Work Schedule

Standard Office Hours (40/wk)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

Leads cross-functional proposal processes, stakeholders, and timelines to ensure contract proposals and/or modifications are completed accurately throughout the project lifecycle.

This is a great opportunity for individuals that have experience from study placements or those looking to move into a commercial based environment. You'll be joining a supportive team working closely with experienced professionals and full training will be provided.

The office is based in Cambridge - ideally you'll be able to commit to attending the site once a quarter.

Essential Functions and Other Job Information:

Leads the proposal bid and budget negotiation process, synthesizing detailed client requirements with internal data in collaboration with key internal stakeholders to determine appropriate resource and budget allocations for project plans and study strategies.
Reviews request for proposal (RFP) information to ensure it has adequate information for budget preparation.
Leads proposal bidding strategy calls to discuss customer requirements and budget strategy development and/or modifications.
Works within bidding system to ensure accurate bidding and timely data mapping in client grid templates.
Finalizes documents for distribution to the customer and internal departments, performing quality control edits to ensure accuracy, proper data formatting, and compliance with contract requirements.
Ensures proposals concisely and accurately reflect strategy discussions, meet client needs, offer consistent messaging, include relevant differentiators, and convey value proposition and critical success factors.

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 (or equivalent working experience)

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: 

Strong organizational and project administration skills
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment under different pressures with competing priorities
Ability to juggle multiple tasks while still delivering high quality results
Strong communication skills in order to translate requirements for senior team members
Strong analytical skills as you'll be reviewing and manipulating complex data sets
High level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel for analysis and presentation of data
Confidence to handle sensitive information and make sound recommendations
Familiarity with AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT, Copilot) and an interest in how they can improve productivity

Management Role:

No management responsibility.

Working Conditions and Environment: 

Work is performed in an office environment with exposure to electrical office equipment.

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

Welcome

Thank you for your interest as you consider starting a new career journey with us. As the world leader in serving science, our colleagues develop critical solutions through innovation—and build rewarding careers. Discover their extraordinary stories and connection to our Mission to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Their work is a story of purpose. What story will you tell?

About Us

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of more than $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD.

Accessibility/Disability Access

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

EEO

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, veteran status, age or disability status.

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