Cindy Mccaskey Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

SUMMARY: The Senior Proposal Manager leads cross-functional contributors to develop crisp and compelling proposals focused on client solutions that are aligned with operational strategy and technical approach. Primarily responsible for RFPs and supplemental documents for single or multiple service/region clinical development protocols or programs. Ensures all documents align appropriately with the operational strategy and budget and are completed within appropriate timelines and quality standards.RESPONSIBILITIES:Duties may include but are not limited to:• Responsible for consistently producing and writing high quality, customized proposal text across multiple RFPs.• Identify, advise, and compile winning proposal strategies. Determine key selling messages in cooperation with subject matter experts (SMEs).• Ensure operational strategy and budget align with sponsor needs and win strategy as defined by Business Development.• Act as focal point for collection of information from various sources. Interview SMEs to gather information, confirm data and customize content.• Review input from SMEs to ensure consistency of selling message and tone.• Actively participate in creative writing tasks, ensuring that product/service offerings are clearly articulated in proposals, statements of work, and presentation materials.• Lead cross-functional team through the development and delivery of high-quality proposal deliverables within prescribed timelines.• Proofread, edit, rewrite, and review budgetary sections of materials for readability and consistency of message and tone.• Participate in departmental initiatives as requested by Leadership.• Contribute to Proposal and RFI text libraries to provide text for future use and adaptation.• Assist in the development of the strategic writing team through mentoring of more junior members as time allows.

Remote

The Strategic Proposal Manager works with cross-functional contributors to develop crisp and compelling proposals focused on client solutions that are aligned with operational strategy and technical approach. Primarily responsible for RFPs and supplemental documents for single or multiple service/region clinical development protocols or programs. Ensures all documents align appropriately with the operational strategy and budget are completed within appropriate timelines and quality standards. RESPONSIBILITIES:Duties may include but are not limited to: Responsible for consistently producing and writing high quality, customized proposal text across multiple RFPs.Identify, advise, and compile winning proposal strategies. Determine key selling messages in cooperation with subject matter experts (SMEs).Act as focal point for collection of information from various sources. Interviews SMEs to gather information, confirm data and customize content.Review input from SMEs to ensure consistency of selling message and tone.Actively participate in creative writing tasks ensuring that product/service offerings are clearly articulated in proposals, statements of work, and presentation materials.Must apply strategic and customized solutions to the overall proposal documents.Proofread, edit, rewrite, and review budgetary sections of materials to ensure readability and consistency of message and tone.Participate in departmental initiatives as requested by Strategic Proposal Management leadership.Contribute to Proposal and RFI text libraries to provide text for future use and adaptation.

Morrisville, Pa

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Working with our BD and Operations teams to develop winning proposals for the leading CRO in Women's Health!• Ensure high quality client-focused proposals and budgets are delivered.• Analyze RFP documents to derive proposal structures, schedule, and requirements• Coordinate and lead meetings with the sales team, project team, other experts, and department managers for the purpose of completing proposals or other client deliverables.• Budget generation will include coordinating input and approval by internal operations teams, and liaising with partners and vendors as needed to complete budgets.• Schedule and lead executive budget review meetings prior to submission of proposals/client deliverables.• Prepare deliverables within deadlines and in accordance with internal and external client requests as well as in accordance with developed processes.• Collaborate with senior management and other functional leadership to improve efficiencies, outcomes and quality metrics. • Provide leadership and guidance as the proposal expert to help sales team, SMEs, and executives navigate the proposal process from start to finish• Serve as primary support and contact for assigned proposals, including subsequent revisions• Identification and evaluation of vendors and sub-contractors to support the proposal development process, including task/work order development for awarded projects.• Use approved templates to generate agreements with sponsors and vendors including but not limited to Confidentiality Agreements, Master Agreements, Stand-alone Agreements Task Orders and Amendments

Work with various teams within the organization to facilitate the coordination and production of proposal (RFI, RFP etc.) responses by members of the Proposals team. Responsibilities include line management of members of the Proposals team, including introduction and implementation of all necessary procedures and processes, developing responses, leading response development for highly complex initiatives, updating processes and templates, review/administer support software systems, and build community within/across the organization.

