Proposal Manager

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Job Description

As part of PPD clinical research business of Thermo Fisher Scientific team youll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the worlds toughest challenges like protecting the environment making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Summarized Purpose:

Manages the preparation and development of advanced compelling proposals focused on client solutions that are aligned with commercial and operational strategy. May act as a proposal strategy lead on assigned commercial opportunities.

Essential Functions and Other Job Information:

Core Responsibilities-

• Interprets and analyzes appropriate data to write and/or review clinical study-specific proposals that support client solutions incorporating graphics and tables as needed.
• Works collaboratively to ensure the proposal and related documents align to operational strategy and budget; ensures the proposal response meets clients request and follows up with contributors and subject matter experts as needed.
• Works effectively with senior leadership as contributors and/or reviewers.
• Provides quality control and feedback on process or procedure improvement within department and/or cross-functionally.
• Assists in identifying need for and/or managing strategic library content.
• May mentor and coach junior team members.
• Take ownership of proposal content quality and processes to ensure delivery of highly curated bespoke proposal to Business Development lead.

Job Attributes Table

Job Complexity

• Works on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.

Job Knowledge

• Having wide-ranging experience uses professional concepts and company objectives to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways.

Supervision Received

• Determines methods and procedures on new assignments and may coordinate activities of other personnel (i.e. Team Lead). Exercises judgment in selecting methods techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.

Business Relationships

• Frequent contacts with internal personnel and cross functional team at various management levels concerning proposal operations or scheduling of specific phases of proposal development milestones. Creates formal networks with key contacts to build professional rapport.

Qualifications Education and Experience

• Bachelors degree (Preferably in life science) or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification
• Previous experience comparable to 8 years

Note:

• In some cases a combination of education training and directly related experience may be considered equivalent.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Excellent business writing skills with expertise in business proposals
• Excellent project management skills and financial acumen related to business and operational strategy
• Expertise in company solutions; ability to work across therapeutic areas
• Strong ability to manage multiple activities and priorities with sound judgment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (English) including editing
• Ability to translate technical/scientific information into client-friendly proposals
• Strong critical and strategic thinking skills
• Attention to details and understanding of business urgency
• Excellent interpersonal organizational negotiation and problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of clinical development processes and regulatory guidelines
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite AI tools (preferable)

Management Role

• No management responsibility

Working Conditions and Environment

• High-pressure environment requiring intense concentration
• Constant attention to detail (visual and mental)
• Continuous multitasking
• Frequent interaction with clients and associates
• Occasional long or irregular hours
• Rare travel and rotating shifts
• Rare exposure to toxic materials

Physical Requirements

• Stationary work for 68 hours per day
• Repetitive hand and wrist movements
• Frequent mobility
• Occasional crouching bending twisting
• Light to moderate lifting (1520 lbs)
• Ability to use various software systems
• Strong communication and listening ability
• Frequent interaction with diverse groups
• Ability to work independently with minimal guidance and manage schedules
• Requires sustained periods of intense concentration

Additional Responsibilities

• Performs a wide range of variable tasks under changing conditions with limited predictability
• Ability to multitask and perform under stress
• Regular and consistent attendance required