Contract Associate

Contract Associate

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 Contract Associate will play a key role in supporting clinical trial operations by leading the development, negotiation, and execution of study agreements and budgets. This position ensures timely, compliant contract processes while partnering with cross-functional teams to enable successful study delivery.

What you will be doing:

• Manage the end-to-end development, negotiation, and execution of clinical trial agreements and associated budgets.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with Legal, Finance, Clinical Operations, and other key stakeholders to support contract lifecycle activities.

• Ensure all agreements comply with internal policies, regulatory requirements, and industry standards.

• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve contract- and budget-related issues to minimize delays.

• Monitor progress to ensure timely execution of agreements and alignment with study timelines.

• Maintain accurate documentation and contribute to continuous improvement of contracting processes.

Your Profile:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Life Sciences, Legal Studies, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.

• Experience managing clinical trial agreements, contracts, or budgets within the pharmaceutical, biotech, or CRO industry.

• Strong understanding of contract language, budgeting principles, and clinical trial processes.

• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams such as Legal, Finance, and Clinical Operations.

• Excellent negotiation, problem-solving, and communication skills.

• Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple agreements and deadlines simultaneously.

• Familiarity with regulatory requirements and compliance standards related to clinical trial contracting.

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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