Work with various teams within the organization to facilitate the coordination and production of contract documents and proposal (RFI, RFP etc.) responses by members of the Contracts and Proposals teams. Responsibilities include line management of members of the Contracts and Proposals teams, including introduction and implementation of all necessary procedures and processes, developing responses, leading response development for highly complex initiatives, updating processes and templates, review/administer support software systems, and build community within/across the organization.

Greater Philadelphia Area (Remote)

The Proposal Coordinator is a member of the Contracts and Proposals team who works with the Business Development team to coordinate and produce the proposal responses that utilize the relevant service, product, and business knowledge required to win while adhering to proposal procedures and processes. • Supports development of responses to requests for information (RFIs) and requests for proposals (RFPs), as well as other requests for support from the business development team• Owner of all aspects of the appropriate proposal process (text, budget) for assigned/accountable opportunities (inclusive of managing opportunities autonomously, establishing clear timelines, meeting client requirements and deadlines, escalating obstacles)• Review and analyze RFP client documents, including protocol draft/synopsis, to confirm receipt of adequate information to develop a thoughtful proposal response, requesting additional information, if necessary• Organization and management of applicable strategic and operational calls related to the opportunity • Adhere to policies and procedures for proposal development and client interaction• Serve as primary support and contact for assigned proposals, including subsequent revisions• Provide leadership in drafting and reviewing proposal content, following guidance from Business Development with potential input from a variety of additional stakeholders, including marketing, product teams, finance, commercial, legal and delivery• Work with internal stakeholders to review and revise deliverables • Maintain internal general and client-specific templates in line with corporate branding• Perform data entry into SalesForce• Contribute to process improvements, updating and/or revising templates and processes as needed• Other duties as assigned

Horsham, Pa

- Provide oversight to ensure accuracy and consistency in proposals, as well as alignment with Ancillare values of integrity, accountability, transparency, communication, collaboration, and teamwork. - Manage RFI/RFP responses through internal processes, working on and leading projects, as needed- Work with functional team members and SMEs to conduct appropriate research to prepare and review proposals- Lead, supervise, coach, mentor, train, and conduct performance evaluations of assigned team members- As a senior point of contact in support of CPG, act as liaison between internal team members as needed- Enhance the department and organization via new and different opportunities in the spirit of continuous improvement.

Princeton, Nj

• Responsible for developing proposals and associated budgets for multiple business units and divisions within wider organization, including leading pan-WCG responses• Responsible for developing initial drafts of change orders and associated budgets for two business units• Contribute to parent organization proposal efforts across multiple business units within the Clinical Services Organization (CSO)• Developed business writing guide • Developed processes for proposal and change order development• Maintain internal tracking mechanisms for reporting weekly, monthly, and quarterly• Assisted with coordinating events committee for one business unit for internal morale• Update and contribute to business development customer relationship management program• Developed internal Finance Committeeo Coordinate meetings of senior leadership across multiple business unitso Document changes to standard pricingo Administer and document pricing deviations• Winner of Chairman’s Award inaugural year• Manage all aspects of quote, proposal and RFI development for assigned opportunities; adhering to agreed-upon proposal and pricing processes• Manage opportunities autonomously, establishes clear timelines to meet client requirement, anticipates obstacles and provides solutions• Reviews RFP/quote requests to ensure full understanding of client requirements• Works with Operations, Finance, Sales Executives and others to compile proposal response• Ensures timely delivery of assigned proposals to clients• Performs data entry into Salesforce.com & databases as appropriate (e.g., updates, proposal number requests, and generating both regularly scheduled and impromptu reports) where applicable• Manage client-facing and senior management-facing activities surrounding assigned opportunities Identifies and resolves issues around client inquiry requirements and internal capabilities

