Project Analyst I

Project Analyst I position: Full-time, office-based position in Raleigh office

ICON Patient Centred Outcomes (PCO) is part of ICON plc, a leading global Clinical Research Organization headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. Our PCO group undertakes consultancy projects for international clients in both the pharmaceutical and medical device sectors, supporting late-phase clinical trials.

The work of the PCO group focuses on patient-centered research, including health related quality of life, disease signs and symptoms, treatment preference, adherence and satisfaction. The group is respected globally for the quality and innovation of their applied qualitative and quantitative work. Much of their work involves Clinical Outcome Assessment (COA) endpoint/instrument selection and regulatory support; COA instrument development and psychometric validation; study design, analysis and interpretation; COA quantitative analysis; utility measurement; and patient preference studies.

Our PCO team is based in US, UK, France and Germany.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Project Analyst I to join our PCO team. The Project Analyst I supports the assigned Clinical & Scientific Research (C&SR) department or functional team through the demonstrated ability to complete assigned projects and tasks. The Project Analyst I work closely with other team members of the project team, client, clinical/scientific teams, and internal and external clients and vendors for successful project execution.

**The ideal candidate will have demonstrable project analyst experience in a similar role with significant work experience in working within local and international projects.

Skills

* Responsible for supporting the project team with planning, execution, financial and timeline management of projects while adhering to SOPs and performance metric standards.
* Adheres to project communication plan ensuring customer's communication needs are met
* Anticipates and responds to project needs with limited guidance.
* . Responsible for maintaining accurate and timely project updates (timelines, financial data, billing milestones, invoicing, contracting and other study details) using ICON's business operations tools and platforms
* Helps to organize and monitor workloads of project team members and external resources to be in line with budget.
* Assists with the financial and resource tracking of projects by maintaining business operations tools/platform.
* Identifies risks with assigned tasks and projects and effectively communicates strategies to minimize those risks.
* Co-Leads or Leads project meetings and the resolution of issues, project recaps and corrective/preventative action plans with the support of the project team.

To succeed you will need:

• Bachelor's degree in life sciences, business, technology, information technology or related discipline
• Minimum of 1-2 years of work experience in a similar role

• Fluency in English both orally and in writing, with excellent communication skills.
• Strong organization and multitasking skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced project environment.
• Problem-solving capabilities.
• Quality and detail-oriented.
• Strong team player in a multi-cultural environment.
• Self-starter and pro-active
• Consistently positive attitude and unwavering work ethic
• Ability to learn new tools, technologies and strategies related to the department's service area.
• High proficiency in MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel.