Senior Proposal Manager – Writing
Worldwide Clinical Trials
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: North Carolina • United States
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About the role
- Develop robust proposals, leading the writing, coordination, and presentation of our responses in Word, PowerPoint, and other systems/formats.
- Work with Account Directors and SMEs to effectively manage the proposal development process.
- Actively participate in project strategy discussions, ensuring product/service offerings are clearly articulated in proposals.
- Proofread, edit, rewrite, and revise documents to ensure readability, consistency, accuracy, and relevance.
- Meet proposal deadlines by establishing priorities and target dates for information gathering, writing, reviews, approvals, and signatures.
- Collate proposal content independently as much as possible from team discussions and internal sources (e.g., libraries), requesting direct content from SMEs only when primary sources are not available.
- Apply strategic and customized solutions to proposal development.
- Increased responsibility for owning, driving, and supporting proposal writing resource and process improvement initiatives, collaborating with jr. proposal writers, proposal writing people managers, and SMEs.
Requirements
- Minimum five years’ experience in CRO/pharmaceutical business development or operational environment or as a Proposal Manager – Writing.
- Bachelor’s degree; master’s or PhD preferred (prefer degree in Life Sciences, Communications, Journalism, or Marketing).
- Knowledge of the CRO/pharmaceutical industry, knowledge of sales support activities, a strong understanding of study design, project management, and operational requirements for successful study implementation.
- Excellent customer relationship management skills and strong commercial acumen.
- 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.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Flexible working hours
- Professional development budget
- Home office setup allowance
- Global team events
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
proposal writingeditingproofreadingdocument revisionproject managementcontent collationstrategic solutionsprocess improvement
Soft Skills
customer relationship managementorganizational agilitynegotiationteam buildingglobal awarenesscultural awarenesscommunication