Consultant/Medical Writer - Global Value Dossiers

Consultant/Medical Writer - Global Value Dossiers - Ireland/UK/Spain/Portugal/Bulgaria/Poland but may consider other European countries. Home or office based

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.

The Consultant/Medical Writer is responsible for the provision of services for assigned clients in their area of expertise. 

Job Description

• Conducts technical project management, including scope of work development, contract initiation, and project milestones, timelines, deliverables, and budgets
• Supports project lead/director on other projects as needed
• Identifies risks with completing specific deliverables and effectively executes strategies to minimize them
• Maintains understanding of project requirements and identifies scope creep as it happens.  Alerts business operations and project lead/director to the need for a change order at appropriate times.
• Communicates efficiently and effectively across the ICON project team
• Communicates regularly with client’s assigned point of contact regarding project tasks, budgets and timelines
• Establishes and maintains regular meetings with clients including drafting agendas, managing calendars, summarising notes and tracking agreed actions
• Completes internal documentation and quality-checks the work of others
• Participates in proposal and quote development

Specific Focus: Evidence dossiers

• Assists in document and information revisions and updates for different types of evidence dossiers (i.e., Health Technology Appraisals, Global Value Dossiers, Joint Clinical Assessment dossiers)
• With direction, develops approach to assigned piece(s) of the client project
• Conducts appropriate searches of literature or guidance documents with limited direction of senior staff
• Assesses project relevant data, identifies issues and prepares gap assessments
• May be asked to oversee and guide ad hoc external contractors who have been commissioned by ICON to draft the relevant content as a member of the project team

Client Development

• Maintains up-to-date understanding of the specific nature of key client relationships and supports the building/broadening of these relationships where appropriate
• Assists in formulating recommendations that help clients meet their goals by maintaining a current understanding of their commercial objectives and market access requirements

Behaviours

• Proactively and independently expands knowledge base and remains current on developments, trends and best practices for subject matter expertise
• Efficiently manages own workload with respect to project scope, timelines and quality
• Maintains strong understanding of the pharma/biotech/medical device industry landscape as it relates to technically relevant trends and challenges
• Performs other duties and tasks as are allocated at the reasonable discretion of the Company
• Recognizes, exemplifies and adheres to ICON's values which center on our commitment to People, Clients and Performance
• As a member of staff, the employee is expected to embrace and contribute to our culture of process improvement with a focus on streamlining our processes, adding value to our business and meeting client needs
• Demonstrates and actively promotes an open and honest working environment to encourage close teamwork and foster knowledge transfer

General

• Travel (Up to 15%) domestic and/or international
• Education and experience
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders
• Experience
• Working in Market Access in the pharmaceutical industry (pharma company or consultancy).
• English professional level in speaking and writing.
• Direct HTA/HE experience and understanding.

Education/Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.

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.

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 or submit a request here

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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