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title: 'Senior Proposal Specialist at Alimentiv'
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# Senior Proposal Specialist at Alimentiv

- **Company:** Alimentiv
- **Location:** London, United Kingdom
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-08-26
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/alimentiv-2/815c26b6-3c0f-4b66-8ed7-be0d89de06e6

## Job description

The Senior Proposal Specialist will assist the BD team on the preparation of proposal responses associated with high priority, high complexity business development opportunities and will work closely and often independently with the clinical subject matter experts to create customized, comprehensive responses and budgets for Sponsors. This person will support the BD team in internal and external client calls/meetings to support budget reviews and questions and provide strategic input on budgeting approaches.

Proposal and SOW Development (30-40%)

- Understand and share proposal requirements thoroughly.
- Work with multiple internal stakeholders to develop proposal content in line with RFP/RFI.
- Summarize and prepare (with support of internal stakeholders) key information required to support preparation of proposal responses.
- Document all assumptions.
- Review and ensure the final proposal meets Sponsor expectations and a high standard of quality.
- Assist in maintaining proposal tools – templates, graphics, experience tables etc.
- Assist BD Manager on RFIs.
- Support Statement of Work (SOW) development.

Costing Support (40-50%)

- Generate initial costing assumptions.
- Generate/populate initial CRO costings in Alimentiv tools then work with clinical experts to refine and finalize.
- Obtain pre-award budgets from vendor and site partners.
- Ensure rolled up costing is correct prior to sending for executive review.
- Support amendments or updates during the process.
- Thoroughly understand final costing and be able to explain to either internal or external stakeholders.
- Support the project team with change orders.

General BD Support and Special Projects (10-20%)

- Attend and facilitate internal bid/no bid, strategy, and project hand-off meetings for awarded projects/sponsors. Some occasional support for bid defenses.
- Provide support to BD Managers with presentations and attend client meetings as needed.
- Support internal project teams related to client or contract issues, questions etc.
- Coordinate with clinical team, site feasibility if required.
- Provide feedback and/or develop BD tools to ensure continuous improvement.
- Generate BD reports as needed.
- May be asked to attend conferences to provide booth and meeting support.

## Qualifications

- Minimum 1 - 3 years of related experience (4 - 6 years of related experience preferred)
- Minimum Post-secondary certificate / diploma (College, Training Institute, etc.) (Bachelor's degree preferred)
- Fluent in English (Verbal and Written)
- Experience with budget development within a CRO, clinical trials or a similar regulated/complex environment is highly desirable.

Additional knowledge/skills

- Science degree/diploma preferred
- previous budget building experience in CRO and clinical trials mandatory
- advanced user ability with Excel and proficient with other MS Office tools
- high degree of detail orientation
- logical and process thinking mindset
- good written and verbal communication skills and project management skills.

To be considered for this role, please ensure your resume is in English.

Accommodations for persons with disabilities are available on request in respect of all aspects of the recruitment and selection lifecycle. Requests can be directed to recruitment@alimentiv.com

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## About Alimentiv

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Alimentiv is a global, specialized gastrointestinal (GI) contract research organization (CRO) that provides full‑service clinical trials, advanced medical imaging, and precision medicine solutions to accelerate the development of GI therapies.
- **Entity Type**: Private (owned by Alimentiv Health Trust, a profit‑with‑purpose trust)
- **Headquarters**: London, Ontario, Canada
- **Founded**: 1986 (originally as part of Robarts Research Institute; rebranded to Alimentiv in 2020)
- **Founders**: Not publicly available (the organization evolved from academic GI research at Robarts Research Institute)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Pharmaceutical contract research (CRO), specifically gastrointestinal diseases
- **Target customers**: B2B – pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies developing therapies for GI indications (e.g., IBD, celiac disease, eosinophilic esophagitis)
- **Mission/purpose**: To advance the science of gastrointestinal diseases by designing and executing better, more efficient trials, generating quality data that bring pivotal GI products closer to patients [alimentiv.com](https://alimentiv.com/about-us/)

