Senior Clinical Project Manager-United States-Remote

Senior Project Manager - United States-Remote

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.

We are seeking a Senior Clinical Project Manager to join our diverse and growing team within our Biotech Government and Public Health division.  You will be joining the world’s largest & most comprehensive clinical research organisation, powered by healthcare intelligence.  The Project Manager is responsible for the overall coordination, implementation and completion of regional/global cross functional projects including consistency with ICON SOPs, study contracts and budgets. You will provide expert project management input into new business proposals and bid defense meetings.

What you will be doing

• Lead the planning and implementation of cross- functional project(s).
• Act as primary liaison with clients.
• Facilitate the definition of project scope, goals, and deliverables.
• Define project tasks and resource requirements.
• Develop full-scale cross-functional project plans.
• Assemble and coordinate project staff.
• Manage project budget.
• Plan and schedule project timelines.
• Develop and manage Risk Mitigation Strategies for projects.
• Track project deliverables using appropriate tools.
• Provide direction and support to project team, and third parties/vendors.
• Constantly monitor, analyze, and report on progress of the project to all internal and external stakeholders.
• Present reports defining project progress, issues, and solutions.
• Implement and manage impact of project changes and interventions to achieve project outputs.
• Project evaluations and assessment of results.
• Manage Administrative Assistants and/or Project related assistants as assigned.
• Travel (approximately 10%) domestic and/or international. Travel to other sites within the network may be required to support increases in workload and, or studies/projects as needed.

Your Profile

Level 2-Senior

• 7+ years of experience in clinical research, or at least 5 years of experience in clinical research when combined with 2 years or more of project management experience.
• BA/BS degree in a scientific/business field, with sufficient work experience in clinical research.
• Must show demonstrated skills in Clinical Project Management, Leadership, Critical Thinking, and Decision Making. Qualification in Project Management or equivalent (PMI certification is desirable.)
• Government experience highly preferred
• Possess the ability to organize, instruct and supervise staff, while promoting group effort and achievement.
• Ability to identify issues, track progress, and follow through on actions to meet customer satisfaction.
• Must have CRO or pharma experience as a Clinical Project Manager
• Skilled in communicating issues, impacts, and corrective actions to varying levels of corporate personnel and customer leadership personnel.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, organizational skills and a great attention to detail are required. Must be able to work as a member of a team and possess good problem-solving skills.
• Possesses thorough knowledge of the Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines and the applicable FDA and ICH regulations for conducting clinical drug trials.
• Must be able to work independently following a brief period of specific technical training.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% including globally.

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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.

ICON, including subsidiaries, is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer and is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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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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