Proposal Writer

Catalent Cell and Gene Therapy (CGT) hires people with a passion to make a difference to the health of millions of people globally. Your expertise, coupled with Catalent’s advanced technologies and collaboration with thousands of innovative pharmaceutical, biotech and healthcare companies, will help bring life-enhancing products to the people you know and love. Your talents, ideas and passion are essential to our mission; to develop, manufacture and supply products that help people live better, healthier lives. Reporting Associate Director Proposal Development, we are now hiring a **Proposal Writer. **In concert with Catalent’s Patient First philosophy, this position is key in our efforts toward continuous improvement of our processes & information which will allow quality drug products to reach patients safely and efficiently.

**Position Summary**

The Proposal Lead/Writer will be responsible for developing proposals and other related documentation for a comprehensive range of CDMO services and project types, supporting the global Cell & Gene Therapy (CGT) Business Development team. This is a fast-paced, detail-oriented, and varied role that requires outstanding interpersonal and customer service skills, the drive to learn, and the ability to perform sales support responsibilities and thrive in a team environment.

**The Role**
- General proposal development support for gene therapy service offering including:

- Writing and editing proposal (bid/quotations) and developing pricing and project timelines to deliver cohesive, compelling proposals to potential clients
- Coordination cross-functionally (i.e., Commercial Operations, Business Development Project Management, Technical Teams, Finance, Senior Leadership) to obtain technical, budget and schedule information
- Cross-train on proposal support for additional business offerings
- Maintain templates, as well as historical customer pricing and other proposal information, as appropriate
- Develop and maintain standardized tools to support Proposal Management/Business Development, including proposal templates, libraries of standard proposal language and company offerings, databases of projects, personnel, facility and other company information
- Assist in preparing responses to Requests for Information (RFIs), including coordination with SMEs/functional leads to prepare technical components of submissions
- Support project change order development, including prioritizing and coordination with Commercial Operations, Project Management and SMEs to prepare pricing
- Work with the finance team to assess the project financial performance against the initial pricing assumptions, to allow adjustments to be made in future proposals
- Support process improvement initiatives to increase efficiency, effectiveness and success of future projects
- Contribute to departmental initiatives outside of day-to-day proposal activities
- Bachelor’s degree in a scientific discipline, communications, business or related field
- 1-5 years of hands-on proposal development, project management or related experience
- Experience working in biotech/pharma industry, experience with viral vectors for gene/cell therapy is a strong asset
- Flexible, motivated, resourceful, and organized
- Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written)
- Excellent command of English, comfortable speaking and writing. French good level preferred
- Advanced proficiency in MS Office suite (Word, Excel, Project and Power Point). Experience with CRM tools such as SharePoint and Salesforce is an asset
- Superior time management, organizational skills and accuracy
- Detail-oriented and careful about quality of work.
- Proficient in problem solving and strong mathematical abilities / finance skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills and professional demeanor, with ability to interact with a diverse range of people at all levels of the organization.
- Proven ability to multi-task at a high level and the ability to prioritize and adapt to changing deadlines and needs.
- Ability to prioritize, including the ability to deliver client-ready materials under strict deadlines.
- Highly independent, self-starter with an ability to take input from all levels of the BD and Operations teams to create clear and effective proposals
- Demonstrated professional writing, proofreading, and editing skills.
- Customer Centric
- Looks to continuously improve processes and how work is accomplished; takes a proactive approach to completing work tasks.
- Remote working partially is possible

**Position benefits**
- The opportunity to take part in a growing dynamic biotech company with a convivial atmosphere.
- Defined career path and annual performance review and feedback process
- Company car
- Health & group insurance
- Meal vouchers

**Catalent’s standard leadership competencies that are used to interview and for Performance & Development**:

- Leads with Integrity and Respect
- Delivers Results
- Demonstrates Business A