Proposal Specialist (Entry-Level)

Job Description

Proposal Specialist (Entry-Level) | Syneos Health®

The Tone:
This is an entry-level position at Syneos Health®, located remotely within the USA. Syneos Health is a leading biopharmaceutical solutions organization that translates clinical, medical affairs, and commercial insights into outcomes. This role is vital to the company’s vision of Shortening the Distance from Lab to Life®, playing a key part in developing proposals for clinical research and pharmaceutical services. Your contributions will directly support the business by enabling the delivery of essential healthcare solutions.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Location: Remote

• Team: Global Proposal & RFI team, reporting to a Director or Manager
• Mission: This person supports the Global Proposal Management team by organizing information, maintaining internal systems, and ensuring smooth operations to facilitate the development of proposals for clinical research and pharmaceutical services.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel), SharePoint, Salesforce (CRM)

What You’ll Actually Do
• Support: Assist team members with questions regarding proposal processes and tools to ensure efficient workflow.
• Route: Review new Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and guide their distribution to the appropriate proposal team.
• Organize: Create digital project folders and upload essential documents to maintain organized project records.
• Maintain: Enter and update information in the CRM system and internal workload reports, ensuring data accuracy.
• Query: Contribute to database maintenance, data cleanup projects, and run basic data queries and reports as requested.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree (required), ideally in business, life sciences, or a related field. This is an early career role suitable for recent graduates or individuals with some relevant experience.
• Experience: Familiarity with Microsoft Office tools, especially Word and Excel.
• Skills: High level of attention to detail and accuracy; strong written and verbal communication skills; a positive, team-oriented approach; comfort managing several small tasks at once and staying organized; genuine curiosity about business operations.
• Bonus: An interest in proposal development and a desire to understand how services are scoped and communicated to clients.