Position : Associate Launch & Proposal Manager – Remote (Must be available for Pacific Hrs) – Looking for RFP Exp

Location : San Diego, CA

Duration : 12 Months

Total Hours/week : 40.00

1^st Shift

Client: Medical Device Company

Job Category: Marketing

Level of Experience: Mid-Level

Employment Type: Contract on W2 (Need US Citizens or GC Holders Only)

Work hours: 8am – 5pm pacific time with 1 hour lunch break

Remote – some travel may be required. Must be available for Pacific Hours

3 Must haves on the resume:

• Project management, superior communication skills, cross-functional collaboration

Job Description:

• The Medication Management Solutions (MMS) business unit within client is a $2B Global business, with the leading share in Pharmacy Automation and IV Delivery Products in Acute Care Hospitals, Non-Acute Care, and Retail Pharmacies. Its focus is optimizing the medication use process while ensuring patient safety.

Summary:

• We’re looking for a detailed oriented team player that can juggle multiple demands to support RFx Proposal Management and the IT needs of the US Region Sales and HIT teams for responses to technical questions related to the MMS solutions including Alaris, Pyxis, and Health Sight platforms. Requests may be in the form of full technical assessments, RFPs, contract language, general customer questions or other technical support as needed..
• With the proposal management team, you’ll be responsible for working with cross functional teams to produce strategic responses for proactive proposals, executive summaries, RFx opportunities and other sales enablement activities.
• You’ll have an opportunity to learn and integrate MMS messaging and product functionality response content and will identify/organize content to successfully manage and support revenue generating opportunities with a high degree of accuracy while prioritizing competing priorities and meeting timelines.
• This position will require close cross functional collaboration with the US Region RFP Team, R&D, Technical Product Management, Product Security, Information Security, Data Privacy, Contracts, Legal and GCS technical teams.
• The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of prioritizing and executing project requirements, working directly with customers and be willing to learn and take initiative and to make a meaningful contribution right out of the gate. Someone who is willing to support our diverse initiatives, partner with the cross-functional teams and be our go-to person to get things done.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review proposal documents to identify requirements and evaluate SME support.
• work with sales and cross functional SMEs to develop RFx/proposals.
• Demonstrate critical thinking skills to effectively multi-task, prioritize and manage multiple projects within a high pressure, deadline-driven environment.
• Attention to detail to ensure accuracy and compliance with RFP response standards
• Create RFx first drafts of all contents for SME/BD Stakeholder review.
• Ability to take a compilation of raw content and transform it into customer facing content.
• Coordinates and completes the writing of technical responses for incoming IT and technical questions from RFPs, contracts, general customer questions or security audits

Qualifications & Competencies

• Bachelor’s degree preferably in a technical field, or equivalent experience
• Technical IT training
• Knowledge of client MMS products preferred
• Excellent writing skills, the ability to assimilate technical information from various sources into an accurate, customer facing response
• 2-3 years project management experience; experience with RFP’s/RFI’s in government and/or healthcare settings strongly preferred.
• Strong team member able to communicate effectively and work extremely well with complex multidisciplinary teams.
• Advanced presentation and verbal communication skills, comfortable presenting to large and/or senior audiences.
• Ability to collaborate and establish rapport and relationships with business partners and internal stakeholders.
• Ability to manage through ambiguity
• Personal characteristics: dynamic, team player, detail-oriented, critical thinker, self-motivated, enthusiastic, resourceful, customer-focused, interested in professional development/career progression, personable.
• High degree of proficiency with
• Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Conferencing and team collaboration platforms (Microsoft Teams, SharePoint)
• Experience in a healthcare, medical device and/or related industry experience preferred