Project Manager, Business Development

Job Summary: The Project Manager for New Business is responsible for leading and coordinating all activities associated with new business opportunities, from initial opportunity identification, to coordination of design meetings, to proposal coordination, and through contract execution and transition to delivery teams. This role serves as a central point of coordination across business development, operations, finance, legal, and technical teams to ensure new opportunities are planned, proposed, and launched efficiently, compliantly, and on schedule. Responsibilities: Serve as the project manager for new business opportunities, including RFPs, RFIs, proposals, bids, and partnership discussions. Develop and manage detailed project plans, timelines, deliverables, and responsibilities for each new business opportunity. Coordinate cross-functional contributors to ensure timely and high-quality proposal development. Track progress, risks, dependencies, and deadlines; proactively address issues to keep proposals on schedule. Present CPC capabilities to potential partners & funders. Partner interactions will span the full project life cycle including relationship initiation, proposal preparation and presentation, transition from proposal to contracting, project kickoff and transition to internal teams, project status updates to the partner and change management, and project closure. Develop and maintain positive business relationships with current and new customers; establish regular communication with current clients to provide ongoing updates on project spend, anticipated changes, etc. Act as the primary coordinator between business development, operations, finance, legal, and subject matter experts during the pre-award phase. Facilitate internal meetings related to new business pursuits, including planning sessions, reviews, and bid defenses. Ensure alignment on scope, assumptions, resourcing, and pricing throughout the proposal lifecycle. Support development and refinement of project budgets, schedules, and scope of work in collaboration with finance and operational leads. Track changes to scope or assumptions and ensure updates are communicated and documented appropriately. Assist with preparation of supporting documentation for pricing, contracts, and approvals. Lead or support the transition of awarded projects from new business into execution, ensuring a smooth handoff to delivery teams. Compile and organize project documentation needed for operational kickoff and onboarding. Ensure commitments made during proposal development are clearly communicated to execution teams. Work with the Contracts team on contract negotiations (including change orders and amendments), as necessary; ensure the scopes of work accurately align with the approved budgets. Maintain proposal trackers, dashboards, and status reports for leadership visibility. Identify opportunities to improve new business project management processes, tools, and templates. Support standardization of proposal management best practices. Perform other duties as deemed necessary. Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in business, science, healthcare, or a related field, or equivalent experience. 3 years of experience in project management, business development, or proposal management. Demonstrated experience managing complex, cross-functional projects with tight deadlines. Strong organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills. Operational knowledge of clinical trial execution is strongly favored in the context of discussing proposals and budgets. Experience in clinical research and ideally, operational knowledge of clinical research specifically clinical trial delivery. Familiarity with proposal development, budgeting, and contract workflows. Experience using project management or proposal tracking tools. Strong computer skills (MS Project, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook). High level of proficiency in scheduling and conducting in person and virtual meetings, use of budgeting tools, and ability to learn and adapt to new technologies as needed to facilitate work. Excellent organizational skills and great attention to detail. Ability to work as a member of a team and interact with individuals at different levels of the organization. Ability to manage conflicts and resolve problems effectively. Ability and willingness to occasionally travel. Targeted Compensation: $95,000 - $118,000 annually About CPC: CPC is an academic research organization that offers full service clinical trial design, oversight, and management with rapid access to Key Opinion Leaders in a variety of therapeutic areas. With over 35 years of experience, CPC has provided services to over 150 clinical trials in a variety of indications, with an emphasis on cardiovascular, wound healing, diabetes and more. CPC has expertise in managing clinical trials from a variety of funding sources including industry, NIH, and Investigator Initiated trials. CPC Community Health focuses on innovative programs that reach into communities to help people find effective ways to become active, empowered and healthy. http://www.cpccommunityhealth.org/ CPC offers: · Comprehensive benefits package (medical, dental, vision, life, STD, LTD etc.) · Matching 401(k) plan (dollar for dollar up to 4% of your eligible compensation, fully vested immediately) · 11 paid holidays · 15 - 25 vacation days based on years of service · Paid sick time (2.67 hours accrued bi-weekly up to a maximum of 80 hours) · Monthly fun events (e.g. team building activities, games, charitable events, potlucks, picnics) · Flexible and remote work schedules An Equal Opportunity Employer CPC provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and length, protective hairstyles), sex, color, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, religion, creed, national origin, disability, military status, genetic information, age 40 and over or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law. It is our intention that all qualified applicants are given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and certain state or local laws. If you need assistance, please email our Human Resources team at [email protected] .