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ICON plc

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1990

💊 Pharmaceuticals

🧬 Biotechnology

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

Pharmaceuticals • Biotechnology • Healthcare Insurance

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

• Direct project and programme management activities, ensuring quality, efficiency, and alignment with business objectives • May act both as an individual contributor and a people leader and may operationally lead and coach team members • May be key client contact for designated clinical projects, drives and influences customer satisfaction, operational excellence, and repeat business • Takes accountability for project(s) or program(s) delivery oversight on time, to budget, to the highest quality, and in compliance with ICH-GCP • Enables team members to manage and deliver quality projects/programs on time to clients and achieve or exceed operational and financial metrics • Works closely with relevant leaders and staff from other functions (Finance, Commercial, Quality, Business Operations, Talent Acquisition, etc.) • May contribute actively to proposal development and Bid Defense Meetings by using their knowledge and experience to develop innovative plans, operational strategies, and budget models • Drives process improvement, risk assessment and mitigation, and execute quality • Customizes and drives implementation of corporate initiatives outcomes across immediate team and within the function

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant scientific discipline or healthcare-related field; advanced degree preferred • Extensive experience in project management within the clinical research or healthcare sectors • Strong leadership skills and proven ability to manage cross-functional teams in a collaborative environment • Expertise in project management methodologies and tools, with a focus on delivering results • Excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and drive change in a complex organization • Willingness to travel as required (approximately 20%)

🏖️ 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