Proposal Manager

CAI

full-time

Posted on: 1/23/2026

Location Type: Remote

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💰 $95,000 - $125,000 per year

About the role

Collaborate with each of our Practice Leaders, business development and operations team members, as well as others to achieve the following:
· Collect and manage the development of proposal responses both collaboratively with regional pursuit team as well as being empowered to develop responses on your own
· Review and measure the quality of proposals written by others.
· Assist with continuous process improvement duties, including participating with proposal after-action-review meetings, proposal process scoring, identification of lessons learned and improvements.
· Responsible for a variety of response types including detailed RFP responses in proposal form, Requests for Information, Cost Opinions, and Statements of Qualification.
· Lead the overall the proposal development from creation to bid submission.
· Collect, analyze, and communicate metrics and Key Performance Indicators for proposals and for the performance of the Proposal Support Team.
· Potentially lead part of the Proposal team.

BA or BS in English, liberal arts, business, engineering, marketing, or equivalent experience required.
Minimum 5 years of experience developing and producing proposals with a preference in the pharmaceutical industry preferred.
Strong interpersonal skills and experience collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams.
Ability to work flexible schedules (e.g., extra hours to meet deadlines, etc.) and able to shift priorities frequently while maintaining attention to detail, meet deadlines, and achieve high quality standards.
Ability to understand and organize large volumes of information
Effective proposal coordination skills, including planning, organization, communication, and resource management skills.
Exceptional English written and verbal communication skills and professional demeanor – speaks clearly and concisely, listens and asks for clarification.
Must have strong Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint skills. Customer relationship management database experience is also desired.
Ability to work within Adobe and Microsoft program templates and comply with our corporate standards to present a consistent appearance/style.
Team player willing to step in an assist team for a range of tasks
Initiates and maintains communications with supervisors and team members

Benefits

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

proposal developmentRFP responsesRequests for InformationCost OpinionsStatements of Qualificationmetrics analysisKey Performance Indicators

Soft Skills

interpersonal skillscollaborationattention to detailplanningorganizationcommunicationresource managementteam playerprofessional demeanor