Vice President, Global Medical Affairs, Lab Solutions

VP, Global Medical Affairs, Lab Solutions

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 Vice President, Medical Affairs for ICON’s Clinical Laboratories. In this role, you will provide leadership of a team of medical directors and technical directors across our global network of central and specialty laboratories. You will form part of the global leadership team for ICON Laboratory Solutions, which provides overall strategic direction and operation oversight for the laboratory services we provide in support of clinical trials. Your medical or scientific experience and leadership will also help provide directional support capabilities will be crucial to ensure high standards of laboratory data quality and protection for patient safety for drug development decision-makers and clinical trial participants around the world.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Responsible for the overall hiring, retention, leadership and management of the medical affairs team of CAP/CLIA license holders, laboratory scientists, pathologists, and others

• Coaching and leading individual medical laboratory directors and technical directors to maximize their effectiveness and impact

• Define top-level priorities across our medical affairs organization, in support of broader business objectives, data quality and harmonization, and safety of study participants

• Driving improvements in systems, practices, and procedures across our network

• Engaging with drug development experts from within ICON and from outside organizations to ensure our testing services meet or exceed customer expectations

• Establishing and maintaining executive-level relationships with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies
   

Your Profile:

• Medical degree or PhD in relevant discipline with at least 3 years of experience serving as a CLIA medical laboratory director.

• At least 10 years’ experience in clinical laboratory management, most likely within a healthcare system, diagnostic lab network, pharmaceutical company, or CRO

• Proven track record as people or operational leader, ideally with responsibility across multiple physical locations or multiple different departments or functions

• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, balances with a pragmatic approach and ability to translate analysis into practical, concrete actions to improve performance

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, capable of building rapport and influencing stakeholders at all levels

• Able to onsite at one of the following locations 3 days per week: Cambridge, MA, Portland, OR, or Blue Bell, PA

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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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