Proposal Analyst
Syneos Health® is a leading fully-integrated life sciences services organization built to accelerate customer success. We partner with innovators at every point across the drug development and commercialization continuum, helping them navigate complexity, anticipate change and accelerate progress.
Every day we perform better because of how we work together, as one team, each the best at what we do. We bring together talented experts across a broad spectrum of business critical corporate functions. Every role plays an essential part in enabling our customers to achieve their goals. Our teams are agile, collaborative, and committed to delivering—for each other, for our customers, and ultimately for the people who rely on the services we support.
Discover what your 25,000 future colleagues already know:
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 building an inclusive culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Central to this is our purpose – Driven to Deliver – which captures the passion of our colleagues to show up each day and shape solutions that have the ability to dramatically impact someone’s life.
• We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because we know that when we bring together smart colleagues from across the world, we can shape the future of healthcare, driving impact for customers and defining the pace of patient progress.
Job Responsibilities
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
With limited assistance, receives and analyzes Requests for Information (RFIs) from Business Development (BD) ensuring appropriate Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) are assigned to and notified of the RFI. Sets timeline and deadlines for RFI completion and ensures open communication.
Researches, prepares, and solicits input from SMEs across the Company and mines other sources to develop RFI submissions and maintain a single common view of corporate information with assistance from RFI management staff.
Manages the RFI process from receipt to delivery, working with management to identify potential barriers or risks for completion, formulating recommendations for resolve, and/or escalating issues as appropriate. Works with a mentor or manager to identify and develop mitigation skills and strategies in appropriate situations. Completes delivery with some assistance.
Facilitates study project initiation by working with therapeutic business unit and operations contacts and other members of the Proposals Department to ensure accurate and up-to-date corporate information is used.
May maintain assigned sections of the corporate information library, conduct annual/ongoing reviews, and solicit reviews and feedback from the appropriate SMEs.
Notifies appropriate personnel regarding updates made to templates, text, and other relevant documents posted in the shared drives.
Serves as a resource for Proposals Managers regarding items contained in the databases and shared drives.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
BA/BS degree in a business or medical/scientific or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
Basic proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), email, and voicemail.
A good understanding and application of principles, concepts, practices, and standards in the CRO industry and the clinical research process is preferred.
Good analytical, negotiation and organizational skills with ability to perform several tasks simultaneously and the ability to work independently to meet deadlines, as well as, flexibility to respond appropriately in uncommon process related scenarios.
Above-average attention to detail, effective oral/written communication skills along with highly-developed interpersonal and strong team orientated skills.
Although travel is rarely required, national or international travel may be required 2-3 times per year.
REQUIRED COMPETENCIES
Writes adequate strategy/alignment meeting minutes.
Takes ownership of the overall process, communicates deadlines and effectively enforces them, escalating early in case of difficulties.
Carefully manages SharePoint platform to guide contributors so that they can provide their input efficiently (unless there are issues outside of the RFI Associate's control).
Deadlines met except when clearly communicated well in advance and outside the control of the RFI Associate.
Ensures all key events are met as scheduled (Strategy Call, minutes circulated, Exec Review etc.).
Effective time management and rarely gets surprised with unexpected difficulties at the last minute.
Meets time that QC has been scheduled (allowing for rescheduling no less than 24hrs in advance) within 1hr of the scheduled time.
Sends link to final documents to team and BD Ops admin within 24hrs of client delivery
Familiarity with Word, applying styles, inserting/deleting pages, sections, figures and tables and using features such as "track changes".
Assembles text and RFI responses according to the structure laid out by the account director and/or client with minimal errors found on QC.
Makes full use of the style guide, able to insert figures without trouble.
Edits text provided by contributors to ensure flow, consistent language style etc.
Ability to manage 3 deliverables in varying stages at any given time with support of manager.
Supports the goals and objective of BD/BUs and company.
Gives client satisfaction a high priority by listening to and understanding both internal and external clients.
Demonstrates ownership of client inquiries, problems/complaints.
Can identify contributions made to support others within the team and the support of team deliverables.
Good written and verbal communication skills.
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.