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.
We are seeking a skilled and motivated Senior Clinical Data Science Lead to provide strategic oversight and execution of Clinical Data Management activities across one or more clinical trials.
In this role, you will ensure high standards of data integrity, quality, and compliance, collaborating with cross-functional and global stakeholders. You will play a critical role in supporting clinical trial delivery by managing data collection, review, and submission activities in alignment with program SOPs, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.
What You Will Be Doing:
Manage and oversee data management activities across one or more clinical trials while ensuring alignment with study objectives.
Ensure strict adherence to regulatory requirements, SOPs, work instructions, and established quality standards throughout the trial lifecycle.
Maintain real-time inspection readiness and actively support both internal and regulatory audits.
Build and sustain strong collaborative relationships with clinical trial teams, data management teams, and external partners.
Act as a central point of contact to align expectations, timelines, and deliverables across all stakeholders.
Participate in cross-functional clinical working groups to ensure seamless coordination and delivery of data management requirements.
Gather and define requirements for eCRFs and other data collection tools, ensuring consistency in data quality, conventions, and dataset structure.
Plan, track, and ensure timely delivery of key deliverables such as CRFs, data review plans, QC and oversight plans, database release plans, and final datasets.
Ensure all data management documentation meets high standards of quality, clarity, accuracy, consistency, and regulatory compliance.
Lead advanced-level activities by driving planning and execution, providing team leadership, sharing best practices, and delivering training sessions to support continuous improvement.
Your Profile:
Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Health Sciences, or a related discipline with 9+ years of clinical data management experience, including hands-on involvement in clinical trials.
Minimum 4+ years of experience as a Study Lead, with proven experience independently managing clinical studies.
Strong expertise in clinical data management processes, systems, and regulatory requirements, with proven ability to operate in global, cross-functional, and multicultural environments.
Demonstrated leadership, project management, and organizational skills, with experience managing vendors and driving complex deliverables to completion.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly in data analysis, with the ability to interpret clinical data and communicate clear, data-driven insights to stakeholders.
Highly organized, detail-oriented, and proactive professional with a strong quality and compliance mindset, excellent communication skills, and a collaborative, solution-driven approach.
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
- Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Health Sciences, or related discipline
- 9+ years of clinical data management experience with hands-on clinical trials involvement
- Minimum 4+ years experience as a Study Lead independently managing clinical studies
- Strong expertise in clinical data management processes, systems, and regulatory requirements
- Experience defining eCRFs and other data collection tools and ensuring dataset structure consistency
- Demonstrated leadership, project management, vendor management, and organizational skills
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office and data analysis with ability to interpret clinical data
- Experience supporting inspection readiness and internal/regulatory audits
- Legal right to work in the country where the role is based
ICON plc Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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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.
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