Senior Proposal Lead | Bid Strategy & Collaboration

Cagents; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

CAI is seeking a Proposal Manager in the United States to oversee the end-to-end proposal lifecycle. You will coordinate with practice leaders, business development, and operations to craft high-quality responses and ensure timely bid submissions.

The role requires strategic thinking, flexibility, and the ability to shift priorities while maintaining attention to detail and delivering superior proposals under tight deadlines.

Qualifications

• BA or BS in English, liberal arts, business, engineering, marketing, or equivalent experience required.
• Minimum 5 years of experience developing and producing proposals with a preference in the pharmaceutical industry preferred.
• Strong interpersonal skills and experience collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Ability to work flexible schedules and shift priorities while maintaining attention to detail and meeting deadlines.
• Ability to understand and organize large volumes of information.
• Effective proposal coordination skills, including planning, organization, communication, and resource management.
• Exceptional English written and verbal communication skills and professional demeanor.
• Must have strong Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint skills; CRM experience desired.
• Ability to work within Adobe and Microsoft program templates and comply with corporate standards.
• Team player willing to step in and assist team for a range of tasks.
• Initiates and maintains communications with supervisors and team members.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Practice Leaders, business development and operations to achieve proposal goals.
• Collect and manage the development of proposal responses, collaboratively with regional teams.
• Review and measure the quality of proposals written by others.
• Assist with continuous process improvements, including after-action reviews and lessons learned.
• Handle a variety of response types including detailed RFPs, RFIs, Cost Opinions, and SOQs.
• Lead the overall proposal development from creation to bid submission.
• Collect, analyze, and communicate metrics and KPIs for proposals and the Proposal Support Team.
• Potentially lead part of the Proposal team.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Time management

Attention to detail

Planning

Organization

Resource management

Clear communication

Education

BA/BS in English, liberal arts, business, engineering, marketing, or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

CRM database

Adobe templates

Job description

CAI is seeking a Proposal Manager in the United States to oversee the end-to-end proposal lifecycle. You will coordinate with practice leaders, business development, and operations to craft high-quality responses and ensure timely bid submissions.

The role requires strategic thinking, flexibility, and the ability to shift priorities while maintaining attention to detail and delivering superior proposals under tight deadlines.