Trial Delivery Leader Base

Senior Global Project Manager

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 Global Clinical Project Manager to join our diverse and dynamic team. As a Senior Global Clinical Project Manager at ICON, you will play a key role in leading and managing complex projects and programs across various departments, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget. You will work closely with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to drive strategic initiatives, improve processes, and achieve organizational goals. This role will be working within the Early Phase Oncology team so it is important that you currently have strong Early Phase Oncology experience as a Global Project Manager working withina CRO or Pharma setting.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Leads the cross-functional Trial Team; tracking of project deliverables and timelines using functional planning tools and support. Proactively manages that trial deliverables and milestones are met. Identifies risks and ensures mitigation and contingencies are being initiated and followed through (including management of CAPAs).
• Accountable for delivery of global trials within agreed/projected life of trial budget. Ensures accurate trial budget management, updates for scope changes and reconciliation of assigned trials for both Out of Pocket (OOP) costs and FTE costs. Is responsible for overall contract management, including review & approval of external service provider (ESP) contracts, change orders and ensures services are delivered per contract.
• Ensures that environmental analysis, protocol feasibility and country & site selection process is conducted within agreed timelines. Responsible to drive the final study placement and ensures alignment with and communication to the involved stakeholders, including TA and feasibility leads.
• Develops the trial ESP strategy for assigned trial(s) in line with the overall program ESP strategy.
• Is accountable for oversight of all external service providers for both inhouse and outsourced studies. Is responsible for vendor selection and set up, including scope of work and specifications in line with protocol requirements, budget and timelines. During execution, the Senior Global Project Manager will ensure escalated vendor issues are appropriately resolved. For outsourced trials is responsible for CRO management, including initiation of selection process, SOW development, budget and change orders and oversight of all deliverables outsourced to the CRO. Is primary point of contact for the assigned Project Director/Manager from the CRO responsible for the trial.

Your Profile:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, preferably in Life Sciences.
• Minimum of 8 years of clinical trial experience in the pharmaceutical industry or CRO. Other relevant experiences and skills may be considered.
• Early Phase Oncology experience is a MUST
• Requires in-depth clinical research operational knowledge, strong project planning/management, communication and presentation skills. Must have the ability to manage all aspects of execution of a clinical trial.
• Experienced and proven track record of success in managing or leading global or regional teams in a virtual environment is required.
• Strong expertise in vendor management.
• Excellent leadership skills and proven ability to foster team productivity and cohesiveness.
• Excellent decision-making, analytical and strong financial management skills are essential to this position. Operates and executes with limited supervision.
• Experience with mentoring/coaching others.
• Specific therapeutic area experience and skills depending on the area of support.

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.

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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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