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Document Specialist

  1. United States
2025-116561
  1. Medical Writing
  2. ICON Strategic Solutions
  3. Remote

About the role

As a Document Specialist you will be joining the world’s largest & most comprehensive clinical research organisation, powered by healthcare intelligence.


What you will be doing:

As a Document Specialist, you will be using MS Word every day. The role requires the ability to navigate and use advanced toolbar features, but to be open to learn new tools and add-ons that are essential to the role

VeevaVault. The Document Specialist will be introduced to this EDMS as a new system. It is an essential regulatory tool that is the lifeline to our work. Workflows and processes will be introduced with the expectation of following all processes.

Cross-functional training will be implemented as the Document Specialist meets essential milestones and develops an understanding of the client's brand.

The candidate must be a clear, confident, and effective communicator with the ability to work independently and collaboratively.

The individual must be motivated with a keen attention to detail, highly organized, and have the ability to multitask and ask questions.


You are:

 

Bachelor's degree in English, Biology, Public Health, Communications, or related discipline.

Experience with MS Word is critical. Knowledge of AMA style is advantageous. Adobe experience is bonus.

Excellent proofreading and editing skills

Fierce attention to detail, independent-thinker, dynamic, and highly organized.

Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple documents.

*All applicants will be asked to complete a short QC and editing test

 

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, diversity, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative which helps us better serve our people, patients, customers, and our communities. We're proud of our diverse workforce and the work we’ve done to become a more inclusive organisation. 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 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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