Senior Project Manager

🔥 15 hours ago

🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

👷‍♀️ Project Manager

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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 and coordinate global cross-functional study teams to successfully deliver clinical studies • Drive study timelines, quality, budget management, and milestone achievement • Act as the primary point of contact between study teams, programme teams, CROs, and external vendors • Oversee outsourced study activities and ensure appropriate vendor oversight is maintained • Lead study planning, risk management, issue resolution, and escalation activities • Monitor study performance using project management and reporting tools, identifying risks and implementing mitigation plans • Ensure Trial Master File (TMF) completeness and inspection readiness throughout the study lifecycle • Manage study budgets, forecasting, and financial reporting • Support audits and regulatory inspections as the study operations lead • Contribute to process improvements and provide mentorship to less experienced colleagues

🎯 Requirements

• Degree in Life Sciences, Clinical Research, or a related discipline • Minimum 7 years' clinical research experience within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry • At least 2 years' project management experience leading global clinical studies • Strong understanding of ICH-GCP, clinical trial regulations, and study management processes • Proven experience managing studies across the full clinical trial lifecycle • Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to influence and manage cross-functional teams • Excellent stakeholder management, communication, problem-solving, and organisational skills • Experience managing study budgets, timelines, vendors, and risk mitigation activities • Proficiency with clinical trial management systems and project management tools • Legal right to work in the country where the role is based

🏖️ 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