
Senior Proposal Manager – Pricing
Worldwide Clinical Trials
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: North Carolina • United States
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About the role
- Respond to RFPs and requests for information (RFIs), develop bids for proposals, statements of work, presentations, and other materials that support the Business Development organization
- Review and challenge input from subject matter experts (SMEs) to ensure pricing strategy is fit for purpose and complements the overall operational delivery strategy
- Review and maintain pricing metrics to ensure cross‑therapeutic consistency
- Develop proposal‑specific commercial strategies for approval by pricing leadership
- Work with Account Directors, Clinical, and Operational teams to integrate pricing solutions into complete proposals and statements of work
- Meet proposal deadlines by establishing priorities and target dates for information gathering, implementation, reviews, and approvals
- Act as a focal point for the collection of pricing information from various sources
- Work with SMEs to gather information and customize pricing solutions
- Respond to routine and non‑routine inquiries in a timely and professional manner
- Obtain assistance to resolve complex inquiries
- Other duties as requested or assigned by the supervisor
Requirements
- Comprehensive understanding of the proposal development process, contract deliverables, budgeting, the overall business organization and functional areas, and commercial strategy, preferred but not required
- Ability to compose summaries of complex data for presentation to the executive team in strategic review meetings
- Excellent analytical skills, oral and written communication skills, strong attention to detail, and effective prioritization and time management
- Strong interpersonal skills in a fast‑paced, deadline‑oriented, and changing environment
- Excellent ability to handle multiple tasks and many details in a fast‑paced and constantly changing environment
- Ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions independently
- Excellent self‑motivation skills
- Proficiency in all Microsoft Office applications with moderate‑to‑advanced experience in Microsoft Excel
- Excellent customer relationship management skills and strong commercial acumen
- Ability to work in a high‑pressure, time‑sensitive environment, including the ability to handle multiple issues on multiple projects simultaneously
- Strong organizational agility, negotiation skills, and demonstrated drive for results
- Proven ability to build peer relationships and effective teams with demonstrated global and cultural awareness
- Minimum five (5) years of experience in the Contract Research Organization (CRO) or pharmaceutical industry, or experience in a financial or analytical role with transferable experience and skill sets as outlined within
- Must possess the ability to comprehend advanced operational and financial practices and develop in‑depth analysis and complex processes and procedures
- Ability to work with minimal supervision
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Flexible working hours
- Professional development budget
- Home office setup allowance
- Global team events
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
analytical skillsoral communicationwritten communicationattention to detailprioritizationtime managementinterpersonal skillsself-motivationnegotiation skillsorganizational agility