Proposal Manager

**Description**

**Job Summary**
Proposal Manager will support the Deployment Solutions Business Development Team in a number of key areas. These will predominantly be proposal writing and project/process management: PPT proposal deck builds, RFI questionnaire builds, online system submission ownership, internal pitch presentation builds and team preparation, and content library building and maintenance including slide creation/redesigns, standard company credentials, and case studies/proof points.

**Responsibilities**:

- Produces high quality, customer-specific deliverables aligned with Syneos Health corporate strategy, metrics, style and branding parameters
- Ensures effective communication among internal stakeholders throughout the process so that the strategy drives the project and the final document achieves its goals
- Meets deadlines consistently by establishing priorities and target dates for document contributions, review, and approval by key stakeholders including executive leadership
- Builds and retains close working relationships with the global Deployment Solutions Proposal/RFI team to utilize center of excellence expertise in systems and processes
- Self-starter to work closely with the BD Team and Proposal Line Management to understand the BD Team strategy, needs and priorities. Strategically support BD in the pharmaceutical services sector with a strong focus on proposal management (build and delivery), and stakeholder coordination and BD enablement (e.g., meeting set-up with internal stakeholders), and overall project management and final delivery
- To provide preparation support to the BD Team by becoming an integral member of the team and working seamlessly across all functions to make the RFP/RFI and presentation/pitch process as efficient as possible. Responsibilities will involve, but not be limited to:

- Requesting, collating and preparing data and information from SMEs across the business into a format that addresses the specific customer request and needs and is clear, legible and in the required format
- Creating and maintaining a database of standard RFI responses to FAQs including financial statistics, employee numbers, service capabilities and geographies
- In collaboration with the BD Team, support the creation of the “story flow” and the initial proposal/presentation deck content, using relevant templates, case studies, therapeutic area expertise, and other supporting evidence/materials

- Coordination and archiving of previous decks/proposal responses and the maintenance of a repository of updated slides in the global SharePoint environment
- Structuring/collation and presentation of metrics to provide the BD Team with strong and credible case studies/proof points to be catalogued in the SharePoint Case Study library
- Contributes to special projects that support communications or BD initiatives bridging and delivering on the needs and agendas of Corporate, BU, and/or BD leadership
- May perform other duties as assigned by line manager

**Qualification Requirements**

- BA/BS or equivalent in a business or health-related degree or equivalent education and experience; plus significant experience in the pharmaceutical or CSO industry or the ability to prove comparable experience in a related field of study and demonstrated leadership skills
- 5+ years of experience working with proposals in the pharmaceutical or outsources industry
- Excellent oral and written communication skills along with strong project and process management skills
- Ability to work under pressure in a deadline driven environment while maintaining accuracy, quality, and detail
- Resourceful and proactive with proven ability to handle multiple competing priorities simultaneously
- Keen observer, listener, and communicator with problem solving abilities
- Strong orientation toward customer service and high level of personal responsibility and quality
- Experience working in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint); AI experience

**Why Syneos Health?** We partner with industry experts to solve and execute against today’s toughest commercialization challenges facing the world’s leading healthcare companies. The diversification and breadth of our new and existing partnerships create a multitude of career paths and employment opportunities on our Commercial Operations and Leadership teams. Join our game-changing, global company dedicated to creating better, smarter, faster ways to get biopharmaceutical therapies to patients. Experience the thrill of knowing that your everyday efforts are contributing to improving patients’ lives around the world.

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