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.
As a Senior Project Manager, Laboratory at ICON, you will design and analyse clinical trials, interpreting complex medical data, and contribute to the advancement of innovative treatments and therapies.
What You Will Do:
You will oversee clinical laboratory operations workstreams, ensuring deliverables meet quality and timeline expectations.
Key responsibilities include:
- Ensure client satisfaction by acting as the Client's main contact in all matters regarding ICON Central Laboratories' (ICL) services, including the setup and day-to-day management of studies.
- Attend and represent ICL at Client meetings.
- Manage studies in accordance with Good Clinical Practice.
- Provide Clients with regular study updates and communicate study progress to Clients and PM Leadership in a responsible and professional manner.
- Represent Project Management at internal interdepartmental meetings or interdivisional meetings within ICON.
Your Profile:
You will have solid clinical laboratory operations experience, with the ability to manage competing priorities and develop your team.
Required qualifications and experience:
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as life sciences or healthcare.
- Previous experience in project management within a laboratory or clinical research setting.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to mentor and train junior PMs.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to represent the company at client meetings and internal meetings.
- Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills to effectively manage study documentation, timelines, and budgets.
- Willingness to travel as required (approximately 20%)
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 a relevant field such as life sciences or healthcare
- Previous project management experience in a laboratory or clinical research setting
- Solid clinical laboratory operations experience
- Strong leadership skills and ability to mentor and train junior project managers
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong organizational and detail-oriented skills for managing study documentation, timelines, and budgets
- Willingness to travel approximately 20%
- 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.
