Proposals and Contracts Manager

Join Our Team as a Proposals and Contracts Manager

About this role

TFS HealthScience is a leading global mid-size Contract Research Organization (CRO) that partners with biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies throughout their entire clinical development journey. Our expertise includes full service-capabilities, resourcing and Functional Service (FSP) solutions.

The Proposals and Contracts Manager will facilitate, oversee and provide complete business support for the TFS business development team from client meetings to proposal generation and closing of contracts.

As part of our Contracts, Proposals and Vendor Management team you will working alongside passionate and innovative professionals to ensure our customers achieve their goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Manages assigned contract processes for all contracting scenarios, including but not limited to the coordination and finalization of the customer contract including the project specifications in the budget for proposals, contracts and change orders
• Acts as proposals and contracts expert and key interface for customers, ensuring consistency in approach, metrics, and format
• Ensure compliance of direct reports related to Proposals and Contracts team and TFS SOPs, processes, guidelines, policies, and any other related items within the Proposals and Contracts group
• Support team in managing and prioritizing workload in relation to business needs, timelines, and client submissions with consistent accuracy and speed
• Support team in developing cash neutral payment schedules
• Ensure direct reports update Salesforce.com consistently with concise, accurate information for proposal, contract and change order status
• Ability to innovate, identify, escalate, and implement solutions to create efficiency, increase client satisfaction and improve employee engagement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or highly relevant industry experience
• Minimum of three years of CRO industry experience and/or proposal writing/budget generation experience
• Minimum of three years of clinical research and/or sales experience
• Expert level communication/interpersonal skills and team leadership capabilities consistent with influencing and driving multiple stakeholders towards meeting the customer’s needs
• Expert level organizational, planning and multitasking skills, as well as a predisposition to entrepreneurship, results and customer focus

What We Offer

We provide a competitive compensation package, comprehensive benefits, and the opportunity for personal and professional growth in a rewarding environment. You’ll be joining a team that values collaboration, innovation, and making a difference in the lives of patients

A Bit More About Us

Our journey began over 27 years ago in Sweden, in the city of Lund. As a full-service, global Contract Research Organization (CRO), we build solution-driven teams working towards a healthier future. Bringing together over 800 professionals, TFS delivers tailored clinical research services in more than 40 countries with flexible clinical development and strategic resourcing solutions across key therapeutic areas including Dermatology, Neuroscience, Oncology, and Ophthalmology.

Our cores values of Trust, Quality, Passion, Flexibility, and Sustainability are our guiding light serving as the framework for decision-making at all levels of the organization. They assist us in attracting and retaining valuable talent who share our sentiments, resulting in high employee engagement and satisfaction. By aligning on these fundamental values, we cultivate a unifed force, geared towards innovation and excellence. This collective effort propels us towards our shared goal and fosters a culture of mutual respect and collaboration. Together we make a difference.