Medical Affairs Specialist
- Beijing, Shanghai
- Medical & Scientific Affairs
- ICON Full Service & Corporate Support
- Office or Home
TA Business Partner
- Full Service Division
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Senior Medical Affairs Specialist, China
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 Medical Affairs Specialist to join our diverse and dynamic team. As a Senior Medical Affairs Specialist at ICON, you will play a crucial role in providing medical and scientific support, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, and contributing to the successful execution of medical affairs activities.
What you will be doing
• Provide support to Medical Affairs (MA) management and Medical Monitors in all aspects of MA activities, as needed
• Provide medical/scientific consultation to internal and external customers with oversight from the medical monitor (MM)
• Ensure that daily medical management activities are completed in accordance with ICON standards and other applicable standards
.Your profile
• Prior experience in medical affairs, clinical development, or a related function within the pharmaceutical, biotechNlogy, or medical device industry.
• Strong understanding of medical and scientific principles, with the ability to critically evaluate clinical data and interpret scientific literature.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while adhering to deadlines and regulatory requirements.
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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