketing).
Minimum two years’ professional experience in CRO/pharmaceutical business development or operational, academic, or corporate environment or as a Proposal Associate – RFIs.
Robust writing, project management, and time management skills to complete RFIs on time and with high quality.
Knowledge of the CRO/pharmaceutical industry, knowledge of sales support activities, and an understanding of study design, project management, and operational requirements for successful study implementation.
Ability to advise and interact with all levels of management.
Strong customer relationship management skills and strong commercial acumen.

Nice To Haves

Experience drafting RFIs in a CRO environment, or in pharma/biotech outsourcing, preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop robust responses to RFIs, leading the writing, coordination, and presentation of our responses in Microsoft Word, Excel, and other systems/formats.
Work with Account Directors and SMEs to effectively manage the RFI response development process.
Actively participate in project discussions, ensuring product/service offerings are clearly articulated in RFI responses.
Proofread, edit, rewrite, and revise documents to ensure readability, consistency, accuracy, and relevance.
Meet RFI deadlines by establishing priorities and target dates for information gathering, writing, reviews, approvals, and signatures.
Act as a focal point to collect information from various sources.
Collaborate with SMEs to gather information and customize content.
Collate RFI responses independently as much as possible from team discussions and internal sources (e.g., libraries), requesting direct content from SMEs only when primary sources are not available.
Support content library maintenance (providing new and updated content from RFI development).
Respond to routine and non-routine inquiries in a timely and professional manner.
Obtain assistance to resolve complex inquiries to discuss and learn.
Moderate supervision required, minimal level of mentorship/support provided to entry-level associates, ability to manage at least occasional high complexity/high priority projects, and increased responsibility for supportive resource/process improvement initiatives or library maintenance.
Perform other duties as assigned.