Business Operations Manager

JOB SUMMARY:

The Business Operations Manager (Proposal Writer) serves as a key interface with various internal departments to facilitate the evaluation of new
opportunities, initiation of projects, development of proposals and support of Business Development in pre-sales client interface. This role
will have interaction across the organization and will have varied responsibilities.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Determines proposal scope and budget by identifying and clarifying opportunities and client needs, studying requests for proposals
  (RFPs), and meeting with technical SMEs
• Meets proposal deadline by establishing priorities and target dates for information gathering, writing, review, and approval
• Assists in efforts to gather, organize, evaluate, and forecast sales statistics and other data pertaining to pricing and proposal generation
• Drive interdepartmental communications to define project scope, budget, and timelines
• Maintains quality results by using templates and following proposal-writing standards including readability, consistency, and flow
• Assists in maintaining proposal database
• Build relationships with Business Development team and potential customers through frequent communication during the RFP cycle,
• provide technical support, ensure project scope and milestones are well defined, and host client visits
• Serve as communication conduit between site and potential customers
• Recognizes and capitalizes on trends in the business pipeline and helps to identify strategic opportunities
• Organizing and management of legal files and maintaining the Business Development Master Index
Other duties may be assigned to meet business needs

QUALIFICIATIONS:

• Bachelor's Degree in science preferably in synthetic organic chemistry
• Business related courses or programs (e.g. sales and marketing, project management
5 years relevant experience in the pharmaceutical industry, preferably API

SKILLS:

• Strong understanding of the use of Microsoft Office applications, including MS Project, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Communications: ability to communicate ideas and data both verbally and written.
• Relationship building: ability to make and maintain relationships with colleagues and customers.
• Organization: ability to maintain accurate and detailed records, legal files, and contracts.
• Time Management: ability to work independently, set priorities, and manage workflow to accomplish day-today tasks to meet deadlines.