Proposal Manager

Are you ready to join a growing, global drug development and manufacturing organization that puts people first? Come to Adare We work closely with our pharmaceutical industry partners during all phases of drug development with a mission of improving the lives of patients and medicines essential to people all over the world. Each role and every department within Adare offer you a unique, customized experience with a chance to make a real impact, and is critical to our success. With the help of people like you dedicated to our mission, Adare is **_transforming lives by transforming drug delivery_**

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What can Adare offer you?
- Health Insurance
- Pension Plan
- Benefits
- Performance-based bonus and Long-Term Incentive Plan

We are seeking to hire a** Proposal Manager** to join our **Italy Commercial Team**

**If any of the below describes you, we would love to meet you**

**JOB SUMMARY**

Adare is seeking a highly motivated, results-oriented individual to join our business support team focused on customer service and quality. This role reports to the Senior Director, Proposals and Business Development Services and is responsible for writing high-quality technical proposals for various CDMO service offerings including Co-Development, Technology Transfer, and others, in the oral drug product space.

**RESPONSIBILITIES AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES**
- Evaluate RFI/RFQ/RFPs and discuss with prospective clients as necessary to ensure a technical understanding of clients’ needs and for development of an appropriate proposal approach. Provide technical assessment/recommendation of potential project opportunities to Management, SMEs, and members of the Business Development/Business Management team.
- Generate high quality, detailed proposals (High Level Budgetary, Detailed scope, and Statement of Work) for any phase (Pre-Clinical through Commercial) manufacturing in support of RFP/RFQ/RFIs.
- Participate in external client calls or internal calls to gather info for proposal scoping.
- Properly manage data and secure appropriate documentation archiving.
- Liaise with cross-functional teams involved in the design of project plans to define and incorporate in the proposal tasks/scope and duration/workload estimate.
- Continuously improve the proposal and proposal management processes including template and scoping tools optimization.
- Diligently track the pipeline of proposals and communicate the status to appropriate stakeholders including upper management as necessary.
- Create proposal related analytics, KPIs, and reports as required.

**Requirements**:

- Proposal Manager I: BS/BA degree and 2+ years of related experience required OR 1+ years’ experience and an advanced degree.
- Proposal Manager II: BS/BA degree and 5+ years of related experience OR 3+ years’ experience and an advanced degree
- Senior Proposal Manager: BS/BA degree and 8+ years of related experience OR 5+ years’ experience and an advanced degree
- Experience in writing proposals for a CMO/CDMO, oral solid space preferred.
- Technical understanding of a CDMO cGMP manufacturing environment and associated analytical support.
- Strong attention to detail and excellent organizational and personal time management skills.
- Strong client-facing interpersonal skills.
- Strong ability to collaborate with internal colleagues ranging from Subject Matter Experts to members of the Senior Leadership team globally.
- Strong analytical and questioning skills to be able to extract detailed information quickly.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills both internal and external.
- Proficient in MS Project, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and MS Word.
- Ability to participate / lead meetings (via teleconference) in different time zones.
- Minimal travel will be required.

**Benefits**
- Health Insurance
- Pension Plan
- Benefits
- Performance-based bonus and Long-Term Incentive Plan
- Adare Pharma is an equal opportunity employer & prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, disability, marital & veteran status. _
- PRINCIPALS ONLY_
- NO AGENCIES OR THIRD PARTIES_