Senior Proposal Lead

Catalent•San Diego, CA

1d•$90,000 - $105,000•Onsite

About The Position

Senior Proposal Lead Position Summary: Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, core hours 8am-4:30pm 100% on-site (San Diego) Catalent, Inc. is a leading global Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO), and Catalent’s San Diego facility focuses on early-stage development of small molecule and peptide drug candidates from the bench to the clinic. This facility offers an array of services that support oral and injectable dosage forms that include preformulation testing, formulation and analytical development, cGMP manufacturing and clinical packaging, labeling, and worldwide distribution. Our San Diego location is the home of our Catalent Spray Drying technologies with downstream roller compaction capabilities to support the needs of our client’s most challenging compounds. This is a very cross-functional position which is responsible for supporting various groups and sites in Business Development, Product Development, Manufacturing, and external clients. This individual is accountable for scoping, writing, pricing, issuing and management of proposals for new and existing customer opportunities, pipelines, and technical services. You will be a key member of a multi-site mission to deliver unparalleled service to our clients and quality drug products to the patients.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree is required in a scientific, engineering, business, or relevant discipline
Must have six (6) years of relevant experience in pharmaceutical, medical device or food manufacturing, with experience in quality, technical project management, business management and/or business development
Must have relevant industry knowledge of drug product development and/or consumer product development, analytical research and development, project scale-up, product manufacturing, quality, validations, and regulatory
Must have strong business acumen along with analytical and financial skills.
Advanced skills in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, etc.) are required
Self-motivated, collaborative, action oriented.
Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally in a matrix organization

Responsibilities

Prepare development, tech transfer, clinical supply, and pipeline proposals related to customer activities within Catalent facilities. Examples would be an early phase product development proposal or a proposal to change a process. Key interactions in this process will include Business Development, Science and Technology (S&T), Product Development (PD), Analytical Services, and the site management as applicable
Responsible for designing and managing proposals for the site. Interact with various internal groups such as legal, business development, S&T, PD, Analytical, Quality, and project management for necessary information for the completion of quotes and Quote Amendment Records (QARs)
Collaborating as necessary with other Catalent sites to ensure the established project timelines and deliverables are progressing according to the agreement.
Generate high level timeline and provide other documents when needed to support requested quotations
Ensuring that project quotes are within scope and up to date.
Manage timelines of proposal development, and assure that documents are complete, accurate, and sent on time.
Responsible for making sure each quote is governed by the correct legal document
Maintain weekly Quotes in Process (QIP) status for assigned proposals and manage other metric tracking as needed. Engage directly with clients for relevant QIP’s.
Will lead complex quotations requiring discussions and input from multiple locations or business units and senior Catalent leadership
Participates in continuous improvement and cross-functional initiatives to reduce cost and improve efficiency and service levels for both internal and external clients.
Provide support as needed to the site, BD, or Commercial Operations Leadership and manage Strategic Clients
Will serve as the lead for mentoring and training support to new team members
Other duties as assigned

Benefits

Awesome employee activities: Movie Day, Monthly Birthday Celebrations, Friday Bagel Breakfast, On-site Fitness Center with machines, on-site yoga and HIIT classes, Sponsored Sports Teams, and several other company-sponsored events that encourages positive employee comradery, which contributes to effectively building positive employee relationships, overall creating a positive work environment.
Environmentally friendly green initiatives with on-site practices as well as regularly participating in Beach Clean-up activities for community engagement.
Defined career path and annual performance review and feedback process.
Potential for career growth on an expanding team within an organization dedicated to preserving and bettering lives.
Several Employee Resource Groups focusing on Diversity and Inclusion.
Competitive salary with bonus potential.
Generous 401K match and Paid Time Off accrual.
Medical, dental and vision benefits effective day one of employment.
152 hours of PTO + 10 paid holidays.
Positive and fast-paced working environment focusing on continually improving processes to remain innovative and dynamic.
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WellHub program to promote overall physical wellness.
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