PROJECT AND PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT (Base)

Job Requisition: JR153095 PROJECT AND PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT (Base)

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 Project and Portfolio Manager at ICON, you will lead and manage complex projects and programs across various departments, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.

What You Will Do:

You will oversee site resourcing and workforce planning workstreams, ensuring deliverables meet quality and timeline expectations.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the planning, execution, and delivery of complex programs, ensuring alignment with business objectives and strategic priorities.

• Coordinating cross-functional teams, including project managers, technical leads, and other stakeholders, to ensure seamless execution of program activities.

• Developing and managing program plans, timelines, budgets, and resources, monitoring progress and addressing any issues that may impact program success.

• Communicating program status, risks, and issues to stakeholders, providing regular updates and ensuring transparency throughout the program lifecycle.

• Identifying opportunities for process improvements and implementing best practices to enhance program efficiency, quality, and outcomes.

Your Profile:

You will have solid site resourcing and workforce planning experience, with the ability to manage competing priorities and develop your team.

Required qualifications and experience:

• Bachelor's degree in business, project management, engineering, or a related field. A PMP or equivalent certification is a plus. Extensive experience in program management, with a proven track record of successfully delivering large-scale projects.

• Strong leadership and team management skills, with the ability to motivate and guide cross-functional teams in a matrix environment.

• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize tasks effectively.

• Proficiency in project management tools and methodologies, with experience in risk management, budgeting, and resource allocation.

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

• Willingness to travel as required (approximately 25%)

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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