Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Sharp Clinical Services is seeking a Proposal Writer to ensure the successful and timely delivery of high-quality proposals that align with the company’s revenue goals. The role involves managing the proposal process, collaborating with business development teams, and ensuring compliance with company standards.
Responsibilities
- Manage the complete RFP proposal process and timelines to exceed customer expectations and facilitate efficient, high quality and timely delivery of proposals that are fully aligned with Sharp’s commercial and financial objectives
- Complete full project assessment, evaluating scope, objectives and client requirements to enable proposal generation. This may include determining alternative strategies for the client to consider
- Manage and lead operational feasibility calls / discussions as required
- Liaise with clients / BD regarding information for proposals as and when required in addition to any other internal / external stakeholder to enable proposal generation. Where applicable design a packaging strategy and investigate packaging options to provide best solutions for our customers
- Calculate the unit costs for all aspects of proposal requirement using Sharp’s costing model and suppliers / service providers cost matrix or ad hoc cost estimates obtained as applicable
- Formally write up the proposal and manage the proposal approval process in accordance with Global Pricing Policy
- Fully support the global pricing team to ensure all team goals and objectives are met
- Completion of internal systems and trackers as appropriate
- Maintain compliance with Sharp’s Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
- Maintain compliance with all applicable departmental spreadsheets, filing and administration processes
Skills
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience
- 5 - 7 years prior costing and proposal experience, preferably in a pharmaceutical company or related vendor environment
- Strong understanding of cost structures, pricing strategies and profitability analysis
- Experience managing timelines and deliverables across different departments
- Knowledge of drug development stages (preclinical, clinical, commercial)
- Must have strong writing, grammar and proofreading skills
- General understanding of cGMP guidelines is preferred
- Familiarity with CDMO contract structure (Fee-for-service, Milestone-Based, FTE-Based Pricing) is strongly preferred
- Familiarity with GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) and regulatory requirements (FDA, EMA, MHRA) strongly preferred
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