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Senior Clinical System Lead

  1. UK, Dublin, Warsaw, Swansea
JR123158
  1. Technical Project Management, Non-Clinical Project Management
  2. ICON Full Service & Corporate Support
  3. Hybrid: Office/Remote

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Senior Clinical System Lead - Office or Home - UK, Poland

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.

Senior Clinical System Lead

Office or Remote, Europe

ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation. From molecule to medicine, we advance clinical research providing outsourced services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and government and public health organisations.

With our patients at the centre of all that we do, we help to accelerate the development of drugs and devices that save lives and improve quality of life.

Our people are our greatest strength, are at the core of our culture, and the driving force behind our success. ICON people have a mission to succeed and a passion that ensures what we do, we do well.

As a Clinical System Lead you would lead and direct one or more project teams in the planning, development, implementation and go-live of clinical system  solutions for our biotech and pharmaceutical customers.

Responsibilities:

  • Serves  as the primary contact for internal and external team members regarding clinical system development  activities

  • Tracks milestones, tasks and the overall budget for clinical system delivery

  • Participates in Sponsor and/or third party audits

  • Forecasts budget, hours and resourcing for clinical system development tasks

  • Develops plans and oversees timelines for activities between receipt of protocol and go live of EDC and associated clinical system technologies

  • Owns and is responsible for achieving on time release to production of the  standalone and integrated clinical system technologies

  • Responsible for documenting and overseeing implementation of changes to clinical system technologies

  • Responsible for managing Third-Party technology providers and the setup of their systems within PRA

  • Ensures quality-control steps are implemented so that quality deliverables are provided, including peer review of the eCRF

  • Strong knowledge of Clinical Data Management Systems,  computerized information systems and standard application software (Windows, MS Office)

  • Strong knowledge of clinical data management

  • Contributes to bid and proposal development and participates in bid defense

Experience:

  • Minimum 3 years of project management experience required 

  • At least 2 years working in a CRO within the last 5 years is required

  • Experience in leading 3 or more projects simultaneously

  • Project management experience, including management of timelines, is essential

  • Excellent communication skills 

  • Budget experience is required

  • Experience with all steps within the data management lifecycle and most major data management study tasks, with proficiency in at least one Clinical Data Management system required. Familiarity with Rave is desired.

  • Bachelor’s Degree (or international equivalent) OR equivalent work experience preferred

    Benefits of Working in ICON:

    Our success depends on the knowledge, capabilities and quality of our people. That’s why we are committed to developing our employees in a continuous learning culture – one where we challenge you with engaging work and where every experience adds to your professional development.

    At ICON, our focus is to provide you with a comprehensive and competitive total reward package that comprises, not only an excellent level of base pay, but also a wide range of variable pay and recognition programs. In addition, our best in class employee benefits, supportive policies and wellbeing initiatives are tailored to support you and your family at all stages of your career - both now, and into the future.

    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, 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.

    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.

    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.

    Are you a current ICON Employee? Please click here to apply

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