Remote Proposal Strategist & Budget Lead

MMS; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

MMS is a data-focused CRO serving pharma, biotech and medical device clients globally, with a track record of regulatory submission support and data-driven trial management. The team collaborates across BD, SMEs, and finance to craft competitive proposals and budgets, ensuring clear pricing and timelines.

The role emphasizes governance, quality, and efficient processes to win sponsor engagements. The candidate brings CRO experience, strong budgeting skills, and proficiency with Ariba, Workday,

Qualifications

• 3 to 6 years’ experience in the CRO industry in proposals, pricing, and/or other related roles.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Scientific Discipline, Finance, or equivalent experience. Advanced degree is preferred.
• Advanced understanding of CROs and scientific & clinical data/terminology, & the drug development process.

Responsibilities

• Interpret and assess requests for proposal (RFPs) or requests for information (RFIs) and build a response that addresses Sponsor requirements and provides a compelling message differentiating our offering
• Coordinate with Business Development Leads and SMEs to build an operational strategy to address Sponsor’s needs
• Coordinate with SMEs to provide responses to Sponsor-specific questions and concerns
• Collect specifications and details from SMEs and build a budget that outlines deliverables, pricing, resourcing and timelines
• Support the defense of proposals and pricing to Sponsors and internal approvers
• Improve the process of developing proposals and budgets, incorporating technology to more efficiently provide deliverables and check for quality gaps
• Maintain internal proposal and response libraries

Skills

Proposal management

Budgeting

Prioritization

Sponsor communications

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Scientific Discipline or Finance

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Ariba

Workday

CRM

SharePoint

MS Office

Job description

MMS is a data-focused CRO serving pharma, biotech and medical device clients globally, with a track record of regulatory submission support and data-driven trial management. The team collaborates across BD, SMEs, and finance to craft competitive proposals and budgets, ensuring clear pricing and timelines.

The role emphasizes governance, quality, and efficient processes to win sponsor engagements. The candidate brings CRO experience, strong budgeting skills, and proficiency with Ariba, Workday,