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
United Kingdom
Department
Project Management Roles
Location
UK
Remote Working
Remote
Job Categories
Project Management
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Permanent
Description
We urgently need to recruir a Project Manager, working on global clinical trials, to start on 07 April 2025! The role is fully homebased in the UK. Do you have experience of managing international c
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2025-117054
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01/01/0001
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Location
London
Department
Project Management Roles
Location
London
Remote Working
Remote
Job Categories
Project Management
Job Type
Permanent
Description
As a Patient and Engagement Specialist (Project Manager) you will be joining the world’s largest & most comprehensive clinical research organisation, powered by healthcare intelligence. Patient & Site
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2025-117036
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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 Patient & Site Engagement Operations Specialist will act as the primary contact for the trial team for management, execution and timely delivery of tactics for patient and site facing initiatives
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2025-117025
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01/01/0001
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Location
Spain, Madrid
Department
Full Service - Development & Commercialisation Solutions
Location
Dublin
Warsaw
Lisbon
Madrid
Reading
Remote Working
Hybrid: Office/Remote
Job Categories
Clinical Project Management
Job Type
Permanent
Description
At ICON, it’s our people that set us apart. Our diverse teams enable us to become a better partner to our customers and help us to fulfil our mission to advance and improve patients’ lives. Our ‘Own I
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JR119449
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01/01/0001
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Location
Poland, Spain, Italy, United Kingdom, Belgium
Department
Project Management Roles
Location
Belgium
Italy
Poland
Spain
UK
Remote Working
Remote
Job Categories
Project Management
Job Type
Permanent
Description
New opportubity for an experience Senior Global Clinical Project Manager to join our growing FSP program sponsor dedicated. This is a permanent and home-based role. This role is remote and can be b
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2025-116965
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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
Hybrid: Office/Remote
Job Categories
Technical Project Management
Non-Clinical Project Management
Job Type
Permanent
Description
ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation. From molecule to medicine, we advance clinical research providing outsourced services to pharmaceutical, biotech
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JR127167
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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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JR126804
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01/01/0001
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Location
Turkey
Department
Project Management Roles
Location
Turkey
Remote Working
Remote
Job Categories
Project Management
Job Type
Permanent
Description
As a Senior Project Manager you will be joining the world’s largest & most comprehensive clinical research organisation, powered by healthcare intelligence.
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2024-114935
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01/01/0001
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Location
Netherlands, Assen
Department
Full Service - Early Clinical and Bioanalytical Solutions
Location
Assen
Remote Working
Office Based
Job Categories
Project/ Program Management
Job Type
Permanent
Description
As we continue to grow, we are seeking Manager of Project Management to join our team at the LC-MS/MS department of the Bioanalytical Laboratory and help drive our success to new heights. You will be
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JR127832
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01/01/0001
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Location
Japan, Tokyo
Department
Full Service - Project Management
Location
Osaka
Tokyo
Remote Working
Hybrid: Office/Remote
Job Categories
Clinical Project Management
Job Type
Permanent
Description
役割現在、当社の多様でダイナミックなチームに加わっていただけるプロジェクトマネージャーを募集しています。ICONのプロジェクトマネージャーとして、当社の治験の原動力となり、開始から完了までプロジェクトの実施を監督していただきます。職務内容プロジェクトの計画と開始：職能横断的チームと協働して包括的なプロジェクト計画を策定し、クライアントの目標、タイムライン、予算の制約との整合性に目を配ります。目標、
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JR124631
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01/01/0001
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Location
Mexico, Mexico City
Department
Full Service - Development & Commercialisation Solutions
Location
Mexico City
Remote Working
Hybrid: Office/Remote
Job Categories
Clinical Project Management
Job Type
Permanent
Description
JR124808Project Manager, Imaging and CardiacMexico CityRemote (Home Based)At ICON, it’s our people that set us apart. Our diverse teams enable us to become a better partner to our customers and help u
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JR124808
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01/01/0001
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Location
US, New York, NY, Rochester
Department
Full Service - Development & Commercialisation Solutions
Location
Boston
Brentwood
Cary
Lexington
Los Angeles
Portland
Whitesboro
Raleigh
Winston-Salem
Knoxville
Charlotte
Mt. Pleasant
Hickory
Rocky Mount
New York
Bristol
Wilmington
Salisbury
Downers Grove
McFarland
Blue Bell
Piedmont
Rochester
Long Beach
Remote Working
Hybrid: Office/Remote
Job Categories
Clinical Project Management
Job Type
Permanent
Description
We are currently seeking a Project Manager, Imaging to join our diverse and dynamic team. As a Project Manager, Imaging at ICON, you will be responsible for managing the planning, execution, and deliv
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JR126974
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01/01/0001
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