Operations Manager- Proposal Budget and Contracts

Job title: Operations Manager- Proposal Budget and Contracts

Company: Novotech


Job description: Job Description:About the role:The Operations Manager – Proposal Budgets and Contracts will drive the development and preparation of proposals, budgets, and contracts for new business. The Operations Manager will be accountable for delivering high-quality and timely documents, working closely with the Business Development team and Project Managers to meet client expectations. The role requires an exceptional understanding of creating new opportunity documents, enabling the Operations Manager to manage global program development, full-service, multi-CRO, and other complex projects. The Operations Manager will line manage PBC individual contributors, ensuring the excellence of their outputs.The Operations Manager is required to actively contribute to departmental activities and process initiatives, driving continuous improvement and innovation within the team.Minimum Qualifications & Experience:

• Graduate in a clinical or life sciences related field.
• Relevant experience/qualifications in allied professions may also be considered.
• At least seven years’ experience within the pharmaceutical industry.
• At least five years’ experience preparing budgets, contracts, and proposals, or demonstrated exceptional capabilities in proposal, contract, and budget development within Novotech.
• Previous experience collaborating directly with clients.
• Must be able to communicate clearly, able to prioritise and meet deadlines.
• Must have advanced Microsoft office capabilities, specifically Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities:Line Management Responsibilities:

• Line management of Senior PBC Specialists/PBC Managers, PBC Specialists and/or Associates; including objective setting and performance reviews, progress and performance monitoring, regular face to face meetings, provision of coaching and development and general support to line reports, manage resourcing.

Develop proposal:

• Prepare high quality proposals and presentation materials. drafting to ensure readability, consistency in formatting to ensure that proposals accurately reflect customers’ requirements and is consistent with Novotech branding guidelines).
• Ensure proposal templates remain relevant and compliant and of a high visual standard.
• Research, compile and present statistics and company information.
• Consult with internal team from other departments within Novotech to obtain information required to respond to RFP questions.

Develop budget:

• Prepare budget for projects based on client information provided to schedule timeframe.
• Prepare other budgets elements (client mapping etc.) as required to timeframes.
• Consult with vendors to obtain quotations.

Develop Contracts:

• Prepare all new client contracts and execute in accordance with agreed timeframes and guidance.
• Obtain appropriate format of Budget for inclusion in contracts.
• Contracts executed in accordance with Novotech Contract Review SOP.
• Follow Start Up Work Authorisation process to activate project for handover to
• Operations team.
• Contact vendors and obtain quotes.
• Contact vendors for quotes based on protocol and vendor lists.
• Engage Operation team as required for assistance.

Process Improvement:

• Assist in the review and development of processes and documentation as required.

Developing Others:

• Train and mentor PBC Associate and PBC Specialists in development of proposals, budgets, and contracts.
• Provide a positive role model and provide feedback on progress in a constructive manner.
• Be able to identify knowledge deficiencies in junior star and provide training or make recommendation for training.

Other:

• Understand the responsibilities of Novotech as a service provider in the pharmaceutical industry and ensure all communication with external parties is presented in a positive and professional manner.
• Attend calls with internal teams and clients in development of opportunity documents.
• Maintain and update opportunity status within Salesforce.
• Maintain contracts records in SalesForce and SharePoint.

Novotech is proud to offer a great workplace. We are committed to being an employer of choice for gender equality and providing an inclusive work environment where everyone is treated fairly and with respect. Our team members are passionate about what we do, but we understand work is only of the things that is important to them. We support our team members with flexible working options, paid parental leave for both parents, flexible leave entitlements, wellness programs and ongoing development programs.
We are looking for people who are passionate about working clinical research and biotech, including people who identify as LGBTIQ+, have a disability or have caring responsibilities.
We are a Circle Back Initiative Employer and commit to respond to every application. We look forward to contacting you regarding your application.About Us:Novotech is a global full-service clinical Contract Research Organization (CRO).Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, Novotech has 34 offices across Asia-Pacific, North America, and Europe. Novotech employs over 3000 employees and has over 5000 site partnerships and the resources and infrastructure to scale regionally and globally as clinical programs advance.Novotech provides clinical development services across all clinical trial phases and therapeutic areas including feasibility assessments, ethics committee and regulatory submissions, data management, statistical analysis, medical monitoring, safety solutions, central lab services, report write-up to ICH requirements, project and vendor management. Novotech obtained the ISO 27001 certification which is the best-known standard in the ISO family providing requirements for an Information Security Management System. Together with the ISO 9001 Quality Management system, Novotech aims at the highest IT security and quality standards for patients and biotechnology companies.About the Team:At Novotech we have advanced therapeutic and regulatory expertise, the ability to execute across markets and a client-centric service model, so that our clients get a trusted, long-term partner and an accelerated path to bring their life-changing advances to market. This gives our employees the opportunity to develop their careers by joining a diverse and supportive global organization with a collaborative culture, whilst working with clients on the cutting-edge of life sciences.At Novotech you will work alongside empowered teams with a shared commitment to success.

• Strategic vs transactional mindset.

• Ability to gain insights and make proactive decisions quickly.

• Culture that fosters partnership and collaboration, where every voice is heard and valued.

• Ongoing support from senior stakeholders and leadership team.

.

Expected salary:

Location: India

Job date: Wed, 16 Apr 2025 22:13:58 GMT

To help us track our recruitment effort, please indicate in your email/cover letter where (jobsnear.pro) you saw this job posting.Thanks&Good Luck