Operational Bid Specialist

• Lead, assist with, and develop high-quality, customer-focused proposals
• Evaluate RFPs and participate in strategy calls to determine bid strategy
• Collaborate with business development, contracts and proposals, and operations teams
• Consult internal subject matter experts to determine labor requirements and develop processes for non-standard activities
• Confirm client-specific bidding standards and verify assumptions not identified in RFPs
• Modify proposal text to reflect study requirements and opportunity-specific assumptions
• Ensure proposal text aligns with the budget
• Review client grids for mapping and unit-definition accuracy
• Prepare proposals and revisions for basic to moderately complex opportunities
• Interact with clients as needed to determine requirements and service levels
• Attend bid reviews to present and defend budgets to senior management
• Update and maintain corporate databases and tracking reports
• Keep bid grids up to date in the bid system
• Maintain strategy documents to ensure customer-focused proposals

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic/vocational qualification
• 2+ years of comparable experience, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• Knowledge of clinical trial proposal process and budget management
• Knowledge of Clinical Trial Supply Chain Management
• Knowledge of drug development process, FDA guidelines, and GCPs
• Proficiency in mathematics and ability to work with budgets
• Understanding of unitized grids, unit cost, and unit drivers
• Knowledge of functional area project life cycle
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel
• Excellent command of English language and grammar
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Good organizational and prioritization skills
• Ability to provide recommendations on proposal and budgeting parameters
• Ability to work under pressure and adapt to changing priorities
• Professional ability to interact with individuals at all levels
• Problem-solving, interpersonal, flexibility, and multitasking skills
• Ability to use and learn standard office equipment and technology
• Regular and consistent attendance
• Ability to meet stated physical and working-environment requirements, including stationary work, repetitive hand movements, mobility, occasional bending/twisting, and lifting 15–20 lbs

• Fully remote work option in Bulgaria or Serbia
• Office/hybrid work option in Sofia or Belgrade
• Health and wellbeing support
• Healthy and balanced work environment
• Standard Monday–Friday work schedule