Jobs at ICON plc

Coordinates, develops, reviews, and executes client and sponsor contracts and change orders for clinical research projects. Collaborates with Legal, Sales, Finance, project teams, clients, and vendors; analyzes project budgets, prepares payment schedules, maintains contract records and Salesforce updates, supports negotiations and meetings, and contributes to process improvement. Requires strong Excel skills, analytical ability, communication, organization, and attention to detail.

Leads client proposal development for clinical research projects, including cost estimates, timelines, scopes of work, research, and competitive analysis. Coordinates with clinical operations, project management, and finance teams to ensure proposal accuracy. Manages proposal workflows, review cycles, deadlines, templates, databases, and supporting tools. Requires strong organization, communication, attention to detail, Microsoft Office proficiency, and approximately 5% travel.

Develops, coordinates, writes, edits, and finalizes RFIs, RFPs, and other pre-sales documents. The role gathers information from business development teams and subject matter experts, manages timelines and stakeholder input, maintains the RFI content library, and delivers accurate, tailored client responses. It also supports proposal development, process improvements, and strategic partnership requests while working across global teams and meeting firm deadlines.

Supports the planning, execution, and monitoring of clinical trials. Coordinates study activities such as site selection, patient recruitment, and data collection; assists with protocols and study documents; contributes to data analysis and regulatory submissions; and collaborates with cross-functional teams to meet project milestones and quality expectations.

The Manager Commercial Finance supports enterprise-level commercial negotiations, client proposals, budgeting, pricing accuracy, contract terms, and contentious service-delivery negotiations. The role partners with Strategic Alliances, Proposals, Business Development, Finance Business Partners, Legal, clients, and senior leaders. Responsibilities include holistic deal analysis, maintaining pricing tools, improving processes, influencing stakeholders, managing people, and supporting financial and operational performance. Approximately 5% domestic or international travel is required.

Leads CSRD readiness and sustainability reporting, including double materiality assessments, policy gap remediation, climate risk actions, ESRS data collection, sustainability statement drafting, governance and controls, external assurance, and EU Taxonomy disclosures. Partners with senior stakeholders, external advisors, auditors, and cross-functional teams while supporting broader finance transformation initiatives.

Leads clinical data science delivery and team development, designing advanced statistical models and machine learning methods for clinical research. Oversees data analysis, management, regulatory compliance, and trial optimization while collaborating with clinical, biostatistical, and regulatory teams. Communicates complex insights to senior stakeholders and external partners and drives innovation across clinical development programs.

Coordinate and manage 10–15 laboratory or clinical studies, serving as the primary sponsor contact. Responsibilities include attending sponsor meetings, tracking study progress, preparing management reports, resolving issues, supporting sponsor personnel, ensuring regulatory compliance, and developing team capability.

Lead Irish and international tax matters across ICON entities, overseeing compliance, audits, tax planning, reporting, R&D tax credits, and cross-border issues. Advise senior stakeholders on corporate tax, VAT, transfer pricing, and withholding tax; support expansions, restructurings, acquisitions, and entity setups. Manage external advisers and global finance teams, monitor legislative changes, improve tax processes and controls, and mentor tax professionals.

Leads ICON’s enterprise internal controls and SOX compliance program, including risk assessment, scoping, testing, deficiency evaluation, remediation, reporting, and continuous improvement. Oversees second-line controls testing and coordinates with Finance, Technology, Internal Audit, external auditors, and governance forums. Advises executives and control owners, supports M&A control integration, develops team capability, and strengthens financial reporting controls across business and technology processes.

Leads global clinical study start-up and site activation activities, including feasibility, regulatory and ethics submissions, contracts, budgets, timelines, risk mitigation, documentation, and IP release. Coordinates cross-functional teams and stakeholders, oversees CTMS and eTMF quality, supports sponsor communications, and drives inspection readiness, process consistency, and operational excellence across multi-country studies.

Crafts and edits persuasive clinical trial proposals, collaborating with cross-functional teams to synthesize study information and communicate objectives, methodology, and value to clients. Ensures proposals meet client requirements, regulatory guidelines, and internal standards. Conducts competitive intelligence and market research, while managing timelines, milestones, deliverables, submissions, and reviews.

Leads risk-based quality management across clinical trials and programs. Facilitates protocol risk assessments, defines quality tolerance limits, oversees risk indicators and analytics, conducts central surveillance, identifies emerging risks, coordinates mitigation and root-cause analysis, supports audits and inspections, and promotes RBQM adoption through cross-functional collaboration and training.

Leads Group accounting and reporting for a global, publicly listed organization. Responsibilities include preparing annual, quarterly, and monthly consolidated reports under US GAAP and IFRS; providing technical accounting guidance; managing SOX controls; implementing accounting standards; supporting acquisitions, audits, statutory reporting, and finance projects; and mentoring junior accountants.

Manages clinical trial site contracts, budgets, payment terms, amendments, and invoicing for assigned accounts. Negotiates with research sites, coordinates with Study Startup, Clinical Operations, CRO, and partner teams, applies process standards and fair market value guidance, tracks negotiations and timelines, identifies delays, and supports resolution of site activation issues.

Lead clinical pharmacology strategies across early- and late-phase drug development programs. Apply model-informed drug development, PK/PD modeling, and quantitative analysis to guide dose selection, biomarkers, endpoints, translational medicine, and first-in-human studies. Provide expertise to cross-functional teams, governance discussions, regulatory submissions, and health authority responses while influencing strategic development decisions across pharmaceutical programs.

Manages revenue recognition and financial reporting for clinical trial contracts. Reviews contract terms and milestones, prepares revenue schedules and reconciliations, supports external audits, and improves revenue accounting processes. Collaborates with project teams and client services while ensuring compliance with accounting standards such as ASC 606.

Leads end-to-end eClinical proposal development from RFP/RFI intake through submission and delivery handoff. Oversees study assessment, scope feasibility, pricing, budgets, proposal narratives, and compliance. Manages cross-functional stakeholders, vendors, and the proposal team while coaching staff and improving capabilities. Drives analytics, automation, AI adoption, process optimization, and commercial competitiveness. Requires eCOA expertise, clinical research or CRO experience, advanced Excel, Salesforce proficiency, risk management, and at least five years of relevant experience.

Supports the development of client proposals for clinical trial projects by preparing cost estimates, timelines, and scopes of work. Collaborates with clinical operations, project management, and finance teams; researches client needs, competitors, and market trends; tracks proposal status and review cycles; and maintains proposal templates, databases, and related tools. The role requires strong organization, communication, attention to detail, and proficiency with Microsoft Office.

Conduct statistical planning and advanced analyses for real-world evidence, observational research, epidemiology, and health outcomes studies. Develop protocols, statistical analysis plans, SAS datasets, programs, macros, tables, listings, and figures. Lead validation and quality control, interpret complex healthcare data, manage deliverables and transfers, prepare reports and publications, and communicate statistical requirements to clients and multidisciplinary teams.