**Work Schedule** Standard (Mon-Fri) **Environmental Conditions** Office **Job Description** Summarized Purpose: Leads cross-functional proposal processes, collaborators, and timelines to ensure contract proposals and/or modifications are completed accurately throughout the project lifecycle. Key Responsibilities • Leads the proposal bid and budget negotiation process, synthesizing detailed client requirements with internal data in collaboration with key internal team members to decide appropriate resource and budget allocations for project plans and study strategies. • Reviews request for proposal (RFP) information to ensure it has adequate information for budget preparation. • Leads proposal bidding strategy calls to discuss customer requirements and budget strategy development and/or modifications. • Works within bidding system to ensure accurate bidding and timely data mapping in client grid templates. • Finalizes documents for distribution to the customer and internal departments, performing quality control edits to ensure accuracy, proper data formatting, and compliance with contract requirements. • Ensures proposals concisely and accurately reflect strategy discussions, meet client needs, offer consistent messaging, include relevant differentiators, and convey value proposition and critical success factors. Job Complexity Works on problems of limited scope. Follows standard practices and procedures in analyzing situations or data from which answers can be readily obtained. Job Knowledge Learns to use professional concepts. Applies company policies and procedures to resolve routine issues. Supervision Received Normally receives detailed instructions on all work. Business Relationships Contacts are primarily with immediate supervisor, and other personnel in the department. Builds stable working relationships internally. Qualifications: Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 0 to 2 years) Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: • Ability to function as an effective and respected partner to clients • Strong analytical and quantitative skills • Confidence to handle sensitive information and make sound recommendations • Ability to balance multiple tasks while still delivering high quality results • Strong written and oral communication skills • Strong organizational and project administration skills • High level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint for analysis and presentation of data • Solid understanding of financial principles and standard processes Management Role: No management responsibility Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.