Plymouth Meeting, Pa And Princeton, Nj

• Responsible for developing proposals and associated budgets for multiple business units and divisions within wider organization• Responsible for developing initial drafts of change orders and associated budgets for two business units• Contribute to parent organization proposal efforts across multiple business units within the Clinical Services Organization (CSO)• Developed business writing guide • Developed processes for proposal and change order development• Maintain internal tracking mechanisms for reporting weekly, monthly, and quarterly• Assisted with coordinating events committee for one business unit for internal morale• Update and contribute to business development customer relationship management program• Developed internal Finance Committee Coordinate meetings of senior leadership across multiple business units Document changes to standard pricing Administer and document pricing deviations• Winner of Chairman’s Award inaugural year• Manage all aspects of quote, proposal and RFI development for assigned opportunities; adhering to agreed-upon BU-specific and enterprise-wide proposal and pricing processes• Manage opportunities autonomously, establishes clear timelines to meet client requirement, anticipates obstacles and provides solutions• Reviews RFP/quote requests to ensure full understanding of client requirements• Works with Operations, Finance, Sales Executives and others to compile proposal response• Ensures timely delivery of assigned proposals to clients• Performs data entry into Salesforce.com & databases as appropriate (e.g., updates, proposal number requests, and generating both regularly scheduled and impromptu reports) where applicable• Manage client-facing and senior management-facing activities surrounding assigned opportunities Identifies and resolves issues around client inquiry requirements and WCG/ePS capabilities

Princeton, Nj

• Six Sigma Green Belt trained• Assist with onboarding new hires in Asia-Pacific region and US• Manage all aspects of quote, proposal and RFI development for assigned opportunities; adhering to agreed-upon BU-specific and enterprise-wide proposal and pricing processes • Ensures response team is developing creative solutions for client inquiries• Responsible for managing opportunities of medium to high complexity autonomously• Reviews RFP/quote requests to ensure full understanding of client requirements• Works with Operations, Finance, Account Executives and others to compile proposal response• Ensures timely delivery of assigned proposals to clients• Evaluates data entry into SFDC, CMS, and others databases as appropriate (e.g. updates, proposal number requests and generating both regularly scheduled and impromptu reports) for accuracy and completion• Responsible for client-facing and senior management-facing activities surrounding assigned opportunities• Identifies and resolves issues around client inquiry requirements and Covance capabilities• Maintains appropriate knowledge of the technical and regulatory environments• Responsible for executing or facilitating internal and external opportunity management negotiations (i.e. pricing, process, resources, etc.)• Anticipates, detects, promotes quality and process improvement needs in the maintenance and continued development of key client relationships• Promotes internal expertise through training and guidance to less experienced staff on interpretation of a RFP/quote/protocol • Performs quality control activities for peers and less experienced staff

Princeton, Nj

Duties include: • Manage all aspects of quote, proposal, and RFI development for assigned opportunities, adhering to agreed-upon BU-specific and enterprise-wide proposal and pricing processes • Manage opportunities autonomously, establishes clear timelines to meet client requirement, anticipates obstacles and provides solutions• Reviews RFP/quote requests to ensure full understanding of client requirements• Works with Operations, Finance, Account Executives, and others to compile proposal response• Ensures timely delivery of assigned proposals to clients• Performs data entry into SFDC, and other databases/software packages as appropriate (e.g. updates and generating both regularly scheduled and impromptu reports) where applicable• Manage client-facing and senior management-facing activities surrounding assigned opportunities• Identifies and resolves issues around client inquiry requirements and Covance capabilities• Maintains appropriate knowledge of the technical and regulatory environments• Creates and implements new processes as standards to improve business as a result of process projects assigned

Princeton, Nj

Marketing and corporate development activities for civil engineering firm. Responsibilities include proposal generation and coordination, business development activities.

General marketing activies for a civil engineering firm. Duties included: proposal submissions, advertising, direct mail, website content development.

Marketing Manager responsible for coordinating advertising, trade show participation, database updates/management, literature requests, and scheduling/coordinating training courses. Worked extensively with sales force.

Certificate For Preparation For Project Management Professional Exam, Project Management, A

Taking three (3) preparatory courses to prepare for the PMP exam.

B.A., Journalism

Activities and Societies: Managing Editor of The Rider News during Senior year. Member of communications honors society.Managing Editor.

Political Science And Government

Theatre groups