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 a Senior Project Manager of IT to join our diverse and dynamic team. As a Senior Project Manager in IT at ICON, you will be responsible for leading and managing projects, ensuring successful execution and delivery of project objectives.
What You Will Be Doing:
Manage PMDI and/or DSE department projects
Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, with quality and adequate resources
Serve as point of contact for other departments initiating projects, ensuring alignment and avoiding duplication
Provide regular project metrics and risk register updates to PMDI Leadership
Essential Functions
Provide project management support for digital product and insights development throughout the lifecycle
Deliver regular project status updates, including risks and mitigation strategies
Communicate cross‑functionally to ensure alignment across departments
Review other departmental projects for dependency, impact, and consistency
Facilitate Sprint Planning, Release Planning, Daily Stand‑Ups, Demos, and Retrospectives
Partner with Product Owners/Managers to prioritize backlog items
Drive risk identification and proactive mitigation
Monitor work intake and flow within agile teams
Improve team efficiency and creativity
Assist with creation and management of project plans during implementation or operational phases
Collaborate with product managers and engineering teams to create unified program plans across workstreams
Manage multiple high‑priority tasks and expectations
Operate effectively in large-scope, high-complexity agile environment.
Supervisory Responsibilities
None expected
Your Profile:
A bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in Project Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
Extensive experience in project management, with a proven track record of leading successful projects in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry.
Strong proficiency in project management tools and methodologies, with excellent attention to detail.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to develop effective project strategies.
Demonstrated leadership skills, with experience in managing and mentoring teams effectively.
Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to convey technical concepts to diverse audiences.
Detail-oriented, with strong organizational skills to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a dynamic environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
Familiarity with PV systems (e.g., Argus) and ICSR management
PMP certification
Travel:
No significant travel expected
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.
