Job description:

SUMMARY
Deliver professional, high quality, strategic proposal documents in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Actively engage Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to develop content that clearly addresses the customer’s needs; succinctly addresses key study and treatment environment considerations and our proposed delivery strategy; and effectively demonstrates the strategic value IQVIA can offer. Develop text that is well-written – concise, clear and coherent; grammatically correct; and professionally presented.

RESPONSIBILITIES
• Work with Business Development, Therapeutic Strategy Lead, Medic and Feasibility Leads to collect input to include in proposal.
• Ensure the overall flow of the proposal and a coherent ‘story’ that effectively conveys the key messaging agreed on by the team.
• Ensure that all customer requirements have been addressed in the proposal; ensure consistency between customer needs and expectations, strategy proposed and budgeted specifications.
• Work with SMEs to clarify any content in the proposal that is not clear.
• Perform other duties as assigned

All responsibilities are essential job functions unless noted as non-essential (N).

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
• Native English speaker or near-native speaker with extensive educational or professional experience in English-speaking country.
• Demonstrated writing and/or editing skills; technical writing, proposal writing, medical writing, editing and/or other professional writing experience preferred.
• Knowledge of clinical development industry
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
• Excellent time management and organizational skills required with the ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Ability to make timely, sound decisions and escalate appropriately in a fast paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Critical thinking skills and ability to communicate key messaging clearly and simply, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to balance strong attention to detail with overall business and deliverable objectives
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with proposal team members and managers.

MINIMUM REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
• Degree in technical writing, professional writing, communications, journalism, linguistics or related field, and a minimum of 4 year's direct experience in proposal writing, technical writing, editing, professional writing or other industry-specific operations experience; or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
• Extensive use of computer and remote communication requiring accurate perception of speech.
• Extensive use of keyboard requiring repetitive motion of fingers.
• Regular sitting for extended periods of time.

IQVIA is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries. We create intelligent connections to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments to help improve patient outcomes and population health worldwide. Learn more at https://jobs.iqvia.com