Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Worldwide Clinical Trials is a global, midsize CRO that focuses on innovative approaches to improve patient care. The Senior Proposal Associate – Writing will lead proposal writing responsibilities, manage the proposal development process, and collaborate with various teams to ensure high-quality proposals are delivered on time.
Responsibilities
- Develop robust proposals, leading the writing, coordination, and presentation of our responses in Microsoft 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
- Act as a focal point to collect information from various sources
Skills
- Develop robust proposals, leading the writing, coordination, and presentation of our responses in Microsoft 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
- Act as a focal point to collect information from various sources
- Effective planning, strategizing, managing, monitoring, scheduling, and critiquing skills
- Compelling written and verbal communication skills to clearly and concisely present information
- Strong interpersonal skills to work in a dynamic team with various personnel in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment. Frequent interaction with internal customers required
- Ability to handle multiple short-term assignments and project deliverables with strict deadlines in a constantly dynamic environment
- Ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions independently
- Robust writing, project management, and time management skills to complete proposals on time and with high quality
- Minimum two years' experience in CRO/pharmaceutical business development or operational, academic, or corporate environment or as a Proposal Associate – Writing
- Bachelor's degree; master's or PhD preferred (prefer degree in Life Sciences, Communications, Journalism, or Marketing)
- Ability to advise and interact with all levels of management
- Strong customer relationship management skills and strong commercial acumen
- Experience drafting RFIs in a CRO environment, or in pharma/biotech outsourcing preferred
- Knowledge of the CRO/pharmaceutical industry, knowledge of sales support activities, and an understanding of study design, project management, and operational requirements for successful study implementation
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