What does a project manager do?
The job of a Project Manager is essential in most industries yet many people are unsure of what the job entails. Project Managers have diverse and plentiful responsibilities. Not only are you accountable for ensuring that the service deliverables are completed on time - and to the client’s satisfaction - but you also need to liaise between different elements of the business to ensure every project that you’re managing goes smoothly.
Project Management can be an extremely rewarding career, with great progression opportunities and the chance to push yourself in ways that help you develop, both in and out of work. It’s not just the managers themselves that contribute to the success of this function, either. There’s a whole host of professionals who help make Project Management run smoothly.
Find out why you should become a Project ManagerInfectious Diseases & Vaccines
Our Project Managers are on the cutting edge of acute and preventative medicine, working to develop anti-infectives (including antibiotics, antivirals, and treatments for parasitic and fungal infections) as well as preventing some of the diseases responsible for significant numbers of deaths globally through the development and use of new vaccines.
ICON PMs are contributing to developing vaccines to prevent a multitude of diseases, including COVID-19, Ebola, epidemic flu (H1N1, H5N1), Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), Zika, anthrax, plague, shigella, HSV, and many others. Our team supports vaccines for unique and relatively rare indications as well, including Dengue fever, Chikungunya, Yellow fever, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
In the role of Project Manager, you will lead a cross-functional team with functional managers responsible for Clinical, Data Management, Medical support, Biostatistics, and a multitude of activities for which ICON is contracted. Each functional lead will be responsible for their specific area, with you owning overall accountability for the project. This collaborative team will agree and implement the project under your direction but in conjunction with a comprehensive operational plan that will be developed. You may work across the world, conducting studies with sites located in unique environments, including remote jungles in the tropics, newly established centres at varying locales in Sub-Saharan Africa, and islands where research has never been performed before.
In a project management job, you will be challenged, but also have the reward of successfully bringing treatment and prevention options to parts of the world where they haven’t been available in the past.
Oncology
Our Project Managers address a broad range of cancer indications, be they hematological malignancies or solid tumors from first in human to registrational studies. Clinical trials with complex adaptive designs are at the center of what we do. Oncology is the largest single therapy area within the ICON organization accounting for one third of the overall portfolio.
Oncology is the largest single therapy area within the ICON organization accounting for one third of the overall portfolio. Your impact would be real and meaningful. ICON has had a major hand in the market authorization of more than 40 cancer therapies in the last 5 years alone.
In the role of PM, you will lead a cross-functional team with functional managers responsible for Clinical, Data Management, Medical support, Biostatistics, ICON Medical Imaging, ICON Laboratories and a multitude of activities for which ICON is contracted. Each functional lead will be responsible for their specific area, with you owning overall accountability for the project. This collaborative team will agree and implement the project under your direction but in conjunction with a comprehensive operational plan that will be developed. Your projects may be global, and you will be challenged to work in many different types of hospitals from large academic centres to community facilities. You will be able to leverage ICON’s expertise in promoting patient centricity and patient diversity.
Most of us have been touched directly or indirectly by cancer with an expectation that over a lifetime one in two people will become ill with this disease. Research has improved survival in many cancer indications significantly.
Your contribution will further advance our progress for even longer survival in more cancer indications, with fewer debilitating treatment side effects.
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Location
Chile, Santiago
Department
Full Service - Development & Commercialisation Solutions
Location
Sao Paulo
Santiago
Bogota
Mexico City
Lima
Remote Working
Hybrid: Office/Remote
Job Categories
Project/ Program Management
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Permanent
Description
As a Project Manager in ICON’s Language Services department, you will be responsible for the successful execution of end-to-end translation and localization projects across a wide range of content typ
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JR125367
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01/01/0001
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Location
Japan, Tokyo
Department
Full Service - Development & Commercialisation Solutions
Location
Tokyo
Remote Working
Hybrid: Office/Remote
Job Categories
Project/ Program Management
Job Type
Permanent
Description
We are currently seeking a Client Services Associate I, PCS to join our diverse and dynamic team. As a Client Services Associate I, PCS at ICON, you will play a pivotal role in designing and analyzing
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JR127165
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01/01/0001
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Location
United States
Department
Project Management Roles
Location
United States
Remote Working
Remote
Job Categories
Project Management
Job Type
Permanent
Description
The Drug Development Project Manager (Senior Drug Development Director) oversees the high-level plans and progress of these teams, managing projects from pre-clinical stages through to commercializati
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2025-119093
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01/01/0001
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Location
United States
Department
Project Management Roles
Location
United States
Remote Working
Remote
Job Categories
Project Management
Job Type
Permanent
Description
The Drug Development Project Manager (Senior Drug Development Director) oversees the high-level plans and progress of these teams, managing projects from pre-clinical stages through to commercializati
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2025-119094
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01/01/0001
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Location
Ireland, Dublin
Department
Full Service - Development & Commercialisation Solutions
Location
Sofia
Dublin
Reading
Remote Working
Office Based
Job Categories
Clinical Project Management
Project Management
Job Type
Permanent
Description
At ICON, it’s our people that set us apart.As a global provider of drug development solutions, our work is serious business. But that doesn’t mean you can’t have fun while you do it. With our vision t
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JR127636
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01/01/0001
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Location
Puerto Rico
Department
Project Management Roles
Location
Puerto Rico
Remote Working
Office Based
Job Categories
Project Management
Job Type
Permanent
Description
As a Project Manager you will be joining the world’s largest & most comprehensive clinical research organisation, powered by healthcare intelligence. You will be partnering with one of our global phar
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2025-118937
Expiry date
01/01/0001
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Location
Argentina
Department
Project Management Roles
Location
Argentina
Remote Working
Remote
Job Categories
Project Management
Job Type
Permanent
Description
The Study Operations Manager will have responsibilities for study and regional or specific country level activities from study startup through conduct and study close. The Study Operations Manager has
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2025-118150
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01/01/0001
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