Remote Proposals & Contracts Lead, Early Phase

Parexel; Nashville (TN); Remote; USD 75,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Vacation/Holiday/Sick Time

401(k) with Company match

Pet Insurance

Job summary

Parexel is seeking a Proposals & Contracts Specialist with Early Phase Clinical experience for a remote role in the United States. You will lead proposal and contract activities, manage RFP processes from receipt to delivery, and coordinate with cross-functional teams to craft competitive client materials.

You will collaborate with Operations, Legal, Finance, and Business Development to ensure accurate budgets, compliant contract terms, and timely client responses while mentoring colleagues as

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Life Science, Business, Languages, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 2 - 4 years of experience in project support, finance, contracting, or proposals within a contract research organization or similar life sciences environment.
• Strong experience in proposals and/or contracts in a contract research organization or other life sciences environment.
• Broad experience with proposal and contract management principles, contractual terms, pricing structures, pricing tools, and data systems such as Salesforce.
• Fluency in written and spoken English, including the ability to communicate and negotiate effectively with clients.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end Request for Proposal process, from receipt and analysis of RFP documentation through final delivery.
• Analyze study protocols or synopses, assign and engage the appropriate subject matter experts, and coordinate strategic, operational, proposal, and budget inputs.
• Prepare and revise proposals and budgets in response to RFPs and client revisions, incorporating subject matter expert feedback and following the Decisions Right policy.
• Identify barriers and risks that could affect RFP completion and implement effective mitigation strategies to meet client deadlines.
• Obtain third-party quotations as needed and ensure proposals and budgets align with the RFP, client specifications, communications, and internal assumptions.
• Manage contract activities for assigned accounts by coordinating Operations, Project Management, Legal, Business Development, Finance, and other stakeholders.

Job description

Parexel is seeking a Proposals & Contracts Specialist with Early Phase Clinical experience for a remote role in the United States. You will lead proposal and contract activities, manage RFP processes from receipt to delivery, and coordinate with cross-functional teams to craft competitive client materials.

You will collaborate with Operations, Legal, Finance, and Business Development to ensure accurate budgets, compliant contract terms, and timely client responses while mentoring colleagues as