Remote Proposals & Contracts Lead (Early Phase)

Parexel; Frankfort (KY); Remote; USD 75,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Vacation/Holiday/Sick Time

Flexible Spending & Health Savings

Job summary

Parexel is seeking a Proposals & Contracts Specialist with Early Phase Clinical experience to join our team remotely in the United States. You will lead proposal and contract activities, coordinate experts and partners, develop budgets, and support negotiation and signature processes to enable timely client opportunities.

You will collaborate across Operations, Legal, Finance, and Business Development to deliver accurate, compelling client materials and to improve processes in global clinical

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Life Science, Business, or languages.
• 2–4 years in project support, finance, contracting, or proposals in CRO or similar.
• Experience in proposals and/or contracts in life sciences; finance background helpful.
• Knowledge of proposal/contract management, pricing, data systems like Salesforce.
• Fluent written and spoken English; ability to work flexible hours remotely.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end RFP process from receipt to delivery.
• Coordinate subject matter experts and cross-functional inputs.
• Prepare and revise proposals and budgets to client requirements.
• Identify risks and mitigate to meet deadlines.
• Obtain third-party quotes as needed and align with specs.
• Manage contract activities with stakeholders.
• Develop contracting standards and discuss with clients.
• Create, negotiate, finalize contracts per SOPs.
• Amend budgets with input from teams and justify changes.
• Lead internal and client meetings, drive signature dates.
• Prepare documents from Parexel templates for input.
• Maintain documentation and map client bid grids.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Prioritization

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Mentorship willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Life Science, Business, Languages

Tools

Salesforce

Microsoft Office

Databases

Windows

Job description

Parexel is seeking a Proposals & Contracts Specialist with Early Phase Clinical experience to join our team remotely in the United States. You will lead proposal and contract activities, coordinate experts and partners, develop budgets, and support negotiation and signature processes to enable timely client opportunities.

You will collaborate across Operations, Legal, Finance, and Business Development to deliver accurate, compelling client materials and to improve processes in global clinical