Operational Bid Specialist

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🌐 Bulgaria, Serbia – Remote

🇧🇬 Bulgaria – Remote 🇷🇸 Serbia – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🟡 Mid-level

✨ Clinical Specialist

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📋 Description

• Lead, assist with, and develop high-quality, customer-focused proposals • Evaluate RFPs and participate in strategy calls to determine bid strategy • Collaborate with business development, contracts and proposals, and operations teams • Consult internal subject matter experts to determine labor requirements and develop processes for non-standard activities • Confirm client-specific bidding standards and verify assumptions not identified in RFPs • Modify proposal text to reflect study requirements and opportunity-specific assumptions • Ensure proposal text aligns with the budget • Review client grids for mapping and unit-definition accuracy • Prepare proposals and revisions for basic to moderately complex opportunities • Interact with clients as needed to determine requirements and service levels • Attend bid reviews to present and defend budgets to senior management • Update and maintain corporate databases and tracking reports • Keep bid grids up to date in the bid system • Maintain strategy documents to ensure customer-focused proposals

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic/vocational qualification • 2+ years of comparable experience, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience • Knowledge of clinical trial proposal process and budget management • Knowledge of Clinical Trial Supply Chain Management • Knowledge of drug development process, FDA guidelines, and GCPs • Proficiency in mathematics and ability to work with budgets • Understanding of unitized grids, unit cost, and unit drivers • Knowledge of functional area project life cycle • Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel • Excellent command of English language and grammar • Strong verbal and written communication skills • Good organizational and prioritization skills • Ability to provide recommendations on proposal and budgeting parameters • Ability to work under pressure and adapt to changing priorities • Professional ability to interact with individuals at all levels • Problem-solving, interpersonal, flexibility, and multitasking skills • Ability to use and learn standard office equipment and technology • Regular and consistent attendance • Ability to meet stated physical and working-environment requirements, including stationary work, repetitive hand movements, mobility, occasional bending/twisting, and lifting 15–20 lbs

🏖️ Benefits

• Fully remote work option in Bulgaria or Serbia • Office/hybrid work option in Sofia or Belgrade • Health and wellbeing support • Healthy and balanced work environment • Standard Monday–Friday work schedule

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