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 an HR Manager to join our diverse and dynamic team. As an HR Manager at ICON, you will play a key role in overseeing HR operations and providing strategic guidance on people-related initiatives. Your guidance and leadership will be essential in promoting a positive, inclusive work culture and aligning HR practices with organizational goals.
If the successful candidate is based in our Reading office, they will be required to travel to the Swansea office twice per month as part of the role.
What You Will Be Doing:
- Managing and supporting HR activities, with a strong focus on employee relations, performance management, and talent development.
- Partnering with senior management to develop and implement HR strategies that support business objectives and foster a high-performing culture.
- Ensuring compliance with HR policies, employment laws, and industry regulations across the organization.
- Analyzing HR metrics and trends to drive strategic decision-making and identify areas for improvement.
Your Profile:
- Bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Extensive experience in generalist HR management, preferably within a large or global organization.
- Strong understanding of HR best practices, in particular employee relations, and talent management.
- Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels.
- A commitment to fostering an inclusive, collaborative work environment that supports employee growth and well-being.
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, TELUS Health, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialised 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, subsidised 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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What We Do
Since our foundation in Dublin, Ireland in 1990, our mission has been to help our clients to accelerate the development of drugs and devices that save lives and improve quality of life. We do this by delivering best in class information, solutions and performance, with an unyielding focus on quality at all times. We offer a full range of consulting, development and commercialisation services from a global network of offices in 53 countries. We focus our innovation on the factors that are critical to our clients – reducing time to market, reducing cost, and increasing quality – and our global team of experts has extensive experience in a broad range of therapeutic areas.
