Senior Proposal Specialist

Alimentiv alimentiv.com Open · verified Sep 24, 2026

Remote London BucharestBudapest +6 Full-time Senior Revenue & Sales Operations

At a glance

Senior Revenue & Sales Operations role at Alimentiv. Remote, United Kingdom · full-time.

Pay not stated

RoleRevenue & Sales Operations

SenioritySenior

LocationLondon

WorkplaceRemote

EmploymentFull-time

PostedAug 26, 2026 · 4w ago

Also hiring inBucharest, Budapest, Cambridge, Cork +4

Role brief

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What you'll do

Build tailored proposal responses and budgets with BD colleagues and clinical subject matter experts
Translate RFP and RFI requirements into complete content, assumptions, templates, and final proposal checks
Create initial CRO costings in Alimentiv tools, then refine them with clinical experts and partner inputs
Explain finalized costs to internal or external stakeholders and help manage amendments and change orders
Join bid decisions, strategy sessions, handoffs, client meetings, and occasional bid defenses or conferences

What you bring

At least one year of related experience, with four to six years preferred
A post-secondary certificate or diploma, while a bachelor's degree is preferred
Previous budget construction in a CRO, clinical-trial, or similarly regulated complex setting
Advanced Excel capability, working knowledge of other Microsoft Office tools, and English fluency
Strong attention to detail, structured thinking, communication, and project management skills

Who this fits

You’ll suit a detail-focused proposal professional who can work through complex budgets, coordinate clinical and commercial contributors, and communicate clearly with clients and internal teams. The role is remote and based in London, United Kingdom. Your resume must be in English.

From the employer

The Senior Proposal Specialist will assist the BD team on the preparation of proposal responses associated with high priority, high complexity business development opportunities and will work closely and often independently with the clinical subject matter experts to create customized, comprehensive responses and budgets for Sponsors. This person will support the BD team in internal and external client calls/meetings to support budget reviews and questions and provide strategic input on budgeting approaches.

Proposal and SOW Development (30-40%)

Understand and share proposal requirements thoroughly.
Work with multiple internal stakeholders to develop proposal content in line with RFP/RFI.
Summarize and prepare (with support of internal stakeholders) key information required to support preparation of proposal responses.
Document all assumptions.
Review and ensure the final proposal meets Sponsor expectations and a high standard of quality.
Assist in maintaining proposal tools – templates, graphics, experience tables etc.
Assist BD Manager on RFIs.
Support Statement of Work (SOW) development.

Costing Support (40-50%)

Generate initial costing assumptions.
Generate/populate initial CRO costings in Alimentiv tools then work with clinical experts to refine and finalize.
Obtain pre-award budgets from vendor and site partners.
Ensure rolled up costing is correct prior to sending for executive review.
Support amendments or updates during the process.
Thoroughly understand final costing and be able to explain to either internal or external stakeholders.
Support the project team with change orders.

General BD Support and Special Projects (10-20%)

Attend and facilitate internal bid/no bid, strategy, and project hand-off meetings for awarded projects/sponsors. Some occasional support for bid defenses.
Provide support to BD Managers with presentations and attend client meetings as needed.
Support internal project teams related to client or contract issues, questions etc.
Coordinate with clinical team, site feasibility if required.
Provide feedback and/or develop BD tools to ensure continuous improvement.
Generate BD reports as needed.
May be asked to attend conferences to provide booth and meeting support.

Qualifications

Minimum 1 - 3 years of related experience (4 - 6 years of related experience preferred)
Minimum Post-secondary certificate / diploma (College, Training Institute, etc.) (Bachelor's degree preferred)
Fluent in English (Verbal and Written)
Experience with budget development within a CRO, clinical trials or a similar regulated/complex environment is highly desirable.

Additional knowledge/skills

Science degree/diploma preferred
previous budget building experience in CRO and clinical trials mandatory
advanced user ability with Excel and proficient with other MS Office tools
high degree of detail orientation
logical and process thinking mindset
good written and verbal communication skills and project management skills.

To be considered for this role, please ensure your resume is in English. Accommodations for persons with disabilities are available on request in respect of all aspects of the recruitment and selection lifecycle. Requests can be directed to recruitment@alimentiv.com PHISHING SCAM WARNING: Alimentiv is aware of the continued increase of phishing scams, leveraging various methods of attack via email, text, voice and social media. Please note that Alimentiv only uses company email addresses, which contain “@alimentiv.com”, to communicate with candidates via email. If you are contacted by someone about an open job at Alimentiv, please verify the domain of the sender’s email address and that they are asking you to apply on this website. If you believe you’ve been a victim of a phishing scam, please contact your local government cyber authority to report.