Senior Contract Analyst

Senior Contract Analyst - Homebased in the UK

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 currently seeking a Senior Contract Analyst to join our diverse and dynamic team. As a Senior Contract Analyst at ICON, you will play a pivotal role in managing contractual agreements, ensuring compliance, and contributing to the advancement of innovative treatments and therapies. The department role is to coordinate, develop, and execute all client/sponsor contracts and change orders for newly awarded and on-going projects at ICON Clinical Research.

What you will be doing

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to review, draft, and negotiate contracts for clinical research projects, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and company policies.
• Conduct thorough analysis of contract terms, conditions, and obligations to identify risks, opportunities, and areas for improvement.
• Provide guidance and support to project teams on contract interpretation, compliance issues, and contractual rights and obligations.
• Maintain accurate and organized contract records, tracking key milestones, deliverables, and deadlines.
• Assist in the development and implementation of contract management processes, procedures, and best practices to optimize efficiency and mitigate risks.
• Develop a good working knowledge of ICON’s costing tools, client budget grids, and any tools and templates developed within the client contract services group.
• Lead discussion and negotiation with clients related to the contractual document ( Start-up Agreements, standalone contracts) and project budgets.
• Detailed knowledge of operational department’s tasks and roles within the task as well as cost drivers within ICON.
• Solicit input and review of contracts and change orders from the relevant operational departments.
• Provide the relevant information, analysis, recommendations required, and solution for negotiations and discussions with clients regarding cost proposals/change orders/contracts to the Contract Manager, the respective Sales personnel, and project teams.
• Provide project/financial analysis on the project budget to justify supporting information from the project team on prior to client submission.
• Organize, lead, chair, and manage internal meetings and/or client related meetings required related to contracts and change orders.
• Provide recommendations related to process improvements and training to the client contract services team.
• Build relationships with ICON project teams, sales, proposals, finance and ICON management.
• Build strong client relationships and understand their respective contractual and work practices and guide the ICON project managers, project teams, finance, vendors etc. to follow such practices.

Your profile

• Bachelor's degree in business, or commercial-related field; advanced degree or certification in contract management preferred.
• Previous experience of 4-5 years in contract administration, negotiation, or related roles within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or clinical research industry.
• We will also consider applicants who have a background in Proposals, Data Management or Financial Business Partnering within the CRO industry.
• Strong understanding of contract law, regulatory requirements, and industry standards.
• An in-depth knowledge of the CRO industry and clinical trials.
• The team uses excel as their costing tool, it is important that you have advanced Excel skills.
• Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to interpret complex contractual provisions and identify potential issues or opportunities.
• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Brilliant communication skills with the ability to develop meaningful relationships with other teams at ICON and our clients.
• A great team player who is willing to support the team as required.

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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.

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.

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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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