Senior Proposal Specialist
- Company
- Parexel - USA
- Location
- United States
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- Sep 30, 2022
- Closes
- Oct 24, 2022
- Ref
- R0000001239
- Discipline
- Operations
- Hours
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Experience Level
- Experienced (non-manager)
Home Based, US
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
Education
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
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