Remote Proposals Lead: Strategy & Budgeting

MMS Holdings Inc; Miami (FL); Remote; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

MMS Holdings Inc is seeking a proposals and budgets professional to drive responses to sponsor solicitations and build competitive, compliant budgets. You will collaborate with Business Development and SMEs, collect specifications, and produce compelling, numbers-driven proposals that align with client needs.

Ideal candidates bring 3–6 years in CRO proposals/pricing, strong record-keeping skills, and proficiency with Ariba/Workday and MS Office.

Qualifications

• Advanced understanding of CROs, scientific data, and the drug development process.
• 3–6 years in the CRO industry in proposals, pricing, and/or related roles.
• Bachelor's degree in Scientific Discipline, Finance, or equivalent; advanced degree preferred.
• Proficient in organizing records related to proposals and contracts using CRM, SharePoint (SPO).
• Ability to map budgets into client grids and use client systems such as Ariba or Workday.
• Strong prioritization and timely delivery to satisfy internal and external customers.
• Experience reviewing and quality-controlling budgets prepared by others.
• Extensive experience authoring and managing complex proposals.
• Proficiency with MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

Responsibilities

• Interpret and respond to RFPs/RFIs and craft proposals that differentiate MMS.
• Coordinate with BD leads and SMEs to develop operational strategies.
• Coordinate with SMEs to respond to sponsor questions and concerns.
• Collect specifications and build budgets detailing deliverables, pricing, resourcing, and timelines.
• Support defense of proposals and pricing to Sponsors and internal approvers.
• Continuously improve proposal/budget processes, leveraging technology to close gaps and improve communications.
• Maintain internal proposal and response libraries.

Skills

CRO industry knowledge

Proposal management

Budgeting

Record keeping

Prioritization

Lifecycle management

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in scientific discipline/finance or equivalent

Tools

CRM systems

SharePoint (SPO)

Ariba

Workday

MS Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook)

Job description

MMS Holdings Inc is seeking a proposals and budgets professional to drive responses to sponsor solicitations and build competitive, compliant budgets. You will collaborate with Business Development and SMEs, collect specifications, and produce compelling, numbers-driven proposals that align with client needs.

Ideal candidates bring 3–6 years in CRO proposals/pricing, strong record-keeping skills, and proficiency with Ariba/Workday and MS Office.