We're on a mission to change the future of
clinical research. At Calyx, we help the
biopharmaceutical industry bring medical
treatments to the market, faster.
Our mission is to change the world
but to do this, we need people like you.

What can we offer you?

Apart from job satisfaction, we can offer you:

YOURSELF
• 25 days' holiday (with the option to buy more)

HEALTH
• Health Cash Plan
• Optional private health, dental insurance, and health screens
• Cycle to work scheme

WEALTH
• Generous pension scheme with up to 10% employer contribution
• Life assurance
• Season ticket loan

About the role

As Proposals and Contracts Lead, you will work in an autonomous manner to write compelling proposals, which will include drafting and strategically evaluating proposal budgets. In this role you will also be responsible for ensuring consistent management of contracts through "management" of the contract management process, development of account specific standards, documentation and negotiations.

• Work closely with Solutions Consultants and Business Development to perform appropriate research on previous client experience to support proposal development.
• Participate in discussions directly with clients as needed to discuss timelines, questions, expectations, deliverables, etc.
• Lead, facilitate and add value to strategy meetings to identify issues and client requirements, identify key strategy team members, recommend proposal and study conduct strategy, and internal resourcing, based on experience.
• Lead senior management and multi-disciplinary discussions to assure full and high-quality input. Establish agreement on timelines and deliverables from the strategy meeting, and follow-up to ensure adherence.
• Write and create client specific proposal text to accurately reflect strategy discussions, meet Company and client needs/expectations, assure accuracy and appropriateness of text and attachments.
• Ensure information relating to proposals are uploaded/incorporated into and maintained in relevant databases.
• Participate in client calls related to Requests for Proposals, budget discussions, Requests for Information, etc., as needed.
• Participate in proposal defense meetings with clients.

• Draft budgets to reflect both Company and client needs, including first-run strategic output, assure accuracy, consistency and competitiveness of budgets, facilitate pricing discussions with appropriately identified key decision makers, ensure appropriate and accurate mapping to client budget specifications, provide quality client deliverable to strict deadlines.
• Support client rate card initiatives, as needed.

• Overall management responsibility for the contract process for specific including coordination of Operations, Project Management, Legal, Business Development and Finance to prepare, review, and negotiate contracts.
• Create, negotiate and finalize contractual documents, including Start-up Agreements, Work Orders and Change in Scopes.
• Serve as primary client contact during the negotiation phase.
• Development of account specific standards for contracts, including presentation of budget, payment terms, standard contract language, etc., and discussion/negotiation with client as appropriate.
• On-going proactive involvement with project management in review of project status, including review of contractual status to ensure compliance with contractual terms and milestones and identification of Change in Scopes in contracts.
• Ensure information relating to contractual documents are processed into and maintained in relevant databases.

• Participate in the development and testing of tools, procedures, and processes
• Lead/participate in Lessons Learned meetings, as needed.
• Provide training / mentoring.
• Provide QC/peer review of Change in Scopes on an as needed basis on approved contract templates.

• Carryout any other reasonable duties as requested.

• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• A flexible attitude with respect to work assignments and new learning
• Ability to manage multiple and varied tasks with enthusiasm and prioritize workload with attention to detail
• Shows initiative and self-confidence is adaptable and is able to cope with changing and evolving priorities
• Must have the ability to work methodically in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment
• Demonstratable ability to apply critical thinking to problems and tasks
• Ability to identify and implement process improvements
• Proactively participates in skills improvement training and encourages their teams to participate
• A self-starter and able to work under own initiative
• Ability to lead internal strategy meetings
• Ability to act professionally and with a high degree of maturity in dealing with confidential and sensitive information
• Excellent analytical and proven problem-solving skills
• Client focused approach to work

• Demonstrable experience in proposals and contracts management/administration or pricing development
• Solid experience in the same or very similar role
• Knowledge of working in a fast-paced matrix organization
• Experience of working within teams across various countries and cultures
• Experience of working in and knowledge of the Pharmaceutical/Life Sciences Industry
• Proficient in the utilization of the MS office suite including Excel, Word and Outlook

• Bachelor's Degree in Life Science, Business or a related study, or equivalent project-related experience
• English: Fluent