Senior Proposal Associate - RFIs - Mexico/US - Remote

• 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. 

• Actively participate in 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 by establishing priorities 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 in a timely and professional manner. Obtain assistance to resolve complex inquiries to discuss and learn.

• Moderate supervision required, 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 customers required. 

• 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.