Clinical Pricing & Payments Senior Associate - Pricing

US, Sr. Pricing Associate, Remote

ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization. We’re proud to foster an inclusive environment driving innovation and excellence, and we welcome you to join us on our mission to shape the future of clinical development.

Icon is looking for a Sr. Pricing Associate. This person will support Global Development Operations, Global Study and Clinical Management Groups, Therapeutic Area Teams, and Finance by: creation of pricing proposals for clinical study budgets, consulting and related agreements; development of study level budget estimates; development of fair market value negotiation guidelines; maintain relevant databases and pricing tools.

What you will be doing: 

Key Responsibilities

• Support Global Development Operations, Global Study and Clinical Management Groups and Therapeutic Area Teams by creation of pricing proposals for clinical study budgets, consulting and related agreements
• Support Finance in the development of study level budget estimates using pricing tools
• Development of fair market value negotiation guidelines for each pricing request
• Maintain database of information related to pricing
• Ownership of pricing tools and templates/forms
• Participating in team/department special projects as required

Budget creation:

• Receive pricing requests from Clinical Development
• Study Clients for original or amended budgets
• Review study protocol or consulting scope of work and discuss with Clinical Study Team
• Use industry benchmarking pricing tool(s) and internal historical data to create base clinical study budge or recommendation for consultant or services compensation
• Create budget spreadsheet and corresponding documentation to be incorporated into Agreement
• Prepare pricing and negotiation summary packet which is provided to Law Department / LOC for negotiation
• Maintain database of pricing and related data for use in cycle time, site selection and negotiation analysis and reporting
• Provide consult to Law Department / LOC, as needed, for site negotiation issues and re-pricing for existing budgets
• Observe timelines associated with completion of pricing requests
• Build base budget in appropriate systems (ex. eClinical – required in US)

Communication:

• Liaise with other critical departments to obtain necessary information required to create pricing, such as Law, Finance, and Clinical Teams Communicate on a regular basis to clients regarding progress of pending pricing requests

Special Projects:

• Participate in department or cross-functional projects as defined by internal team goal or outside department needs

Deliverables:

• Base budget and supporting documentation for clinical study or proposed compensation for consultant services
• Negotiation guidelines for Law department / LOC status reporting and updates

Qualifications: 

Basic qualifications

• 1 year work experience in financial support or contract administration role
• Creation of site level clinical trial budgets
• Bachelor's degree 

Preferred qualifications

3 years work experience in financial support or contract administration role

What ICON can offer you:
Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a diverse culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.

In addition to your competitive salary, ICON offers a range of additional benefits. Our benefits are designed to be competitive within each country and are focused on well-being and work life balance opportunities for you and your family.

Our benefits examples include:

• Various annual leave entitlements
• A range of health insurance offerings to suit you and your family’s needs.
• Competitive retirement planning offerings to maximize savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead.
• Global Employee Assistance Programme, LifeWorks, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialized professionals who are there to support you and your family’s well-being.
• Life assurance
• Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidized travel passes, health assessments, among others.

Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.

At ICON, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values. We’re dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible environment for all candidates. ICON is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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Interested in the role, but unsure if you meet all of the requirements? We would encourage you to apply regardless – there’s every chance you’re exactly what we’re looking for here at ICON whether it is for this or other roles.

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