Operational Bidding Specialist

Work Schedule

Environmental Conditions

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

DESCRIPTION:

The Operational Bidding Specialist plays a critical role in the preparation and delivery of competitive, high-quality operational bids and proposals for Regulatory Affairs and Medical Writing services in support of clinical research opportunities. . You will support the achievement of financial and business objectives by leading, assisting and developing high quality, customer focused proposals. 
This position requires a solid understanding of clinical trial operations, proposal development, and budgeting, along with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, client-focused environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Evaluates RFPs and participates in strategy calls to determine the most efficient and effective bid strategy.
• Liaises with business development, contracts and proposals, and operations teams to ensure that the proposal and strategy meet the business needs.
• Consults with internal subject matter experts to determine labor requirements, develop processes for non-standard activities, confirm client specific bidding standards and verify assumptions on specifications not identified in RFP.
• Modifies the proposal text to reflect study requirements and assumptions specific to the opportunity and ensures proposal text aligns with budget.
• Reviews client grids to ensure accuracy of mapping and unit definitions.
• Prepares proposals and revisions for basic to moderately complex opportunities.
• May interact with client to assist in determining requirements and service levels.
• Attends bid review to present and defend budget to senior management.
• Updates and maintains corporate databases as required and ensures accurate information is included in tracking reports.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification

Experience

• Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 
  2+ years’) or equivalent combination of education, training, & experience

Knowledge, Skills & Competencies

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Good organizational skills with ability to prioritize multiple tasks
• Ability to provide recommendations on key proposal and budgeting parameters based on knowledge and experience
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities
• Knowledge of clinical trial proposal process and budget management
• Professional ability to interact with individuals at all levels
• Knowledge of drug development process, FDA guidelines, GCP’s
• Proficiency in mathematics and ability to work with budgets
• Understanding of unitized grids, unit cost, unit drivers
• Knowledge of functional area project life cycle
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work well with others
• Problem solving skills
• Proven flexibility and adaptability
• Excellent command of English language and grammar
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Familiarity with Microsoft Power Platform, including Power BI, Power Automate, and Power Apps, is preferred.

What You'll Bring

• A strategic and customer-focused mindset.
• Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills.
• A commitment to delivering high-quality, accurate, and competitive operational bids.
• A continuous improvement mindset with a focus on enhancing efficiency and proposal quality.