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🔔 Pennsylvania – Remote

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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

• Oversee and coordinate the preparation, negotiation, and execution of clinical trial agreements and budgets for assigned studies or portfolios • Manage end-to-end site contracting activities for assigned studies, including template use, negotiation, and execution tracking • Serve as a primary escalation point for contract issues, proposing solutions that balance sponsor, site, and internal requirements • Collaborate with legal, finance, and project teams to ensure alignment on contract language, budget assumptions, and risk positions • Monitor contracting timelines and metrics, identifying bottlenecks, and driving corrective actions to improve cycle times • Provide guidance and oversight to Site Contracts Negotiators working on the same studies or programs • Contribute to the development and refinement of contracting playbooks, templates, and standard processes

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in law, business, life sciences, or a related field, or equivalent experience • Strong experience in clinical site contracting or similar contract negotiation roles within CRO, pharma, or healthcare • Good understanding of clinical trial agreements, budget structures, and key legal and compliance considerations • Excellent negotiation, communication, and problem-solving skills • Organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple studies and priorities • Collaborative mindset with experience guiding or coordinating the work of others

🏖️ 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