Assistant Manager/Manager - Contract/Proposal Specialist - Clinical Research

Job Title: - Contract/Proposal Specialist

Level: - Assistant Manager / Associate Manager / Manager

Educational Qualifications: - MBA degree with 3-5 years of experience in contracting for CROs

Reporting to: - Chief Manager, BD and Strategy

Location: - Faridabad

Industry Specification: -CRO (Clinical Research)

Salary: - 10 lpa - 15 lpa

Job Responsibilities :

- Prepare draft contract documents, including Start-up Agreements, Work Orders and Change Orders in conjunction with relevant departments

- Amend project budgets as required

- Direct client interaction with established project contacts

- Provide quality client deliverables meeting strict deadlines

- Facilitate review and approval in accordance with relevant policies and procedures

- Communicate with and inform the Project / Study of ongoing budget changes and provide finance system load ready budget tools in accordance with relevant policies and procedures

- Participate in contract review meetings with clients and internal customers

- Ensure contractual documents are processed into and maintained in relevant databases

- May customize templates approved by Legal for the relevant entities and post current copies on the Business Operations folders

- Participate in the development and testing of tools and procedures

- Will write compelling proposals, which will include drafting and strategically evaluating proposal budgets.

- Provide overall management for the proposal process, including coordination of all key operational areas, preparation of text and budgets, and review for basic proposals.

- Ensure smooth transition of awarded proposals to the Contracts Team, which may include first-run revisions/negotiations to text and budgets for newly awarded projects.

- Under the direction of Pre-Sales management, will provide overall management for the proposal process on larger more complicated more opportunities.

The Person:

Experience:

- Knowledge of contract management principles

- Development of budgets (experienced excel user)

- Experience dealing with senior stakeholders

- Previous experience in proposal development in a CRO environment or similar environment

Personal Attributes:

- Work both independently and as part of a team

- Excellent negotiation skills

- Highly organized with excellent oral and written communication skills

- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

- Participate in client meetings to explain cost drivers, etc.

- Confident to deal with all internal and external staff levels

- Highly organized with excellent oral and written Communication skills

- Excellent numeracy skills

- Comprehensive knowledge of relevant software (Windows, Word, Excel, Outlook, Databases)

- Analytical skills, problem-solving skills and attention to detail

- Negotiation skills