Study Innovation, Senior Specialist - Home-Based

As a Study Innovation, Senior Specialist you will be joining the world’s largest & most comprehensive clinical research organisation, powered by healthcare intelligence.

• Reporting to the Associate Director or Director within FASTR (Feasibility, Activations and Strategy & Tactics of Recruitment), this role will be responsible for providing support to study teams across key programs, to enable acceleration of Vertex clinical studies
• Senior Specialist will play a supportive but critical role in the FASTR Team focusing on the delivery of high quality operational, site feasibility and recruitment deliverables, as needed
• Works in close collaboration with trial management teams and FASTR study start-up, recruitment and feasibility teams to provide key inputs, metrics, and outputs to support study acceleration strategies for program and protocol planning
• Supports across a range of rare disease areas and FASTR Feasibility / Recruitment Leads
• Under the supervision of FASTR Director or Associate Director, supports trial optimization and achievement of study milestones by:
  • Information gathering across multiple data sources and platforms to gain a thorough understanding of therapeutic areas including standard of care, and patient / site profiles
  • Evaluating the trial landscape though data mining and able to interpret and present findings
  • Supporting enrollment forecasting
  • Effectively communicating with study teams and relevant stakeholders as needed to coordinate and support feasibility activities
  • Providing solutions-oriented, creative thinking to maintain administrative tasks related to supporting seamless feasibility execution
• Working knowledge of clinical trial conduct and direct study/program operations experience with proven evidence of success
• Excellent organizational, planning, communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills. A self-starter who motivates, has tact, diplomacy and who has a flexible and positive approach.  Ability to work well in novel situations
• Complete tasks to deadlines and able to prioritize conflicting demands
• Demonstrated planning and organizational skills including project management

• B.S. in a scientific or allied health field (or equivalent degree) and 2+ years of feasibility/recruitment and/or 5+ years of experience demonstrating thorough understanding of clinical trial conduct and processes
• Degree preferred or equivalent industry experience
• Demonstrated administrative and project management abilities in an academic, CRO or sponsor environment.
• Experience working in multiple rare disease therapeutic areas
• Experience with data analysis and interpretation
• Highly proficient with excel
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; solutions oriented creative thinking

Why ICON?

Our focus is to provide you with a comprehensive and competitive total reward package that comprises, not only an excellent level of base pay, but also a wide range of variable pay and recognition programs. In addition, our best in class employee benefits, supportive policies and wellbeing initiatives are tailored to support you and your family at all stages of your career - both now, and into the future.

Our success depends on the knowledge, capabilities and quality of our people. That’s why we are committed to developing our employees in a continuous learning culture – one where we challenge you with engaging work and where every experience adds to your professional development.

ICON, including subsidiaries, 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, colour, 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.

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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