Senior Proposal Lead

Senior Proposal Lead

Position Summary:

• Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, core hours 8am-4:30pm
• 100% on-site (San Diego)

Catalent, Inc. is a leading global Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO), and Catalent’s San Diego facility focuses on early-stage development of small molecule and peptide drug candidates from the bench to the clinic.  This facility offers an array of services that support oral and injectable dosage forms that include preformulation testing, formulation and analytical development, cGMP manufacturing and clinical packaging, labeling, and worldwide distribution.  Our San Diego location is the home of our Catalent Spray Drying technologies with downstream roller compaction capabilities to support the needs of our client’s most challenging compounds.

This is a very cross-functional position which is responsible for supporting various groups and sites in Business Development, Product Development, Manufacturing, and external clients. This individual is accountable for scoping, writing, pricing, issuing and management of proposals for new and existing customer opportunities, pipelines, and technical services. You will be a key member of a multi-site mission to deliver unparalleled service to our clients and quality drug products to the patients.

The Role:

• Prepare development, tech transfer, clinical supply, and pipeline proposals related to customer activities within Catalent facilities. Examples would be an early phase product development proposal or a proposal to change a process.  Key interactions in this process will include Business Development, Science and Technology (S&T), Product Development (PD), Analytical Services, and the site management as applicable
• Responsible for designing and managing proposals for the site. Interact with various internal groups such as legal, business development, S&T, PD, Analytical, Quality, and project management for necessary information for the completion of quotes and Quote Amendment Records (QARs)
• Collaborating as necessary with other Catalent sites to ensure the established project timelines and deliverables are progressing according to the agreement. Generate high level timeline and provide other documents when needed to support requested quotations
• Ensuring that project quotes are within scope and up to date. Manage timelines of proposal development, and assure that documents are complete, accurate, and sent on time. Responsible for making sure each quote is governed by the correct legal document
• Maintain weekly Quotes in Process (QIP) status for assigned proposals and manage other metric tracking as needed. Engage directly with clients for relevant QIP’s. Will lead complex quotations requiring discussions and input from multiple locations or business units and senior Catalent leadership
• Participates in continuous improvement and cross-functional initiatives to reduce cost and improve efficiency and service levels for both internal and external clients. Provide support as needed to the site, BD, or Commercial Operations Leadership and manage Strategic Clients
• Will serve as the lead for mentoring and training support to new team members
• Other duties as assigned

The Candidate:

• Bachelor’s degree is required in a scientific, engineering, business, or relevant discipline
• Must have six (6) years of relevant experience in pharmaceutical, medical device or food manufacturing, with experience in quality, technical project management, business management and/or business development
• Must have relevant industry knowledge of drug product development and/or consumer product development, analytical research and development, project scale-up, product manufacturing, quality, validations, and regulatory
• Must have strong business acumen along with analytical and financial skills. Advanced skills in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, etc.) are required
• Self-motivated, collaborative, action oriented. Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally in a matrix organization
• Physical Requirements: Individual needs to be accessible to manufacturing floor and office staff and to use required office equipment. Specific vision requirements include reading of written documents and use of computer monitor screen frequently

Pay:

• The anticipated salary range for this role in California is $90,000 to $105,000 annually. The final salary offered to a successful candidate may vary, and will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to: the type and length of experience within the job, type and length of experience within the industry, skillset, education, business needs, etc.  Catalent is a multi-state employer, and this salary range may not reflect posit