What are the responsibilities and job description for the Proposal Specialist position at Thermo Fisher Scientific?
Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)
Environmental Conditions
Office
Job Description
At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100 countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future.
Summarized Purpose :
Creates and reviews compelling and accurate proposals and responses to client requests for information (RFIs) in compliance with established best practices. Prepares and reviews text, graphics and data that describe value-added differentiators, creating documents that accurately and consistently position the organization’s services, products, and expertise as the optimal choice for project award.
Essential Functions
Creates compelling, client-ready text, data, and graphics that effectively address client requests and best position the company as the top choice for client award.
Liaises with subject matter experts to establish project-specific (therapeutic, client, system etc.) context, gather feedback, and refine content.
Evaluates information and final deliverables to ensure response meets client's request and follows up with contributors as needed.
Analyzes documents created across team to ensure a quality standard and compliance with best practices.
Assists in development of library content, developing and maintaining strategic library text, as well as data repositories, that can be used for client responses.
Participates in creation and maintenance of internal intranet pages housing proposal / RFI resources and provides technical support on tools used for proposal development.
Job Complexity :
Works on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of a variety of factors.
Job Knowledge :
Developing professional expertise, applies company policies and procedures to resolve a variety of issues.
Supervision Received :
Normally receives general instructions on routine work, detailed instructions on new projects or assignments. Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.
Business Relationships :
Contacts are primarily internal to the company with infrequent external customer / vendor contact on routine matters. Builds productive internal / external working relationships.
Qualifications :
Education and Experience :
Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification
Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 2 years).
In some cases an equivalency, consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training and / or directly related experience, will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to take initiative and think strategically to overcome challenges
Critical thinking skills
Strong planning, organizational and project management skills
Good attention to detail
Ability to work with and influence a team and others
Strong ability to achieve visual transition of text into graphics, charts or diagrams
Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines with a quality product
- Demonstrated business maturity and professionalism
Excellent use of the Microsoft Office Suite
Management Role : No management responsibility
Working Conditions and Environment :
Work is performed in an office environment with exposure to electrical office equipment.
Occasional drives to site locations with occasional travel both domestic and international.
Physical Requirements :
Frequently stationary for 6-8 hours per day.
Repetitive hand movement of both hands with the ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists.
Frequent mobility required.
Occasional crouching, stooping, bending and twisting of upper body and neck.
Light to moderate lifting and carrying (or otherwise moves) objects including luggage and laptop computer with a maximum lift of 15-20 lbs.
Ability to access and use a variety of computer software developed both in-house and off-the-shelf.
Ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand; with the ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Frequently interacts with others to obtain or relate information to diverse groups.
Works independently with little guidance or reliance on oral or written instructions and plans work schedules to meet goals. Requires multiple periods of intense concentration.
Performs a wide range of variable tasks as dictated by variable demands and changing conditions with little predictability as to the occurrence. Ability to perform under stress. Ability to multitask.
Regular and consistent attendance.
Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO / Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.
