Senior Principal, Epidemiology RWE

Senior Principal, Epidemiology

Real World Evidence and Analytics Team

Flexible location across USA and Canada homebased or officebased

At ICON, it's our people that set us apart. Our diverse teams enable us to become a better partner to our customers and help us to fulfil our mission to advance and improve patients' lives.

Our 'Own It' culture is driven by four key values that bring us together as individuals and set us apart as an organisation: Accountability & Delivery, Collaboration, Partnership and Integrity. We want to be the Clinical Research Organisation that delivers excellence to our clients and to patients at every touch-point. In short, to be the partner of choice in drug development.

That's our vision. We're driven by it. And we need talented people who share it.
If you're as driven as we are, join us. You'll be working in a dynamic and supportive environment, with some of the brightest and the friendliest people in the sector, and you'll be helping shape an industry.

GENERAL

• Recognizes, exemplifies and adheres to ICON's values which center on our commitment to People, Clients and Performance
• As a Senior Principal, the employee is expected to recognize the importance of, and create a culture of process improvement with a focus on streamlining our processes, adding value to our business and meeting client needs
• Demonstrates and actively promotes an open and honest working environment to encourage close teamwork and foster knowledge transfer
• Travel (Up to 40% dependent upon business needs) domestic and/or international.
• Responsible for the development and the driving of continuous improvement initiatives
• Performs other duties and tasks as are allocated at the reasonable discretion of the Company

SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE

• Directs team on data gathering efforts. Selects deliverables, tools & techniques to be applied by the team to conduct the analysis.
• Develops and draws on new analytic approaches
• Acts as functional lead in cross-functional collaborations (PCO, HE, PMA, ACC, USMAR, GMC, DCCS, RWESA, SRS, LS, COT, ICR)
• Leads relevant regulatory/reimbursement dossier development including associated appendices, proposed questions to the agency and makes significant contributions to discussions
• Provides scientific and methodological leadership on a range of project types within the practice, focused on the collection, analysis and reporting of real world data, and makes significant contributions to internal and client discussions
• Reviews and approves final drafts of project deliverables (e.g., protocols, analysis plans, reports, data tables, and literature search strategies) to ensure they are of a high standard suitable for release to the client
• Reviews and approves methodological and strategic components of proposals for Subject Matter Expertise area
• Critically evaluates real-world data sources and data collection methodologies to ascertain suitability for a research question; identifies and highlights data gaps and strategies to address gaps

CLIENT DEVELOPMENT

• Acts as scientific thought partner with the client and the project team throughout the project
• Proactively pursues new client relationship opportunities and leads the organization to meet changing client needs; responsible for teams' alignment and support of BD efforts
• Coaches staff and oversees the development of project plans and scientific content in proposals and achieves good conversion rate of submitted and won proposals
• Serves as KOL on project methodology, project risk and project execution
• Represents Service Line at internal and external meetings and strategy review presentations/overviews
• Ensures credible, actionable high impact recommendations reflecting insight into client needs and implementation
• Regularly contributes to industry thought leadership

PROJECT & RISK MANAGEMENT

• Organizes and monitors workloads in line with budget and time to ensure project efficiency and quality of insight
• Acts in a strategic advisory capacity, to effectively manage and mitigate complex risk issues across multiple projects, service lines, and functions
• Leads complex risk identification, on large global projects or across multiple programmes of work; planning for internal and external risks prior to and post implementation.

OPERATIONAL

• Owns one or more strategic functional areas within the Service Line
• If a People Leader, responsible for the human resource management activities including maintenance of proper staffing levels, resource optimization, attainment of individual and team goals, employee relations, mentoring, talent/career development, and rewards/recognition based on achievement of goals
• Ensures where appropriate that activities translate into business deliverables such as lifecycle investment plan criteria, clinical development plans and probabilities of technical success
• Complies with all relevant SOPs, work programming, time-keeping, iLearns, policies and procedures

Benefits of Working in ICON:
Our success depends on the quality of our people. That's why we've made it a priority to build a culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.

We offer very competitive salary packages. And to keep them competitive, we regularly benchmark them against our competitors. Our annual bonuses reflect delivery of performance goals - both ours and yours.

We also provide a range of health-related benefits to employees and their families and offer competitive retirement plans - and related benefits such as life assurance - so you can save and plan with confidence for the years ahead.

But beyond the competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits, you'll benefit from an environment where you are encouraged to fulfil your sense of purpose and drive lasting change.

ICON 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 through the form below