As a Resource and Forecasting Associate you will be joining the world’s largest & most comprehensive clinical research organisation, powered by healthcare intelligence. you will provide support to the clinical trial team at the global level impacting directly project's success.
The Resource and Forecasting Associate coordinates and executes the resource forecasting and supply analysis activities per set timelines with quality and consistency for a function or multiple functions.
What you will be doing:
Responsibilities
- Coordinates and executes the resource forecasting and supply analysis activities per set timelines with quality and consistency for a function or multiple fuctions
- Supports the application activities and process documentation for resource forecasting and analysis
- Planning and execution of necessary activities to deliver resource forecasts and analysis
- Data analysis done in a rigorous manner incorporating knowledge of Clinical Trial process and applying analytical development methodologies
- Coordinating and/or executing application and algorithm updates
- Ensuring appropriate documentation and developing best practice procedures based on lessons learned
Key Activities
- Partner with Resource Forecasting Managers and Leads to plan and execute
- Generating schedules and stakeholder communications for LE process
- Coordinate the generation of outputs for ad hoc scenario resource forecasting analysis to support functional management, finance and process improvement initiatives
- Perform quality oversight to ensure integrity of resource forecasting outputs
- Liaise with Clinical Study Planners and Finance to confirm data assumptions
- Drive the documentation and transparency of algo demand overrides to support effective stewardship of algorithms
- Meeting support of forecasting reviews with functional stakeholders
- Monitoring of RFG mailbox to ensure issues are effectively resolved and escalating items to leads as needed
- Develop application enhancements and configurations (portfolio filters, scenario versions, reporting styles) to drive process efficiencies
- Coordinate the impact analysis and modeling for algorithm changes that apply business insights to improve predictability and embed process efficiencies
- Provide application super user support for team and influence strategy and priorities for system enhancements and integrations to meet business needs (e.g. Planisware)
- Develop, document and manage data collection tool logic and functionality (e.g. Excel, SharePoint) and contribute to strategies for streamlining and driving integrated solutions
- Execute special projects and assignments in support of Resource Forecast Managers and Leads
You are:
- Excellent technical/IT skills. (Excel)
- BA/BS/BSc or RN
- Work experience in life sciences or medically related field
- Fluent in English
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.
