The Drug Product Development Proposal Specialist works with Pharmaceutical Development Services (PDS) to provide proposals for drug product development/clinical manufacturing services to our pharmaceutical clients.

This specialist is responsible for the generation of workbook for costing on projects, either for ongoing project expansions or for new business opportunities. The incumbent will be involved with review and interpretation of technical information from the PDS technical team to prepare the proposals for Business Development Executives and Patheon Clients.

What will you do?

· Draft technical scope, high level timelines and price estimates for the bid proposal using current quoting processes, tools and templates
· Review technical strategy from SMEs ensuring alignment with client needs. Dialogue with SME for alternative solutions or scope when appropriate.
· Issue multiple new proposals and proposal revisions of varying degree of difficulty per week independently and ensure completion of all activities in a timely manner.
· Where appropriate, working with the Legal / Contracts function to ensure that the correct legal terms and conditions are applied to a given proposal.
· Ensure that the appropriate proposal review and authorization have been acquired from site SMEs and management; this may include supporting deal pricing / margin discussions with Site Leadership.
· Support the Sales team on teleconferences or site visits with the client to confirm the technical aspects of projects are understood and priced appropriately together with gaining an understanding of the actions needed to progress a given deal towards successful closure and assisting / coordinating internally as necessary. Follow up as required.
· Contribute to the updating and maintenance of SalesForce.com.
· Coordinate the transition of project information with technical contacts & project management team for all awarded projects. This includes the timely "file dropping" of quoting information into ChangePoint.
· Provide assistance to general enquiries raised by the Sales group.
· Work with Business Development Executives, Site Leadership and Project Managers to promote Patheon and ensure client satisfaction.
· Must be prepared to present and discuss quotation aspects and analysis to all levels of the organization.
· Contribute to continuous improvements within the proposals process.


How will you get here?
Education & Experience

· Minimum Bachelor level education (B.Sc. or Eng) or equivalent professional experience.
· 3 to 5 years pharmaceutical industry experience - preferred areas include product development, project management, manufacturing, regulatory or quality assurance

Knowledge, Skills& Abilities

· Working knowledge of pharmaceutical drug development and manufacturing processes.
· Well organized, detail oriented & customer focused
· Possess strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively within a diverse group of colleagues in various locations
· Good sense of urgency and ability to prioritize multiple tasks
· Strong team player
· High proficiency and capability with MS Office Suite, primarily with Excel and Word
· Demonstrated interest in business and strategy