Senior Site Contracts Lead

Senior Site Contracts Lead - Warsaw, Poland - home or office based

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 Site Contracts Lead to join our diverse and dynamic team. As a Senior Site Contracts Lead at ICON, you will oversee the negotiation and management of clinical trial agreements and related site contracts for complex, global studies. You will ensure that contracts are executed efficiently, compliantly, and in alignment with customer and organisational requirements.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Leading the development, negotiation, and finalisation of site contracts and budgets for complex or high-priority clinical studies.
• Acting as a key point of escalation for contract issues, proposing solutions that balance site needs, sponsor requirements, and internal policies.
• Collaborating with legal, finance, project management, and other stakeholders to resolve contractual questions and ensure alignment.
• Monitoring contract cycle times and performance metrics, identifying bottlenecks and implementing process improvements.
• Supporting customer meetings and governance forums by providing updates on contracting status, risks, and mitigation plans.
• Mentoring and guiding contract specialists and leads, contributing to training, standards, and best practices within the contracts function.

Your Profile:

• Bachelor’s degree in law, business, life sciences, or a related field; legal or contract management qualification is an advantage.
• Extensive experience in site contracting or clinical vendor contracting within CRO, pharma, or a related industry.
• Strong understanding of clinical trial agreements, budget negotiation, and associated legal and compliance considerations.
• Excellent negotiation, communication, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage complex stakeholder expectations.
• Highly organised and detail-oriented, with experience managing large volumes of contracts across multiple countries.
• Demonstrated leadership and mentoring experience, with a focus on quality, efficiency, and customer service.

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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.

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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