Strategic Opportunity Architect

Syneos Health, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Syneos Health is building an Analytics Center of Excellence to improve how data, clinical insight, real-world evidence, feasibility, patient access, site strategy, and operational experience are brought into pre-award decision-making. The Opportunity Strategy Architect is the role that forces the organization to ask better questions before the proposal strategy is set.

This senior position requires understanding clinical trials and drug development to identify when data does not support a

Qualifications

• 10-15+ years of relevant experience in clinical development strategy, CRO strategic solutions, clinical operations strategy, portfolio/asset strategy, strategic feasibility, RWE strategy, trial innovation, bid defense strategy, or life sciences consulting.
• Strong understanding of how clinical trials are designed, scoped, bid, awarded, operationalized, and delivered.
• Experience supporting RFPs, RFIs, bid defenses, strategic account opportunities, complex proposals, or clinical trial advisory work.
• Demonstrated ability to challenge assumptions and influence cross-functional teams in complex, time-sensitive environments.
• Experience using data and analytics to shape strategy; data literacy and skepticism are essential.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent; advanced degree in life sciences, public health, business, health economics, or related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead structured opportunity interrogation for assigned Category 3/4/5 or strategically important opportunities.
• Ask simple but powerful questions about client intent, asset strategy, protocol purpose, competitive context, current vendor dynamics, and what the client is really trying to achieve.
• Pressure-test whether the protocol, enrollment assumptions, country/site mix, patient access plan, recruitment/retention approach, and delivery model are credible.
• Identify what data and analytics are needed to support or challenge the proposed strategy.
• Partner with data science, RWD analytics, RWE methods, feasibility, recruitment/retention, patient access, site intelligence, integrated solutions, pricing, proposal teams, BD, DSDs, and therapeutic leaders.
• Translate insights into an opportunity diagnostic: client intent, asset objective, assumptions, risk hypotheses, data needs, recommended strategy, solution implications, and bid-defense win themes.
• Influence or escalators through agreed governance when the team is ignoring data, overclaiming evidence, or defaulting to a weak or traditional strategy.
• Support proposal and bid-defense teams by clarifying the differentiated story, likely objections, and data-backed proof points.
• Document assumptions and hand off strategy, risks, and mitigation logic to delivery if the opportunity is awarded.

Skills

Strategic curiosity

Drug Development lens

Clinical trial fluency

Data judgment

Constructive challenge

Translation ability

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Advanced degree preferred (life sciences/health economics/public health/business)

Job description

Syneos Health is building an Analytics Center of Excellence to improve how data, clinical insight, real-world evidence, feasibility, patient access, site strategy, and operational experience are brought into pre-award decision-making. The Opportunity Strategy Architect is the role that forces the organization to ask better questions before the proposal strategy is set.

This senior position requires understanding clinical trials and drug development to identify when data does not support a