Proposal Graduate / Junior Proposal Management professional

Title: Proposal Graduate / Junior Proposal Management professional

Location: Sofia, Bulgaria

Type: hybrid or home-based

Position type: Full-time, permanent role

About Labcorp:

We are a global leader of innovative and comprehensive laboratory services that helps doctors, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, researchers and patients make clear and confident decisions. Through our unparalleled diagnostics and drug development laboratory capabilities, our 60,000+ employees combine cutting-edge innovation, science and technology to solve some of today’s biggest health challenges, accelerate life-changing healthcare breakthroughs and impact lives around the world.

About the Proposal Graduate program:

The graduate program at Labcorp is designed to attract recent graduates or individuals pursuing advanced degrees to gain practical experience and training within life-science company. This program provides structured training, mentorship, and rotational opportunities across various teams within the Proposal Management department. The aim of this program for you will be to learn foundation knowledge about the industry, Labcorp and Proposal Management as well as professional etiquette (e.g. Presentation, Effective Communication and Task Management).

About the role:

• Shadow Proposal Managers on all aspects of the appropriate proposal process (text, quote, budget) (ie collating data, following up with other departments, meeting minutes, etc).

• Learn to review and analyze RFP documents to promote an understanding of client requirements.

• Collate follow-up questions for additional information as requested.

• Shadow applicable strategic and operational calls related to the opportunity.

• Works across the organization in a matrix environment to facilitate the process and complete deliverables

• Shadow the drafting of standard documents by the agreed strategy and Sponsor expectations under the pressure of changing timelines.

• Administratively supports facilitating internal and external opportunity management negotiations (i.e. pricing, process, resources, timelines, etc.) as needed.

• Support timely delivery of assigned deliverables.

• Performs timely and accurate data entry into corporate databases as directed.

• Seeks appropriate knowledge of the technical and regulatory environments.

• Complete other appropriate duties, as assigned by the manager, which require similar skills by business needs and common sense.

About you:

To be successful for this position you must have the following criteria:

• Excellent customer service skills, attention to detail and ability to be persistent while maintaining tact

• Demonstrated computer skills – requires excellent MS Office experience (specifically Excel, Word, Outlook)

• Demonstrated ability to plan, multi-task and prioritize

• Demonstrated teamwork, communication (written and verbal), and organizational skills

• Ability to work to deadlines

• Strong analytical skills

• Positive attitude and sense of urgency

• Ability to work irregular and/or extended hours as needed to meet the client’s proposal deadline.

Your qualification:

• Minimum 0 years - This role is intended for a new graduate

• Bachelor’s degree required in a related field or equivalent work experience

What you will find at Labcorp:

• Work-life balance: At Labcorp, you can manage your work-life balance with their employee-friendly leave policy and enjoy dedicated time with your friends and family. Work days are usually from Monday to Friday with flexible work timings.

• Training & development: Labcorp offers developmental training in self-paced, virtual, and live-in-person formats to help grow your career. The company aims to help improve your cultural awareness, offer valuable global insights and help you develop a strong global mindset. Labcorp increases employee engagement, encouraging cross-team connections and creating a culture of mentorship throughout the organization.

Why us:

• Labcorp, a global leader in natural sciences, is a company committed to improving health and providing clear, confident solutions through its research into diagnosis and drug offerings.

• Labcorp supported the pharmaceutical industry develop more medicines worldwide than any other company, including the top 50 best-selling drugs on the market today.

• We are also the world´s biggest Central Lab, generating more clinical trial data than all other central laboratories combined.

• Our Early Phase Solutions have proved to shave off 30 % time from lead candidate to Proof of Concept.

• Labcorp were the first in receiving FDA approval to perform COVID19 tests using an at-home collection kit.

• Labcorp have been named by Forbes as one of the World's Best Employers 2020.

• Join us and see why we are uniquely positioned to offer you not only a job, but a stable, long-term international career, and why more than 90% of the top 20 global pharmaceutical companies are repeat customers.

Labcorp is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer:

As an EOE/AA employer, Labcorp strives for diversity and inclusion in the workforce and does not tolerate harassment or discrimination of any kind. We make employment decisions based on the needs of our business and the qualifications of the individual and do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy or other medical conditions/needs), family or parental status, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, personal appearance, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic. We encourage all to apply.

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