Contract Analyst I

Contract Analyst (FSP - Sponsor Dedicated)

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.

As a Contract Analyst I at ICON, you will prepare, verifying, and carrying out invoicing via electronic processing and reporting activities for an assigned portfolio of accounts.

What You Will Do:

You will contribute to contract management activities, taking responsibility for your deliverables and working collaboratively.

Key responsibilities include:

• Balance and maintain client relationships.

• Reconcile accounts and investigate discrepancies.

• Keep abreast of contract progression concerning invoicing units.

• Interact closely with the Revenue team to ensure timely billing and investigate discrepancies on assigned clients.

• Negotiate directly with assigned sites on all site related contracting items including clinical trial agreements, budgets, payment terms, ancillary agreements and amendments. 

• Partner with internal Study Startup team, CROs, Clinical Operations teams, and TAU partners to improve overall SB&C metrics and deliver processes. 

• Ensure standards are applied to the SB&C processes across projects. 

•  Leverage leading industry tools and data sources to provide budget and contract feedback aligned with parameters and fair market value guidance. 

• Promptly recognize and improve potential delays and escalate to appropriate team members. 

• Track all actions and negotiations to ensure timelines are achieved for studies and sites assigned.  

• Support resolving escalated issues identified by the site activation sub-team in partnership with the internal Study Startup team. 

Your Profile:

You will bring relevant contract management experience, along with the following qualifications and skills.

Required qualifications and experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field.
• 2 or more years of experience in clinical research site contracting and budgeting within a pharmaceutical company, CRO or relevant industry vendor. 
• Prior experience in contract analysis, finance, or a related field preferred.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data.
• Advanced English level
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Willingness to travel as required (approximately 5%)

-- NOTE: This is a Home based role in Brazil only --

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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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