Project Manager, Business Development

Job Summary:
The Project Manager for New Business is responsible for leading and coordinating all activities associated with new business opportunities from initial opportunity identification to coordination of design meetings to proposal coordination and through contract execution and transition to delivery teams. This role serves as a central point of coordination across business development operations finance legal and technical teams to ensure new opportunities are planned proposed and launched efficiently compliantly and on schedule.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the project manager for new business opportunities including RFPs RFIs proposals bids and partnership discussions.
• Develop and manage detailed project plans timelines deliverables and responsibilities for each new business opportunity.
• Coordinate cross-functional contributors to ensure timely and high-quality proposal development.
• Track progress risks dependencies and deadlines; proactively address issues to keep proposals on schedule.
• Present CPC capabilities to potential partners & funders. Partner interactions will span the full project life cycle including relationship initiation proposal preparation and presentation transition from proposal to contracting project kickoff and transition to internal teams project status updates to the partner and change management and project closure.
• Develop and maintain positive business relationships with current and new customers; establish regular communication with current clients to provide ongoing updates on project spend anticipated changes etc.
• Act as the primary coordinator between business development operations finance legal and subject matter experts during the pre-award phase.
• Facilitate internal meetings related to new business pursuits including planning sessions reviews and bid defenses.
• Ensure alignment on scope assumptions resourcing and pricing throughout the proposal lifecycle.
• Support development and refinement of project budgets schedules and scope of work in collaboration with finance and operational leads.
• Track changes to scope or assumptions and ensure updates are communicated and documented appropriately.
• Assist with preparation of supporting documentation for pricing contracts and approvals.
• Lead or support the transition of awarded projects from new business into execution ensuring a smooth handoff to delivery teams.
• Compile and organize project documentation needed for operational kickoff and onboarding.
• Ensure commitments made during proposal development are clearly communicated to execution teams.
• Work with the Contracts team on contract negotiations (including change orders and amendments) as necessary; ensure the scopes of work
  accurately align with the approved budgets.
• Maintain proposal trackers dashboards and status reports for leadership visibility.
• Identify opportunities to improve new business project management processes tools and templates.
• Support standardization of proposal management best practices.
• Perform other duties as deemed necessary.
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in business science healthcare or a related field or equivalent experience.
• 3 years of experience in project management business development or proposal management.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex cross-functional projects with tight deadlines.
• Strong organizational communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Operational knowledge of clinical trial execution is strongly favored in the context of discussing proposals and budgets.
• Experience in clinical research and ideally operational knowledge of clinical research specifically clinical trial delivery.
• Familiarity with proposal development budgeting and contract workflows.
• Experience using project management or proposal tracking tools.
• Strong computer skills (MS Project PowerPoint Word Excel Outlook).
• High level of proficiency in scheduling and conducting in person and virtual meetings use of budgeting tools and ability to learn and adapt to new technologies as needed to facilitate work.
• Excellent organizational skills and great attention to detail.
• Ability to work as a member of a team and interact with individuals at different levels of the organization.
• Ability to manage conflicts and resolve problems effectively.
• Ability and willingness to occasionally travel.

Targeted Compensation: $95000 - $118000 annually

About CPC:

CPC is an academic research organization that offers full service clinical trial design oversight and management with rapid access to Key Opinion Leaders in a variety of therapeutic over 35 years of experience CPC has provided services to over 150 clinical trials in a variety of indications with an emphasis on cardiovascular wound healing diabetes and more.

CPC has expertise in managing clinical trials from a variety of funding sources including industry NIH and Investigator Initiated trials.

CPC Community Health focuses on innovative programs that reach into communities to help people find effective ways to become active empowered and healthy. offers:

Comprehensive benefits package (medical dental vision life STD LTD etc.)

Matching 401(k) plan (dollar for dollar up to 4% of your eligible compensation fully vested immediately)

11 paid holidays

15 - 25 vacation days based on years of service

Paid sick time (2.67 hours accrued bi-weekly up to a maximum of 80 hours)

Monthly fun events (e.g. team building activities games charitable events potlucks picnics)

Flexible and remote work schedules

An Equal Opportunity Employer

CPC provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race (including traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and length protective hairstyles) sex color ancestry sexual orientation gender identity gender expression marital status religion creed national origin disability military status genetic information age 40 and over or any other status protected by applicable federal state or local law. It is our intention that all qualified applicants are given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.

Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and certain state or local laws. If you need assistance please email our Human Resources team at .

Required Experience:

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