Business Operations Manager

PPL Pharma Solutions Riverview LLC; Riverview (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Piramal Pharma Solutions is seeking a Business Operations Manager to coordinate proposals, budgets, and client interactions across multiple departments. You will help evaluate new opportunities, initiate projects, and support business development in pre‑sales activities.

The role emphasizes cross‑functional collaboration, proposal quality, and maintaining the project master index and documentation to drive sales and strategic opportunities.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Chemistry or related field; 5 years’ pharma industry experience preferred.
• Advanced degree in Business is desirable.
• Experience with proposals, pricing, and RFPs in pharma.
• Ability to coordinate cross‑functional teams and manage timelines.

Responsibilities

• Determine proposal scope and budget by clarifying client needs and RFPs.
• Meet proposal deadlines through structured information gathering and reviews.
• Gather and forecast sales statistics for pricing and proposal generation.
• Drive interdepartmental communication to define scope, budget, and timelines.
• Maintain proposal templates and ensure readability and consistency.

Skills

MS Office

Communication

Organization

Time management

Education

B.S. in Chemistry or related field

Advanced degree in Business

Tools

MS Project

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Title

Business Operations Manager

Company Overview

Be the First to Apply Division Piramal Pharma Solutions Piramal Pharma Solutions is a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), offering end-to-end development and manufacturing solutions across the drug life cycle. We serve our clients through a globally integrated network of facilities in North America, Europe and Asia. This enables us to offer a comprehensive range of services including Drug Discovery Solutions, Process & Pharmaceutical Development services, Clinical Trial Supplies, Commercial supply of APIs and Finished dosage forms. We also offer specialized services like development and manufacture of Highly Potent APIs and Antibody Drug Conjugation. Our capability as an integrated service provider & experience with various technologies enables us to serve Innovator and Generic companies worldwide. For more details, please visit : www.piramalpharmasolutions.com

Job Description

The Business Operations Manager serves as a key interface with various internal departments to facilitate the evaluation of new opportunities, initiation of projects, development of proposals and support of Business Development in pre-sales client interface. This role will have interaction across the organization and will have varied responsibilities.

KEY DUTIES

• Determines proposal scope and budget by identifying and clarifying opportunities and client needs, studying requests for proposals (RFPs), and meeting with technical SMEs
• Meets proposal deadline by establishing priorities and target dates for information gathering, writing, review, and approval
• Assists in efforts to gather, organize, evaluate, and forecast sales statistics and other data pertaining to pricing and proposal generation
• Drive interdepartmental communications to define project scope, budget, and timelines
• Maintains quality results by using templates and following proposal-writing standards including readability, consistency, and flow
• Assists in maintaining proposal database
• Build relationships with Business Development team and potential customers through frequent communication during the RFP cycle, provide technical support, ensure project scope and milestones are well defined, and host client visits
• Serve as communication conduit between site and potential customers
• Recognizes and capitalizes on trends in the business pipeline and helps to identify strategic opportunities
• Organizing and management of legal files and maintaining the Business Development Master Index
• Other duties may be assigned to meet business needs

KEY INTERACTIONS

• Internal: Site Leadership Team; Business Development; all site functions
• External: Customers

Education / Experience

B.S. in in Chemistry or related fields Experience with proposals within the pharma industry Advanced degree in Business is desirable. 5 years’ experience in pharmaceutical industry highly preferred.

Job Competencies

• Strong understanding of the use of Microsoft Office applications, including MS Project, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Communications: ability to communicate ideas and data both verbally and written.
• Relationship building: ability to make and maintain relationships with colleagues and customers.
• Organization: ability to maintain accurate and detailed records, legal files, and contracts.
• Time Management: ability to work independently, set priorities, and manage workflow to accomplish day-today tasks to meet deadlines.

Piramal Pharma Limited, offers a portfolio of differentiated products and services through its 17 global development and manufacturing facilities and a global distribution network in over 100 countries. PPL includes Piramal Pharma Solutions (PPS), an integrated Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization; Piramal Critical Care (PCC), a Complex Hospital Generics business; and the India Consumer Healthcare business, selling over-the- counter products. In addition, one of PPL’s associate companies, AbbVie Therapeutics India Private Limited is a JV with AbbVie Inc. and has emerged as one of the market leaders in the ophthalmology therapy area. Further, PPL has a minority investment in Yapan Bio Private Limited. In October 2020, PPL received a 20% strategic growth investment from the Carlyle Group.

PPL provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. It prohibits discrimination and harassment based on race, color, age, sex, religion, national origin or ethnicity, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Our employment decisions are based on merit considering qualifications, skills, performance, and achievements. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruitment, selection, training, social programs, placement, promotion, demotion, compensation and benefits, transfers, terminations, and working conditions.