Senior Proposal Manager - Life Sciences

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Overview of the Role

We're committed to supporting customers across every industry, and we're looking for a Senior Proposal Manager to join our Proposals Team within the Specialization Center of Excellence - specifically aligned to strategic opportunities in the Life Sciences sector.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary project manager across written proposals and supporting materials-ensuring quality, consistency, and on-time delivery.
• Manage complex, high-visibility RFP and proposal responses aligned to Salesforce's Life Sciences industry.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across sales, solution engineering, product, legal, and marketing to gather inputs and develop clear, compelling responses.
• Ensure proposals reflect Salesforce's messaging, positioning, and brand standards.
• Contribute to and help strengthen Salesforce's Life Sciences product roadmap and differentiators.
• Build trusted relationships across internal teams and develop a deep understanding of Salesforce's structure to efficiently drive proposal development..
• Maintain and improve the Life Sciences RFP content library to ensure high-quality, up-to-date, and reusable proposal content.
• Contribute to continuous innovation exploring how AI can improve and streamline the Proposal process
• Drive impactful projects that improve team efficiency and stakeholder support.
• Review and improve project management processes to ensure consistency and quality.
• Analyze data to inform process improvements and share insights with the team.
• Support teammates, fostering an inclusive and collaborative environment.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in proposal management, business development or project management-ideally within Life Sciences, CROs, or technology vendors supporting the industry.
• Understanding of Life Sciences business processes, regulatory dynamics, and technology needs.
• Experience working in or leading Agile projects.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously in a dynamic environment.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to prioritize and adapt to shifting business needs.
• Executive presence with strong interpersonal skills-comfortable influencing stakeholders and challenging the status quo when needed.
• Advanced proficiency with Salesforce CRM (custom objects, queues, reports, dashboards, etc.).

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In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well including: time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program. More details about company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.

Client-provided location(s): Indianapolis, IN

Job ID: Salesforce-JR304149

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2025-07-31T13:06:26