Associate Launch & Proposal Manager – Remote (Must be available for Pacific Hours)
Summary
Title: | Associate Launch & Proposal Manager – Remote (Must be available for Pacific Hours) |
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ID: | 336162 |
Department: | Marketing |
Description
Position : Associate Launch & Proposal Manager – Remote (Must be available for Pacific Hours)
Location : San Diego, CA
Duration : 12 Months
Total Hours/week : 40.00
1st 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 assist in the administration of two key customer focused areas: Proposal Management and Commercial Launch Planning.
- 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.
- In support of the of Commercial Launch Management, you’ll be responsible for helping recruit early adopter customers into product development programs, monitoring contract compliance, and then close out product development projects.
- 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.
- In addition, you will learn the Product Development and Commercial Processes necessary for a successful product launch.
- 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:
- Risk Assessment and mitigation planning
- Review proposal documents to identify requirements and evaluate SME support.
- Obtain a full understanding of the scope of the project, customer background, evaluation factors, project risks/mitigation options.
- Update project tracker of all opportunities across the business
- Review customer engagement needs with Commercial Launch Management team and determine recruiting demographics, projected site close outs, and contract management needs.
- Ensure project entrance and exit criteria are established and clearly articulate the desired recruiting demographic
- Track contract expiration dates and ensure amendments or close-out process are in place.
Implementation
Based on risk assessment findings:
- work with sales and cross functional SMEs to develop RFx/proposals.
- work with Commercial Launch Management team & cross-functional SME to develop the recruitment or project close out messaging and manage contract term limits and financial caps.
- Demonstrate superior communication skills to work cross-functionally within an organization and effectively present solutions to a variety of audiences, recruit and engage customers for contracting
- Demonstrate attention to detail and customer management by gathering assessment activity logs from customers, analyze for accuracy, obtain approvals from Ethics & Compliance, and ensure credits are allocated to customer accounts in a timely fashion
- Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure any customer feedback is communicated to the appropriate platform and core team(s).
- Track exit criteria validation is occurring across the project and project scorecards reflect status
Project Management
- Support internal and external customers through execution of an organized process and navigation for internal resources.
- 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, Development Partner site contracts, and client policies.
- Engage SMEs and successfully produce winning customer centric submissions aligned with identified timelines.
- Develop an organizational understanding to access data sources and SMEs in support of early adopter customer, project teams’, and field teams' needs.
Content development
- 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.
- Adjust tone and format to align with the specific customer and messaging.
Qualifications & Competencies
- 2-3 years project management experience; experience with RFP’s/RFI’s in government and/or healthcare settings strongly preferred.
- Highly polished writing and editing skills, strong application of the English language (diction, grammar, and spelling).
- 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.
- Demonstrated proficiency in: project management, planning, deadline-driven execution, time-management, and follow-through skills.
- 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)
- Bachelor's Degree in Business, Communications, Marketing, Journalism, PR, Engineering, or Life Science preferred or commensurate work experience
- Understanding of Market Segmentation principles desired
- Experience in a healthcare, medical device and/or related industry experience preferred
- Experience with healthcare enterprise software or medical device implementations a plus
- Experience with customer service a plus
- 25 – 30% Travel potential