Proposal Development Manager - Remote (US)

About the Company

MMS is an innovative, data-focused CRO that supports the pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device industries with a proven, scientific approach to complex trial data and regulatory submission challenges. With a global footprint across four continents, MMS maintains a 97 percent customer satisfaction rating. Our mission is to deliver high-quality service and technology solutions—rooted in strong science and decades of regulatory experience—that assist clients in developing and marketing life-changing therapies to positively improve lives worldwide.

MMS recognizes that a talented staff drives business forward. Identifying and attracting top talent and continual training to strengthen core skills are essential to its mission. Enthusiasm, collaboration, and teamwork are fostered, knowing that a global and diverse talent pool makes the company stronger.

Responsibilities

• Interpret and assess requests for proposal (RFPs) or requests for information (RFIs) and build a response that addresses Sponsor requirements and provides a compelling message differentiating our offering
• Coordinate with Business Development Leads and subject matter experts (SMEs) throughout the company to build an operational strategy to address the Sponsor’s needs
• Coordinate with SMEs to provide responses to Sponsor-specific questions and concerns
• Collect specifications and details from SMEs and build a budget that clearly outlines the appropriate deliverables, pricing, resourcing, and timelines
• Support the defense of proposals and pricing to Sponsors as well as to internal approvers
• Continuously improve the process of developing proposals and budgets, incorporating technology where appropriate, to more efficiently provide deliverables, check for quality gaps, and effectively manage communication
• Support the maintenance of internal proposal and response libraries

Requirements

• Advanced understanding of CROs and scientific & clinical data/terminology, and the drug development process
• 3 to 6 years’ experience in the CRO industry in proposals, pricing, and/or other related roles
• Bachelor’s Degree in Scientific Discipline, Finance, or equivalent experience; advanced degree preferred
• Highly proficient with organizing and maintaining records related to proposals and contracts using CRM, SharePoint (SPO)
• Highly compliant with Commercial Operations records retention processing including file naming convention, folder organization, and status updates in CRM
• Ability to map budgets into client grid and use client systems such as Ariba or Workday
• Effectively sets and manages priorities to ensure efficient and timely outcomes to satisfy internal and external customers
• Highly proficient managing lifecycle of assigned deliverables
• Demonstrated expertise in reviewing, validating, and quality-controlling budgets prepared by others
• Extensive experience in authoring and managing complex proposals
• Highly proficient with MS Office Applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.