Senior Medical Coding Specialist

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🇲🇽 Mexico – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🏥 Medical Billing and Coding

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ICON plc

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1990

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

📦 Logistics

Consulting • Healthcare • Logistics

ICON plc is a global provider of clinical, consulting, and commercial services across various sectors in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries. They offer a wide range of clinical solutions, including decentralised clinical trials, cardiac safety solutions, early clinical laboratories, and medical imaging. ICON also provides technology solutions that support drug development from early phases to post-marketing. Their therapeutic expertise spans cardiovascular, oncology, internal medicine, and more, with a strong focus on transformative therapies like cell and gene therapies and biosimilars. ICON is recognized as a leading Contract Research Organisation (CRO), regularly providing thought leadership and contributing to industry publications and events. Their services are tailored to optimize clinical trials, offer regulatory intelligence, and deliver real-world evidence through robust data analysis and patient-centric solutions.

📋 Description

• Lead the medical coding process for clinical trial data, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements • Manage coding of medical terms using standardized dictionaries such as MedDRA and WHO Drug Dictionary • Collaborate with clinical data management, safety, and clinical operations teams to resolve coding discrepancies and ensure data quality • Provide guidance and support to junior coding specialists, including training and adherence to coding best practices • Participate in developing and implementing coding guidelines, quality control processes, and standard operating procedures • Ensure timely completion of coding tasks to meet project timelines and deliverables • Stay current with coding standards, industry regulations, and therapeutic-area knowledge

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a life science, healthcare, or related field • Extensive experience in medical coding, with in-depth knowledge of coding standards such as MedDRA and WHO Drug Dictionary • Strong understanding of clinical trial processes, regulatory requirements, and industry guidelines for coding and data management • Excellent attention to detail and analytical skills, with the ability to accurately interpret and code medical terminology • Proven leadership and mentoring skills, with the ability to manage coding teams and collaborate with cross-functional departments • Proficiency in coding software and clinical data management systems (CDMS) • Excellent communication and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work effectively in a global, fast-paced environment • Legal right to work in Mexico

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive base salary and performance related incentives • Health and wellbeing programmes including medical, dental, and vision coverage where applicable • Retirement and pension plans • Life assurance and disability coverage • Employee assistance programmes and wellbeing resources • Learning and development opportunities through structured training and career pathways