Job Overview
Summary of Responsibilities
These are the specific areas of accountability requiring decisions or delivery of results.
- Creation of assigned budgets by liaising with respective support / specialty functions across Fortrea to facilitate consolidation of budget parameters including use of the proper rate card, inflation, currency exchange and other Master Service Agreement terms
- Strategic review and challenge of budgets prior to and during managerial review for assigned budgets
- Attend and participate in internal review and prep meetings (Strategy / Ideation calls, Challenge Calls, Bid Defense prep, Commercial Prep, etc.)
- Conduct ad hoc analysis of feasibility / profitability of implementing process changes on existing procedures
- Develop and negotiate commercial terms strategies (bonus / penalty, inflation concessions, etc.)
- May also include leading a new custom client tool solution or collaborating with the applicable team members to drive a more innovative approach
- Participate in and support initiatives as assigned
- Develop presentations for Deal Review / Executive Sign-off calls as necessary
- Attend customer meetings, as applicable
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications (Minimum Required)
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic qualification
- Fortrea a may consider relevant and equivalent experience in lieu of educational requirements
Experience (Minimum Required)
- A minimum of 6 years of budget and / or text development, or an equivalent combination of education and CRO / pharma / other related experience to successfully perform the essential job duties
- Excellent customer service skills, attention to detail and ability to negotiate
- Demonstrated computer skills - requires excellent MS Office experience (specifically Excel, Word, Outlook)
- Demonstrated text editing and writing skills (based on business unit and / or team expectations)
- Demonstrated ability to plan, multi-task and prioritize
- Demonstrated teamwork, communication (written and verbal), and organizational skills
- Proven ability to work independently
- Ability to work to deadlines
- Strong analytical skills
- Ability to communicate appropriately and effectively with internal stakeholders, clients and Covance senior management
- Positive attitude and sense of urgency
- Ability to work across Fortrea Business Units
- Ability to provide limited team management activities
- Ability to work irregular and / or extended hours as needed to meet the client's proposal deadline.
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