Director, Proposals/RFI

Description

Director, Proposals/RFIs

Syneos Health® is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercial insights into outcomes to address modern market realities.

Every day we perform better because of how we work together, as one team, each the best at what we do. We bring a wide range of talented experts together across a wide range of business-critical services that support our business. Every role within Corporate is vital to furthering our vision of Shortening the Distance from Lab to Life®.

Discover what our 29,000 employees, across 110 countries already know: WORK HERE MATTERS EVERYWHERE

Why Syneos Health

• We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program.
• We are committed to our Total Self culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Our Total Self culture is what unites us globally, and we are dedicated to taking care of our people. 
• We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because when we bring together diversity of thoughts, backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives – we’re able to create a place where everyone feels like they belong.

Job responsibilities •    Leads designated team(s), sets a vision and strategic objectives, and motivates and enables the team to perform to a consistently high standard. Bears line management responsibilities for staff members. Approves courses of action on salary administration, interviewing and selection, terminations, professional development, performance appraisals, position description preparation, and employee counseling. Works with and advises staff on administrative policies and procedures, technical problems, priorities, and methods.•    Act as an ambassador for the proposals team for designated BU or functional Team - drive communications between Proposals and other Departments - influencing, communicating and negotiating. Develop, and participate in the training of departments outside of proposals that are participants in proposal process (i.e., sales, operations).•    Participate in discussions with higher management in setting team priorities/objectives and overall direction. Instigate and lead cross-departmental, company-wide process improvement initiatives•    Ensures high quality and timely delivery of proposals, through direct involvement on key deliverables, providing strategic input, oversight of the management team, and ensuring quality control processes are followed or key accounts and/or large, high priority opportunities.•    Manage workload priorities across the group, balancing the priorities of the company, internal customers and the team itself. •    Respond to urgent and challenging requests/demands from across the team, dealing with escalations as required. As a central and global point of contact for the proposals team, respond to urgent requests for proposals team support from across the organization.•    Communicates and enforces departmental processes, ensuring adequate training is available and processes are in compliance with corporate policies and local regulations.•    Works with the management team and other relevant parties within the Company as required to streamline budget and proposal tools in order to ensure accurate bidding and the production of high quality proposals. Continually evaluates and recommends alternative approaches and/or technologies to improve overall Proposal processes.•    Provides updates to management regarding department budget, progress, key performance indicator targets, achievements, and business issues.•    Leads departmental initiatives and/or corporate cross-functional process improvement projects related to pricing, proposals management, information gathering and sharing, innovative technologies, etc.•    Attends client meetings as needed.•    Performs other work-related duties as assigned.  Minimal travel may be required (up to 25%).

Qualifications

What we’re looking for •    BA/BS or equivalent in a business or health-related degree or equivalent education and experience; plus significant experience in the pharmaceutical or CRO industry or the ability to prove comparable experience in a related field of study, as well as moderate line management experience and demonstrated leadership skills.   •    Advanced degree preferred (e.g., MBA, MS).  •    Experience working with proposals and contracts in the CRO industry and prior supervisory experience. •    Experience working in clinical operations and global supervisory experience preferred.  Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), email, and voicemail. 

Get to know Syneos Health Over the past 5 years, we have worked with 94% of all Novel FDA Approved Drugs, 95% of EMA Authorized Products and over 200 Studies across 73,000 Sites and 675,000+ Trial patients.

No matter what your role is, you’ll take the initiative and challenge the status quo with us in a highly competitive and ever-changing environment. Learn more about Syneos Health.

Additional Information: Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive.  The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities.  Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description.  The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above.   Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract.  Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms.  Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees.  The Company is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the provision of reasonable accommodations, when appropriate, to assist employees or applicants to perform the essential functions of the job.