Strategic Proposals Lead

CAI; United States; Remote; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

CAI is seeking a Proposal Manager to oversee the development and submission of proposals, working with field operations, business development, and support staff to deliver high-quality responses on time.

The role requires strategic thinking, flexibility, and the ability to shift priorities while maintaining attention to detail under multiple deadlines. Strong English communication and collaborative skills are essential in a regulated industry context.

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 (e.g., extra hours to meet deadlines, etc.) and able to shift priorities frequently while maintaining attention to detail, meet deadlines, and achieve high quality standards.
• Ability to understand and organize large volumes of information
• Effective proposal coordination skills, including planning, organization, communication, and resource management skills.
• Exceptional English written and verbal communication skills and professional demeanor – speaks clearly and concisely, listens and asks for clarification.
• Must have strong Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint skills. Customer relationship management database experience is also desired.
• Ability to work within Adobe and Microsoft program templates and comply with our corporate standards to present a consistent appearance/style.
• Team player willing to step in an 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 team members, as well as others to achieve the following.
• Collect and manage the development of proposal responses both collaboratively with regional
• Review and measure the quality of proposals written by others.
• Assist with continuous process improvement duties, including participating in the proposal after-action-review meetings, proposal process scoring, identification of lessons learned and improvements.
• Responsible for a variety of response types including detailed RFP responses in proposal form, Requests for Information, Cost Opinions, and Statements of Qualification.
• Lead the overall the proposal development from creation to bid submission.
• collect, analyze, andcommunicate metrics and Key Performance Indicators for proposals and for the performance of theProposal Support Team.
• Potentially lead part of the Proposal team.

Skills

Proposal coordination

Interpersonal skills

Written and verbal communication

Team player

Time management

Multi-disciplinary collaboration

Education

BA/BS in English

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

CAI is seeking a Proposal Manager to oversee the development and submission of proposals, working with field operations, business development, and support staff to deliver high-quality responses on time.

The role requires strategic thinking, flexibility, and the ability to shift priorities while maintaining attention to detail under multiple deadlines. Strong English communication and collaborative skills are essential in a regulated industry context.