ICON is a global healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation united by a mission to bring new medicines and treatments to patients faster.
As a values-driven organisation, integrity, collaboration, agility, and inclusion are at the heart of how we work and interact with each other, customers, patients and suppliers.
Are you one of them?
This is an exciting opportunity for a legal counsel to join ICON’s professional and award winning in-house legal department to support the negotiation and execution of contracts for our Study Start Up business.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join one of industry’s largest legal teams in a position where you can make an impact globally and support ICON’s mission to help its clients to accelerate the development of drugs and medical devices that save patient lives and improve their quality of life.
The role:
The successful applicant will be part of a global legal team that supports the negotiation of clinical trial contracts with healthcare institutions and healthcare professional across the world.
You will provide legal support to ICON and its clients’ clinical operations and Study Start Up teams in relation to all legal aspects of the setup of new global clinical trial studies.
It is likely you will begin the role focusing on Asia-Pacific contracts, and then develop and take on experience and responsibility for global contracts.
What you will do:
• Reviewing, drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial contracts on ICON’s behalf such as confidentiality agreements, clinical study service agreements, ancillary service agreements and consultancy agreements.
• Managing client relationships with client legal teams in relation to clinical study start-up.
• Maintaining and revising standard contract template library for ICON.
• Creating and applying fall-back to ICON standard contract templates for the negotiation of contracts.
• Supporting the management of contract disputes and investigations which arise from time to time.
• Acting as a trusted legal advisor to ICON clinical and study set up operational teams.
• Maintaining and updating standard process documents for contract negotiation.
• Provide training to clinical staff on key aspects of ICON’s commercial contracts.
• Advising non-legal staff on contract language and negotiations, requests outside of established negotiation parameters, and all other pertinent information toward the execution of contract-related documents for a given clinical study.
You will need:
• LLB or equivalent law degree.
• Qualified lawyer (1-3 years PQE)
• Commercial contract review and drafting experience working in-house or for a law firm, pharma/CRO experience preferred.
• Ambition to grow within ICON legal team over time.
• Possess strong negotiation, diplomacy and excellent organizational ability.
• Great teammate and relationship builder with strong intrapersonal, communication, organization and time management skills.
Employment with ICON is contingent upon having the legal right to work in the country where the role is based.
Rewards & Benefits
ICON offers a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package designed to support your health, wellbeing, and career development.
Benefits may include:
- Competitive base salary and performance related incentives
- Health and wellbeing programmes including medical, dental, and vision coverage where applicable
- Retirement and pension plans
- Life assurance and disability coverage
- Employee assistance programmes and wellbeing resources
- Learning and development opportunities through structured training and career pathways
Benefits may vary depending on role and location.
Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.
Inclusion and Accessibility
ICON is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building an inclusive and accessible workplace where everyone feels valued and supported.
If you require reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know or submit a request here.
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Skills Required
- LLB or equivalent law degree
- Qualified lawyer with 1–3 years of post-qualification experience
- Experience reviewing and drafting commercial contracts in-house or at a law firm
- Pharmaceutical or contract research organization experience
- Strong negotiation, diplomacy, communication, organization, and time-management skills
- Ability to build relationships and work effectively as part of a team
- Ambition to grow within the legal team
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Healthcare Strength — Benefits are described as comprehensive, with medical coverage and wellness initiatives highlighted. Larger sites are also associated with added wellness supports such as onsite fitness options and access to an employee assistance program.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off and flexibility provisions are positioned as a meaningful part of the total package, including vacation/annual leave and flexible work scheduling. Flexibility is sometimes cited as helping offset long hours in certain roles.
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Retirement Support — Retirement and savings support is presented as a core component of the benefits package, including offerings such as pension arrangements in some locations and a U.S. 401(k) plan with company match. Financial planning resources are also emphasized as part of broader security benefits.
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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.
