Proposal Writer

This position is available for remote work.

The Proposal Writer is a critical role responsible for ensuring the successful and timely delivery of high quality, commercially competitive proposals, which are fully aligned with the company’s revenue and profitability goals, enabling an increase in conversion rate from proposal to signed contract, and ultimately increasing market share for Sharp Clinical Services.

The Proposal Writer will work closely with the Business Development (BD) teams in the preparation of proposals for new and ongoing business, interpreting client requirements for commercial projects, clinical study protocols or synopsis to draft proposals by working with internal and external stakeholders.

• Manage the complete RFP proposal process and timelines to exceed customer expectations and facilitate efficient, high‑quality and timely delivery of proposals fully aligned with Sharp’s commercial and financial objectives.
• Complete full project assessment, evaluating scope, objectives and client requirements to enable proposal generation, including determining alternative strategies for the client to consider.
• Manage and lead operational feasibility calls and discussions as required.
• Liaise with clients and BD regarding information for proposals as required, in addition to any other internal and external stakeholders to enable proposal generation.
• Design packaging strategy and investigate packaging options to provide best solutions where applicable.
• Calculate unit costs for all aspects of proposal requirements using Sharp’s costing model and suppliers/service providers cost matrix or ad‑hoc cost estimates as applicable.
• Formally write up the proposal and manage the proposal approval process in accordance with the Global Pricing Policy.
• Fully support the global pricing team to ensure all team goals and objectives are met.
• Complete internal systems and trackers as appropriate.
• Maintain compliance with Sharp’s Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and departmental spreadsheets, filing and administration processes.

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience.
• 5–7 years of prior costing and proposal experience, preferably in a pharmaceutical company or related vendor environment.
• Strong understanding of cost structures, pricing strategies and profitability analysis.
• Experience managing timelines and deliverables across different departments.
• Knowledge of drug development stages (preclinical, clinical, commercial).
• Strong writing, grammar and proofreading skills.
• General understanding of cGMP guidelines is preferred.
• Familiarity with CDMO contract structure (Fee‑for‑service, Milestone‑Based, FTE‑Based Pricing) is strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with GMP and regulatory requirements (FDA, EMA, MHRA) strongly preferred.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.