Portfolio Manager - Proposal Management (m/f/d)

Exyte; Basel; On-site; CHF 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Exyte in Basel is seeking a Portfolio Manager – Proposal Management to lead complex Life Sciences proposals for major EPCM investment projects. You will coordinate engineering, project management, estimating and commercial teams across disciplines and regions to ensure timely, high-quality submissions.

You will also support portfolio planning, governance, and strategic opportunity coordination, enabling transparent reporting and robust decision-making for large-scale investments.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Life Sciences, EPCM or industrial investment projects.
• Fluent English and German required.
• Strong experience in proposal management within complex project environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex technical and commercial proposals for large Life Sciences projects.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across engineering, project management, estimating, procurement and commercial management.
• Develop proposal strategies, schedules and submission plans.
• Drive proposal quality, compliance and competitiveness.
• Identify and manage risks, opportunities and key assumptions.
• Support client presentations, clarification meetings and negotiations.
• Ensure timely delivery of high-quality proposal submissions.
• Drive continuous improvement and lessons learned across proposal activities.
• Support portfolio planning, reporting and resource coordination activities.
• Provide transparency on proposal status, priorities, resource needs and key risks.
• Support governance reviews and management decision-making.
• Prepare portfolio-related analyses, reports and presentations.
• Contribute to successful coordination of strategic opportunities and major projects.

Skills

Proposal management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Fluent English

German language

Education

Degree in Engineering/Life Sciences

Job description

Discover your exciting role

At Exyte, we deliver some of the world's most advanced pharmaceutical and biotechnology facilities. As Portfolio Manager – Proposal Management, you will play a key role in securing and delivering these projects.
You will lead the development of complex technical and commercial proposals for major Life Sciences investment projects and act as the central point of coordination between clients, engineering, project management and commercial teams. Beyond proposal leadership, you will support portfolio planning and governance activities, helping to ensure transparency, alignment and successful project execution across the portfolio.

Explore your tasks and responsibilities

Proposal Management

• Lead complex technical and commercial proposals for large EPCM Life Sciences projects
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across engineering, project management, estimating, procurement and commercial management
• Develop proposal strategies, schedules and submission plans
• Drive proposal quality, compliance and competitiveness
• Identify and manage risks, opportunities and key assumptions
• Support client presentations, clarification meetings and negotiations
• Ensure timely delivery of high-quality proposal submissions
• Drive continuous improvement and lessons learned across proposal activities

Portfolio Coordination & Governance

• Support portfolio planning, reporting and resource coordination activities
• Provide transparency on proposal status, priorities, resource needs and key risks
• Support governance reviews and management decision-making
• Prepare portfolio-related analyses, reports and presentations
• Contribute to the successful coordination of strategic opportunities and major projects

Show your expertise

• Degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Chemical Engineering or a related discipline
• 10+ years of experience in Life Sciences, EPCM or industrial investment projects
• Strong experience in proposal management within complex project environments
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary and international teams
• Strong commercial understanding and awareness of project cost drivers
• Experience with large CAPEX investment projects
• Excellent communication, presentation and stakeholder management skills
• Fluent English and German required
• Strong ownership, leadership and coordination skills

Join Exyte and help shape the next generation of Life Sciences facilities by leading strategic proposals and supporting some of the industry's most exciting investment projects.

Contact:

You want to be part of the Exyte team? We look forward to receiving your application!
For further questions and information, please do not hesitate to contact Delia Weber via E-Mail at [e-mail].

Please note that we only consider applications submitted through our application portal. Applications sent via email will not be considered due to data protection regulations.