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Associate Director Proposals and Contract Management
Job Description
Associate Director Proposals and Contract Management is a senior, hands-on leadership role responsible for coordinating, optimizing, and delivering high-quality contracts and proposals across the organization.
Responsibilities
- Act as lead for the Proposals & Contract Management team
- Coach and guide team members
- Allocate and rebalance workload across the team
- Lead preparation of high quality, compliant, and competitive proposals
- Develop and review complex proposals and budgets
- Coordinate contract negotiation and execution with clients
- Draft and review Master Service Agreements (MSAs)
- Own the creation and maintenance of standard budget tools
- Assess and optimize proposal and contract management processes
- Manage inbound proposal and contract requests
- Support M&A integration activities
- Ensure timely updates of CRM systems
Qualifications
- University degree in Life Sciences, Business, Finance, or related field
- Minimum 5 years of experience in contract & proposal management
- Experience in life sciences or regulated environment
- Track record in developing budgeting tools
- Knowledge of pricing in CRO business
- Experience with MSAs, Work Orders, and commercial negotiations
- Advanced proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Experience with CRM systems (e.g. ZOHO)
- Professional fluency in English