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
Netherlands, Utrecht, Zen
Location
Utrecht
Remote Working
Office or Home
Job Categories
Clinical Project Management
Job Type
Permanent
Description
We are currently seeking a Senior Project Manager to join our diverse and dynamic team. As a Senior Project Manager at ICON, you will be responsible for leading and managing projects, ensuring success
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JR134596
Expiry date
01/01/0001
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Location
India, Bangalore
Location
Bangalore
Chennai
Trivandrum
Bengaluru
Remote Working
Office or Home
Job Categories
Clinical Project Management
Job Type
Permanent
Description
We are currently seeking a Senior Project Manager to join our diverse and dynamic team. As a Senior Project Manager at ICON, you will be responsible for leading and managing projects, ensuring success
Reference
JR133519
Expiry date
01/01/0001
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Location
India, Bangalore
Department
Language Services
Location
Bangalore
Bengaluru
Remote Working
Office Based
Job Categories
Project/ Program Management
Job Type
Permanent
Description
We are currently seeking a Project Analyst I to join the Language Services team. This role plays a key part in managing eCOA-related translation projects, with a focus on reviewing and validating clin
Reference
JR133271
Expiry date
01/01/0001
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Location
Poland, Warsaw
Department
Language Services
Location
Warsaw
Bucharest
Gdansk
Remote Working
Office or Home
Job Categories
Technical Project Management
Non-Clinical Project Management
Job Type
Permanent
Description
Manage activities associated with the technical aspects of project execution with a focus on managing the translation and localization lifecycle using CAT tools and associated tools.Senior Localizatio
Reference
JR130909
Expiry date
01/01/0001
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Location
US, Blue Bell (ICON)
Location
Blue Bell
Remote Working
Office or Home
Job Categories
Clinical Project Management
Job Type
Permanent
Description
We are currently seeking a Senior Clinical Project Manager within our Early Phase team to join our diverse and dynamic group. As a Senior Clinical Project Manager at ICON, you will be responsible for
Reference
JR133875
Expiry date
01/01/0001
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Location
United States
Department
Project Management Roles
Location
United States
Remote Working
Home-Based
Job Categories
Project Management
Job Type
Permanent
Description
We are currently seeking a Senior Project Manager with Oncology experience to join our diverse and dynamic team. As a Senior Project Manager at ICON, you will be responsible for leading and managing p
Reference
2025-122099
Expiry date
01/01/0001
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Location
US, Farmingdale, NY
Department
Full Service - Development & Commercialisation Solutions
Location
Raleigh
New York
Blue Bell
Remote Working
Office or Home
Job Categories
Clinical Project Management
Project Management
Job Type
Permanent
Description
Manager, Laboratory Project Manager- Job Description:Recognize, exemplify and adhere to ICON's values which center around our commitment to People Clients and Performance. • As a manager, the employee
Reference
JR134512
Expiry date
01/01/0001
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Location
UK, Swansea
Location
Reading
Swansea
Remote Working
Office or Home
Job Categories
Technical Project Management
Non-Clinical Project Management
Job Type
Permanent
Description
We are currently seeking a Senior Clinical System Lead to join our diverse and dynamic team. As a Senior Clinical System Lead at ICON, you will be instrumental in overseeing the design, development, a
Reference
JR134556
Expiry date
01/01/0001
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Location
India, Bangalore
Location
Bangalore
Chennai
Bengaluru
Remote Working
Office or Home
Job Categories
Project Management
Job Type
Permanent
Description
We're currently seeking a Project Manager, FSA (Feasibility Site Activation) to join our diverse and dynamic team. As a Project Manager within the FSA team at ICON, you'll be instrumental in driving t
Reference
JR130404
Expiry date
01/01/0001
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Location
United States
Department
Project Management Roles
Location
United States
Remote Working
Home-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.
Reference
2025-122152
Expiry date
01/01/0001
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Location
China, Beijing
Location
Beijing
Shanghai
Dalian
Remote Working
Office Based
Job Categories
Technical Project Management
Non-Clinical Project Management
Job Type
Permanent
Description
We are currently seeking a Senior Clinical System Lead to join our diverse and dynamic team. As a Senior Clinical System Lead at ICON, you will be instrumental in overseeing the design, development, a
Reference
JR133663
Expiry date
01/01/0001
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