• Develop robust responses to RFIs, leading the writing, coordination, and presentation of our responses in Microsoft Word, Excel, and other systems/formats.

• Work with Account Directors and SMEs to effectively manage the RFI response development process.

• Activelyparticipatein project discussions, ensuring product/service offerings are clearly articulated in RFI responses.

• Proofread, edit, rewrite, and revise documents to ensure readability, consistency, accuracy, and relevance.

• Meet RFI deadlines byestablishingpriorities and target dates for information gathering, writing, reviews, approvals, and signatures.

• Act as a focal point to collect information from various sources.

• Collaborate with SMEs to gather information and customize content.

• Collate RFI responses independently as much as possible from team discussions and internal sources (e.g., libraries), requesting direct content from SMEs only when primary sources are not available.

• Support content library maintenance (providing new and updated content from RFI development).

• Respond to routine and non-routine inquiries ina timelyand professional manner. Obtainassistanceto resolve complex inquiries to discuss and learn.

• Moderate supervisionrequired, minimal level of mentorship/support provided to entry-level associates, ability to manage at least occasional high complexity/high priority projects, and increased responsibility for supportive resource/process improvement initiatives or library maintenance.

What you will bring to the role

• Effective planning, strategizing, managing, monitoring, scheduling, and critiquing skills.

• Compelling written and verbal communication skills to clearly and concisely present information.

• Strong interpersonal skills to work in a dynamic team with various personnel in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment. Frequent interaction with internal customersrequired

• Ability to handle multiple short-term assignments and project deliverables with strict deadlines in a constantly dynamic environment.

• Ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions independently.

• Excellent self-motivation.

Your experience

• Bachelor's degree (prefer degree in Life Sciences, Communications, Journalism, or Marketing).

• Minimum two years’ professional experience in CRO/pharmaceutical business development or operational, academic, or corporate environment or as a Proposal Associate – RFIs.

• Robust writing, project management, and time management skills to complete RFIs on time and with high quality.

• Experience drafting RFIs in a CRO environment, or in pharma/biotech outsourcing preferred.

• Knowledge of the CRO/pharmaceutical industry, knowledge of sales support activities, and an understanding of study design, project management, and operational requirements for successful study implementation.

• Ability to advise and interact with all levels of management.

• Strong customer relationship management skills and strong commercial acumen.