Assistant Proposal Writer
Assistant Proposal Writer
Location: Remote - West Coast/Mountain Time Zone Preferred
Salary: $70,000-$80,000
A growing organization that specializes in clinical trial support and helps pharmaceutical, biotech, and CRO clients manage the operational aspects of global clinical studies is actively looking for an Assistant Proposal Writer. Its services typically span ancillary trial supplies and equipment, study and site materials, translation management, patient engagement initiatives, printing and fulfillment, logistics, and clinical trial support services designed to improve study execution and efficiency.
This position provides administrative, operational, and proposal development support to the Commercial team, with a primary focus on assisting the Proposal Manager in the preparation, coordination, tracking, and administration of proposals, RFIs, RFQs, pricing activities, and commercial systems. The position serves as a key liaison between Business Development, Proposal Management, Estimating, Procurement, Operations, and Finance to ensure timely, accurate, and compliant proposal and pricing development. The role is highly process-oriented and requires exceptional attention to detail, organization, and follow-through.
Qualifications:
- Minimum 2+ years of proposal coordination, proposal writing support, commercial operations, sales support, project coordination, or administrative support experience
- Experience working with CRM systems (Dynamics CRM, HubSpot, Salesforce, or similar)
- Background in life sciences, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, clinical trials, or related industries preferred
Requirements
- Strong organizational and project coordination skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with exceptional attention to detail
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint)
- Strong proofreading, editing, formatting, and document quality assurance skills
- Experience working with pricing sheets, pricing tables, data entry, calculations, and spreadsheets preferred
- Ability to gather, organize, and validate information from multiple stakeholders
- Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, cross-functional environment
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