Clinical Research Physician
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About the role
Role: Clinical Research Physician - Inflammation & Autoimmunity (FSP), part-time (0.5 FTE)
Location: Australia (home-based)
We are seeking an experienced Clinical Research Physician to provide medical monitoring and scientific oversight for clinical trials in inflammation and autoimmunity. This role offers the opportunity to work on innovative programs, support operational teams, and ensure patient safety across late-stage studies.
What you will be doing:
Provide medical monitoring of adverse events, lab data, concomitant medications, and protocol adherence.
Offer scientific and medical guidance to operational teams, investigators, and study sites.
Collaborate with Pharmacovigilance on safety assessments, SAE narratives, and regulatory reporting.
Support independent committees (DSMBs, adjudication committees) as needed.
Conduct ongoing patient profile and CRF reviews to ensure clinical integrity and safety.
You are:
MD with advanced clinical training and minimum 3 years’ experience in pharma/clinical research.
Prior medical monitoring experience in a CRO is preferred.
Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Experience in late-stage (Phase II/III) clinical trials.
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 maximise savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead
- Global Employee Assistance Programme, TELUS Health, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialised 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, subsidised travel passes, health assessments, among others
Visit our careers website to read more about the benefits of working at ICON: https://careers.iconplc.com/benefits
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, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know through the form below.
https://careers.iconplc.com/reasonable-accommodations
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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