Proposals and Contracts Manager – Clinical Research

🔥 11 minutes ago

🌐 United Kingdom, Romania, +2 more countries – Remote

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⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🧪 Clinical Research

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Parexel

10,000+ employees

Founded 1983

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

📦 Logistics

💰 Venture Round on 1990-01

Consulting • Healthcare • Logistics

Parexel is one of the world's largest clinical research organizations (CROs), providing comprehensive services for the clinical development process from Phase I to IV. The company specializes in portfolio management, clinical trial management, regulatory strategy, market access, and lifecycle management for biopharmaceuticals. Parexel aims to speed life-changing medicines to market by leveraging its clinical, regulatory, and therapeutic expertise. With a global team of over 21,000 professionals, Parexel works to integrate patient insights and innovative trial designs to develop treatments across therapeutic areas such as oncology, neuroscience, rare diseases, and more. It focuses on delivering patient-centric and efficient clinical trials.

📋 Description

• Own and manage the proposal process from receipt of RFP documentation through delivery • Assign and notify appropriate subject matter experts • Coordinate strategic and operational areas for proposal preparation • Prepare and modify proposals and budgets based on SME and proposal management input • Identify and mitigate risks to completion • Obtain third-party quotes as needed • Ensure proposals and budgets align with client specifications and internal assumptions • Maintain documents, files, and KPI data • Manage contract processes across accounts • Coordinate Operations, Project Management, Legal, Business Development, and Finance • Develop account-specific contract standards, including budget presentation, payment terms, and standard contract language • Lead client discussions and negotiations • Create, negotiate, and finalize contracts according to SOPs and templates • Develop contract strategies and plans for delivery and client signature • Amend project budgets with project and functional teams • Provide accurate client deliverables under tight deadlines • Identify and manage contractual issues requiring finance, tax, or stakeholder input

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Life Science, Business, Languages or equivalent combination of education and experience • Strong experience in proposals or contracts in a CRO or other life sciences environment • Finance experience paired with proposals or contracting experience • Strong understanding of operational aspects of clinical study conduct across different regions • Knowledge of managing client contract processes, accounts, and reporting • Experience with contractual terms, pricing structures, pricing tools and data systems such as Salesforce • Strong problem-solving, analytical, organizational, and multitasking skills • Excellent attention to detail and oral and written communication • Ability to work in a matrix environment • Ability to work irregular and/or extended hours as needed • MBA preferred • Previous proposal development, multinational/multicultural company, and supervisory experience are плюsses

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