Senior Budget Project Associate

<h2>Job Overview:</h2><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><em>LabCorp Drug Development is seeking to hire a Senior Budget Project Associate within our Clinical Trials Testing Solutions Proposal Management team.  Remotely based anywhere in the United States. </em></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><em> </em></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><em>We are looking for an individual with a Financial and/or Scientific background to join our Post-win team and to work alongside our highly successful and dynamic client facing global proposals team with colleagues located across the EU, US and Asia Pacific. You would be working with stakeholders from across the Clinical Trials Testing Solutions organization in a matrix environment and working in the financial system to execute contracted budgets and draft requested budgets</em><em>. Big picture thinking and a ‘gets it done’ mentality are key attributes needed for this role where the individual will be required to support internal opportunity management negotiations associated with their deliverables. The proposals team is a key part of the client journey, being involved from the very first enquiry through to the close out of a study and touches every part of the Clinical Trials Testing Solutions business resulting in a highly varied and influential role.</em></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Duties - </span></p><ul><li style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Support or manages all aspects of post-win through project closeout process (quote, budget) for opportunities as assigned</span></li><li style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Responsible for managing some transactional clients</span></li><li style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Review and analyze internal client documents to ensure adequate information for budget management is provided. Follow up with appropriate contact for additional information as required. </span></li><li style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Support Budget Project Managers with all financial billing activity set-up.</span></li><li style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Shadow applicable internal operational calls related to the opportunity</span></li><li style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Works across the organization in matrix environment to support the process and complete deliverables</span></li><li style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Transfer budgets between applicable tools utilized in a pre-win environment as directed</span></li><li style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Administratively support facilitating internal and external opportunity management negotiations (i.e. pricing, process, resources, etc.) as needed</span></li><li style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Ensures timely delivery of assigned deliverables</span></li><li style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Performs timely and accurate data entry into corporate databases as directed </span></li><li style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Generate both regularly scheduled and impromptu reports as needed</span></li><li style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Develops appropriate knowledge of the technical environments</span></li><li style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Contributes to assigned process improvement initiatives and supports implementation</span></li><li style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Contribute to internal client relationship improvement activities and implementation</span></li><li style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Perform quality control activities per the appropriate process/requirements as indicated</span></li><li style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Complete other appropriate duties, as assigned by the manager, which require similar skills in accordance with business needs and common sense.</span></li></ul><h2>Education/Qualifications:</h2><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Bachelor’s degree required in related field or equivalent work experience</span></p><h2>Experience:</h2><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><ul><li style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Applicable minimum years of experience in budget and text development, or an equivalent combination of education and CRO/Pharma/Other related experience to successfully perform the essential job duties</span></li><li style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Excellent customer service skills, attention to detail and ability to be persistent while maintaining tact</span></li><li style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Demonstrated computer skills – requires excellent MS Office experience (specifically Excel, Word, Outlook) </span></li><li style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Demonstrated ability to plan, multi-task and prioritize</span></li><li style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Demonstrated teamwork, communication (written and verbal), and organizational skills</span></li><li style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Proven ability to work independently</span></li><li style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Knowledge of other software applications (i.e. SFDC) preferred</span></li><li style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Ability to work to deadlines</span></li><li style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Strong analytical skills</span></li><li style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Ability to communicate appropriately and effectively with internal clients </span></li><li style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Positive attitude and sense of urgency</span></li><li style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Possesses a general knowledge of and ability to work across Covance BU lines preferred</span></li><li style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Ability to work irregular hours as needed to meet the client’s proposal deadline.</span></li></ul>