Proposal Specialist (RFI) - US East Coast

Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

The Proposal Specialist is responsible for developing accurate, compelling, and client-ready responses to Requests for Information (RFIs) and related client inquiries. This role contributes to the organization’s business development efforts by crafting high-quality proposal content that communicates the company’s capabilities, differentiators, and value propositions. The Proposal Specialist works collaboratively with subject matter experts (SMEs), business development, operations, and leadership teams to ensure all responses reflect organizational strengths, comply with internal standards, and align with client requirements.

• Create and deliver clear, persuasive, and accurate RFI responses, ensuring alignment with company positioning and client needs.
• Partner with SMEs and internal stakeholders to collect technical, operational, and business information to support proposal development.
• Analyze client RFI requirements and translate them into well-structured, tailored responses.
• Manage timelines and coordinate cross-functional input to ensure timely completion of deliverables.
• Support the development and maintenance of RFI content repositories, templates, and libraries for consistent reuse.
• Apply branding, style, and quality standards to ensure consistency and professionalism across all deliverables.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to streamline RFI response processes and enhance content quality.
• Contribute to internal knowledge-sharing efforts by updating standard responses and assisting in training team members on RFI processes.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic/vocational qualification.
• Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 2+ years).

In some cases, an equivalency, consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training and/or directly related experience, will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate technical information into client-friendly language.
• Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• High attention to detail and quality, with demonstrated experience in document formatting and consistency.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and experience with proposal management tools or content libraries.
• Strong interpersonal skills for collaboration with diverse teams and SMEs.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret client requests and tailor responses accordingly.
• Familiarity with business development or sales operations processes preferred.

Welcome

Thank you for your interest as you consider starting a new career journey with us. As the world leader in serving science, our colleagues develop critical solutions through innovation—and build rewarding careers. Discover their extraordinary stories and connection to our Mission to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Their work is a story of purpose. What story will you tell?

About Us

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of more than $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD.

Accessibility/Disability Access

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

EEO

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, veteran status, age or disability status.