Specialist, Global Site Agreements - eCOA

As a Specialist in Global Site Agreements you will be joining the world’s largest & most comprehensive clinical research organisation, powered by healthcare intelligence.  This role will focus on E-COA agreements.

Key Responsibilities:

Licensing Management:

• • Collaborate with COA developers and copyright holders to secure licensing agreements for the use of COA tools in clinical trials.
  • Negotiate licensing terms and ensure compliance with all intellectual property rights.
  • Maintain a comprehensive database of licensing agreements and permissions

Translations Coordination:

• • Manage the end-to-end process of translating COA tools into multiple languages, ensuring cultural and linguistic accuracy.
  • Liaise with translation vendors, linguists, and subject matter experts to ensure the quality and timeliness of translations.
  • Oversee linguistic validation processes, including back-translation and cognitive debriefing, to ensure adherence to industry standards.

Compliance and Documentation:

• Ensure all licensing and translation activities adhere to regulatory guidelines and Good Clinical Practice (GCP) standards.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation for audit purposes.
• Provide guidance to internal teams on copyright and licensing best practices.

Stakeholder Communication:

• Serve as the primary point of contact for licensing and translation inquiries.
• Provide regular updates to internal and external stakeholders on the status of licensing and translation projects.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including legal, procurement, and clinical operations, to align on project requirements.

Process Improvement:

• Identify opportunities to streamline licensing and translation workflows.
• Implement best practices and innovative solutions to improve efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Linguistics, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
• 3+ years of experience in licensing, translations, or related role within a clinical research or pharmaceutical industry.
• Knowledge of COA tools, intellectual property laws, and translation methodologies.
• Proficiency in project management and workflow coordination.
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and familiarity with translation management software.

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 maximise savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead
• Global Employee Assistance Programme, TELUS Health, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialised 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, subsidised travel passes, health assessments, among others

Visit our careers website to read more about the benefits of working at ICON: https://careers.iconplc.com/benefits

At ICON, diversity, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative which helps us better serve our people, patients, customers, and our communities. We're proud of our diverse workforce and the work we’ve done to become a more inclusive organisation. 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 through the form below.

https://careers.iconplc.com/reasonable-accommodations

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.