Senior Proposals Associate

We are at the centre of the rapidly growing cell and gene therapy sector. We deliver life-changing therapies to patients, and so can you.

We are currently recruiting for a Senior Proposals Associate to join the OXB Commercial Team to be located close by our offices in Oxfordshire in the UK or Lyon or Strasbourg in France

Our Commercial team works directly with prospective and current partners to provide strategic solutions enabling them to deliver life-changing gene therapy products to patients.

Reporting to the Quotation Director, the purpose of the role is to maintain progress on the proposal generation process with support and supervision from senior colleagues.

Your responsibilities in this role would be: 

• To collaborate with Business Development managers, Client Programme Managers (CPM) and subject matter experts, to develop a good understanding of our services and manufacturing offering, to be able to create, maintain and issue proposals for customer programmes.
• The proposal generation process from initial dialogue with the customer, to issuance and then potentially revision of the proposal and commercial offering.
• To understand the project and its deliverables with commercial aspects, such as costing, pricing and business terms.
• Work with the Business Development team to gain understanding of client needs and be involved in client presentations to gather and present information to support the generation of meaningful proposals.
• To coordinate with the Business Development team, CPM team and Finance, to track multiple proposals and scope of work documents in development and in negotiation, as well as forecasting orders and revenues based on that tracking.
• To take responsibility for key meetings and as owner of key processes linked to proposal generation, organise and coordinate meetings with senior leadership team members and with the commercial team.

We are looking for: 

• Professional qualification (Bachelor’s or Masters) in the life sciences
• Demonstrable experience in CDMOs, life sciences / pharmaceutical service companies or related sectors.
• A working knowledge of proposal writing, RFIs and RFPs.
• Competent with the Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams).
• Experience of working with customers.
• Knowledge and experience of process development and Good Manufacturing Practice. (GMP) projects in Pharma & Biotech.
• Highly developed organisational skills, with project leadership management skills.
• Strong communications skills in both written and spoken English.

About Us:

OXB is a quality and innovation-led viral vector CDMO with a mission to enable its clients to deliver life changing therapies to patients around the world. One of the original pioneers in cell and gene therapy, we have more than 25 years of experience in viral vectors; the driving force behind the majority of gene therapies.

OXB collaborates with some of the world’s most innovative pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, providing viral vector development and manufacturing expertise in lentivirus, adeno-associated virus (AAV) and adenoviral vectors. OXB’s world-class capabilities span from early-stage development to commercialisation. These capabilities are supported by robust quality-assurance systems, analytical methods, and depth of regulatory expertise.

What’s in it for you:

• Highly competitive total reward packages
• Wellbeing programmes
• Development opportunities
• Welcoming, friendly, supportive colleagues
• A diverse and inclusive working environment
• Our values are: Responsible, Responsive, Resilience & Respectful
• State of the art laboratory and manufacturing facilities

We want you to feel inspired every day. We’re future-focused and our business is growing rapidly. We succeed together through passion, commitment, and teamwork, and so can you.

Collaborate. Contribute. Change lives.