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Due Diligence Specialist I

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“At ICON, it's our People that set us Apart”
Are you passionate about improving the quality of human life? If so, we invite you to join us in creating a healthier world tomorrow.
ICON is a global provider of outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. We specialize in the strategic development, management and analysis of programs that support Clinical Development - from compound selection to Phase I-IV clinical studies.
We started as a team of 5 members in 1990 & today we are ranking at top 4 worldwide based on revenue of 2015. Currently we have 12200+ employees across the globe. ICON is a $1.575bn company having its presence across 89 offices in 37 countries.
Job Title                           : Due Diligence Specialist I
Reporting to                  : Due Diligence Lead/ Due Diligence Manager
Type of Employment : Full Time
Location                          : Chennai
 
Job Overview:
  • To provide Due Diligence & administrative assistance to the Site Selection/ Study Start Up(SSU) group in order to ensure all due diligence/investigator compliance searches are completed before final site selection /CDP approval.

Key Responsibilities & Duties:

The specific job duties of a Due Diligence Specialist  may include but are not limited to:
  • You will be performing extensive Due Diligence/Compliance Checks on all potential Investigators for Site ID I SSU according to ICON and Sponsor specific procedures and updating appropriate documentation and ICON investigator database with all relevant information.
  • You will need to  maintain the ICON investigator database
    • For Freedom of Information (FOi) Check I World Check, ECAC (Ethics Compliance Accreditation Certificate) updates information and study teams feedback
    • Updates from Quality Assurance department on Investigators with critical findings and updates related to debarments, warning letters etc. from the FDA or other regulatory databases
    • Assist various queries in relation to Due Diligence information in database.
    • Run reports/searches from the system, as and when requested
  • You will be responsible to ensure that all internal and external customers receive the appropriate level of service and response from the due diligence team. Ensuring that all activities and plans are delivered on time, to high quality and are compliant with the customer's needs.
  • You will have to actively participate in data analysis projects and initiatives as assigned, being able to make sound decisions based on available information in order to contribute to the success of the group and ICON
Academic or Trade qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree, or local equivalent, in a life science, communication, and/or scientific discipline. Alternatively a shorter degree would be considered if the above experience was met
 
Requirement    :
  1. A minimum of  1  year of experience in clinical research industry or other relevant experience
  2. Highly computer literate, including strong Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project)
  3.  A good communicator, both in written and spoken language, fluency in English is mandatory.
Benefit Working with ICON:
Other than working with a great team of smart and energetic people, we also offer a very competitive salary and benefits package that includes an excellent pension scheme, private health care, and life assurance and staff recognition schemes. This varies from country to country so a dedicated recruiter will discuss this with you at interview stage. 
PROCESS
 
Technical and competency selection:
When you spot an opportunity you’re interested in and submit an application, one of our Talent Acquisition Specialists will contact you to evaluate your suitability for this position, as well as for other openings within the business.
The evaluation will look at your technical skills and your competencies – for example, delivering excellence. Can you give an example when you’ve delivered that in your work environment, for both internal and external customers?
Interview
After this, we’ll let you know if we’ll be progressing with your application. If you have been successful at this stage, we will talk you through a telephone interview. This will then be followed by an interview with our Hiring Manager, either face to face or by tele-conference.
Offer
If you’re successful, we will notify you with details of the offer, talk you through our culture and values, answer any questions you may have – and above all, welcome you to the ICON team.
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