## Products & Services
Alimentiv offers a comprehensive, end‑to‑end suite of GI‑focused clinical development services:

- **Clinical Trial Services**: Full‑service study management, site selection (5,000+ sites in 60+ countries), medical monitoring, and clinical operations.
- **Medical Imaging Solutions**: Proprietary platforms including Notō and Lucidity™, central reading for endoscopy, MRE/MRI, intestinal ultrasound (IUS), and AI‑powered tools (DovaVision™ UC, PathwaysGI, IAG).
- **Precision Medicine / Biomarkers**: Biomarker analysis, spatial biology, and real‑world evidence services.
- **Histopathology & Laboratory Services**: Delivered via AcelaBio, a wholly owned specialty lab offering histopathology and precision medicine for clinical trials.
- **Statistics & Data Sciences**: Biostatistics, clinical data management, and medical writing.
- **Clinical Pharmacology**: Pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic support.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not disclosed (privately held by Alimentiv Health Trust)
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue of $75 M (estimated, per LinkedIn) [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/alimentiv)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Alimentiv Health Trust (parent); partnerships with academic centers, imaging societies (IBUS), patient advocacy groups (Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, Beyond Celiac, EUREOS), and industry consortia (STAR, CDISC Platinum Member).
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Headcount of 507 employees (+13.9% YoY, +81 people) [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/alimentiv)
  - Trusted for over 70% of IBD compounds in development globally
  - Recent expansion into Australia and Latin America (2024)
  - AI imaging partnerships and new modalities (MRE/MRI, IUS) launched in 2022‑2023

## Competitive Advantages
- **Deep GI specialization**: 30+ years of exclusive focus on gastrointestinal diseases, with deep scientific and operational expertise.
- **Proprietary imaging technology**: Advanced central reading platforms (Notō, Lucidity™) and AI‑driven tools that are widely adopted in GI trials.
- **Global site network**: 5,000+ GI‑experienced sites across 60+ countries, enabling seamless multi‑regional studies.
- **Profit‑with‑purpose ownership model**: Alimentiv Health Trust reinvests profits into research, technology, and employee benefits, creating a long‑term, mission‑driven structure.
- **End‑to‑end capabilities**: From clinical management to imaging, biomarkers, histopathology, and statistics – all under one roof.

## Strategic Focus
- **Innovation in GI trial design**: Developing validated endpoints, novel imaging biomarkers, and AI‑powered diagnostics.
- **Expansion of precision medicine**: Growing histopathology and biomarker services (AcelaBio) and spatial biology offerings.
- **Geographic expansion**: Building presence in Asia‑Pacific, Latin America, and Europe to support global trials.
- **Partnership development**: Deepening collaborations with academic consortia, patient advocacy groups, and technology partners.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as “profit‑with‑purpose” – commercial success is channeled back into scientific research, technology, and employees. Employees can become beneficiaries of the Alimentiv Health Trust.
- **Work environment**: Flexible and remote work options available for many roles; policies include flexible summer hours, a December holiday shutdown, and “working while visiting” programs.
- **Compensation & benefits**: Industry‑benchmarked salaries, performance‑based incentives, retirement/savings plans, comprehensive health/dental/vision, generous paid time off, and parental leave.
- **Engineering & science culture**: Focus on “clinical trial excellence” with opportunities to work on the most important GI studies globally. Teams include data sciences, clinical operations, imaging, and biostatistics.
- **Social & inclusion**: Employee‑led social committee, virtual and in‑person regional events, and a collaborative, inclusive atmosphere.

## Sources
1. [alimentiv.com – About Us](https://alimentiv.com/about-us/)
2. [alimentiv.com – Careers](https://alimentiv.com/careers/)
3. [linkedin.com – Alimentiv Company Page](https://linkedin.com/company/alimentiv)
4. [alimentiv.com – Global Reach](https://www.alimentiv.com/about-us/global-reach/)
5. [jobs.lever.co – Alimentiv Open Roles](https://jobs.lever.co/alimentiv-2)

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