Manager, R&D Business Operations

🔥 13 hours ago

🌲 North Carolina – Remote

🌲 North Carolina – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

⚙️ Business Operations

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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

• Create, generate, and manage purchase orders in Ariba/SAP following full contract execution • Translate contractual payment terms, milestones, and fee structures into accurate purchase order structures • Review executed agreements for financial setup, funding allocations, payment schedules, and budget tracking • Process change orders, PO amendments, closures, and funding adjustments • Partner with R&D, Finance, and Strategic Sourcing to resolve system or budget discrepancies • Monitor PO lifecycle activities, including invoice matching, goods receipt confirmations, accrual support, and PO reconciliation • Ensure compliance with financial controls, delegation of authority policies, and procurement procedures • Serve as system subject matter expert for Ariba/SAP purchase order workflows • Train business partners on purchase requisition and PO processes • Facilitate operational status meetings related to PO issuance, budget tracking, and financial metrics • Generate reports and dashboards for PO cycle times, open commitments, spend against budget, and operational KPIs • Support month-end and year-end close activities, including accrual validation and financial reconciliation • Identify and implement process improvements • Support audit requests and compliance reviews related to procurement and purchase order activities

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred • Minimum 5 years of experience in pharmaceutical/biotech business operations, procurement operations, finance operations, or contract-to-PO management • Demonstrated experience creating and managing purchase orders within enterprise systems (e.g., SAP, Ariba) • Strong understanding of procure-to-pay (P2P) processes, including requisitioning, PO generation, invoice matching, and accruals • Experience working cross-functionally with R&D, Finance, Strategic Sourcing, Legal, and Accounts Payable • Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret contract financial terms and translate them into operational system requirements • Working knowledge of pharmaceutical/biotech regulatory and compliance considerations impacting vendor payments and financial controls • Ability to identify financial discrepancies or operational risks and escalate appropriately • Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple purchase orders, vendors, and deadlines simultaneously • Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), with strong Excel skills for financial tracking and reporting • Experience supporting internal or external audits related to procurement or financial operations • Strong attention to detail and ability to interpret and apply company financial policies, procedures, and internal controls • 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