Senior Proposal Specialist
- Employer
- Parexel - USA
- Location
- United States
- Salary
- Competitive
- Start date
- 30 Sep 2022
- Closing date
- 24 Oct 2022
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- Discipline
- Operations
- Hours
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Experience Level
- Experienced (non-manager)
Job Details
Overall management and accountability for the entire proposal process, including coordination of all key operational areas, preparation, review, and strategic development. Ensure smooth transition of awarded proposals to the Contracts Team, which may include first-run revisions/negotiations to text and budgets for newly awarded projects.
Proposal Development
- Work closely with Solutions Consultants and CRD/CSD to perform appropriate client / indication / therapeutic area research to support proposal development
- Contact clients as needed to discuss timelines, questions, expectations, deliverables, etc.
- Lead, facilitate and add value to strategy meetings to:
- Identify issues and client requirements
- Identify key strategy team members
- Recommend proposal and study conduct strategy, and internal resourcing, based on experience
- Lead senior management and multi-disciplinary discussions to assure full and high quality input
- Establish agreement on timelines and deliverables from the strategy meeting, and follow-up to ensure adherence
- Write and create client specific proposal text to:
- Accurately reflect strategy discussions
- Meet Parexel and client needs / expectations
- Assure accuracy and appropriateness of text and attachments
- Draft budgets:
- Reflect both Parexel and client needs, including first-run strategic output
- Assure accuracy, consistency and competitiveness of budgets
- Facilitate pricing discussions with appropriately identified key decision makers
- Ensure appropriate and accurate mapping to client budget specifications
- Provide quality client deliverables to strict deadlines
- Participate in client calls related to Requests for Proposals, budget discussions, Requests for Information, etc., as needed
- Participate in proposal defense meetings with clients
- Other tasks:
- Ensure information relating to proposals and are processed into and maintained in relevant databases
- Participate in the development and testing of tools, procedures, and processes
- Lead/participate in Lessons Learned meetings, as needed
- May provide training / mentoring
Education
- Bachelor’s Degree in Life Science, Business or equivalent
Company
Parexel International Corporation is a leading global biopharmaceutical services organization, providing a broad range of knowledge-based contract research, consulting, and medical communications services to the worldwide pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. Committed to providing solutions that expedite time-to-market and peak-market penetration, Parexel has developed significant expertise across the development and commercialization continuum, from drug development and regulatory consulting to clinical pharmacology, clinical trials management, medical education and reimbursement. Parexel Informatics, Inc., a subsidiary of Parexel, provides advanced technology solutions, including medical imaging, to facilitate the clinical development process.
Mission: Parexel’s mission is to combine the strength of our expertise, experience and innovation to advance the worldwide success of the bio/pharmaceutical and medical device industries in preventing and curing disease.
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