Proposal Specialist

Proposal Specialist Syneos Health® is a leading fully-integrated life sciences services organization built to accelerate customer success. We partner with innovators at every point across the drug development and commercialization continuum, helping them navigate complexity, anticipate change and accelerate progress.   Every day we perform better because of how we work together, as one team, each the best at what we do. We bring together talented experts across a broad spectrum of business critical corporate functions. Every role plays an essential part in enabling our customers to achieve their goals. Our teams are agile, collaborative, and committed to delivering—for each other, for our customers, and ultimately for the people who rely on the services we support. Discover what your 25,000 future colleagues already know:   Why Syneos Health • We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program. • We are committed to building an inclusive culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Central to this is our purpose – Driven to Deliver – which captures the passion of our colleagues to show up each day and shape solutions that have the ability to dramatically impact someone’s life.  • We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because we know that when we bring together smart colleagues from across the world, we can shape the future of healthcare, driving impact for customers and defining the pace of patient progress.

Key Responsibilities As a Proposal Specialist, you will: Serve as the primary contact for triaging new RFPs and proposal revisions, assigning them to the appropriate Proposal Team Manager based on therapeutic alignment. Conduct initial reviews of RFPs and RFIs to assess service and scope requirements with guidance from senior team members. Prepare and distribute confidential allocation communications to proposal teams. Create and maintain SharePoint sites for RFPs, RFIs, and proposal revisions, ensuring all required documentation is uploaded and organized. Perform CRM/Salesforce data entry, including proposal-specific information and budget details. Generate and support experience reports for client-facing use. Maintain internal workload tracking and reporting systems. Compile, analyze, and distribute daily workload summaries and operational reports. Upload and manage internal reports and documentation in SharePoint. Support database maintenance, data quality initiatives, and cleanup activities. Assist with pricing analytics, resource management reporting, and database queries for senior leadership. Provide internal guidance on proposal management processes, procedures, and best practices. Contribute to the maintenance and improvement of internal systems and operational processes.

Required Bachelor’s degree in business, Life Sciences, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy. Effective written and verbal communication skills. Excellent organizational and time-management abilities. Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate across departments. Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and SharePoint. Preferred Knowledge of or experience within the CRO, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or life sciences industry. Experience working with CRM platforms such as Salesforce. Familiarity with proposal management, RFIs, RFPs, or business development support functions.

A proactive and customer-focused mindset. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Ability to handle confidential information with