ICON plc

Lead Data Manager

ICON plc$110K — $130K *
US-Anywhere
+ 2 other locationsRemote
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in life sciences, computer science, or related field
  • Extensive experience in data analysis and project leadership in clinical research
  • Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Demonstrated ability to translate data into actionable insights
  • Strong communication and leadership skills, promoting cross-team collaboration

Responsibilities

  • Manage daily clinical data science activities to ensure quality outcomes
  • Oversee data review, risk management & analytics, and clinical systems
  • Apply project management knowledge to predict timelines, resources, and finances
  • Interpret protocol content and critical data review requirements
  • Adapt processes and timelines effectively in an agile environment
  • Inform management of issues affecting project timelines, scope, or budget
  • Negotiate timelines and deliverables with clients and external partners
  • Lead functional teams as the primary contact for internal and external data science projects

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellbeing programs including medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Retirement and pension plans
  • Life assurance and disability coverage
  • Employee assistance programs and wellbeing resources
  • Learning and development opportunities through structured training
  • Performance-related incentives
Full Job Description
Clinical Data Science Lead

As a Lead Data Manager at ICON, you will drive data science initiatives within clinical trials, ensuring that our analyses provide meaningful insights that inform strategic decisions.

What You Will Do:

You will manage day-to-day clinical data science activities, supporting your team to deliver quality outcomes.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Good knowledge of clinical data science activities (Data review, risk management & analytics, clinical systems).
  • Working knowledge of project management, including the predictive elements of timelines, resource requirements and financial tracking.
  • Business Expertise:
  • Understanding of protocol content and interpretation of critical data and data review requirements
  • Ability to react and adapt requirements, processes and timelines in an agile manner.
  • Tracks and keeps functional management and those responsible for project management informed of any issues that might affect project target dates, scope or budget and escalates potential problems effectively and in a timely manner.
  • Works independently and with other project leads, as needed, to negotiate timelines and key deliverables with clients and/or external customers, vendors and departments.
  • Understand project level revenue recognition/forecasting process and provides input regarding actual and forecasts units/hrs (revenue and resources) to the CDS PM.
  • Other responsibilities may be assigned as required
  • Travel (approximately 15%) domestic and/or international.
  • Leadership:
  • Functional Team Lead and primary point of contact for internal and external project team for CDS.

Your Profile:

You will have solid clinical data science experience, with the ability to manage competing priorities and develop your team.

Required qualifications and experience:

  • Bachelor's degree in life sciences, computer science, or a related discipline
  • Extensive experience in data analysis and project leadership within a clinical research setting.
  • Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with a focus on translating data into actionable insights.
  • Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to foster collaboration across diverse teams.

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.


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About ICON plc

ICON plc is a global provider of drug development and commercialisation services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. The company specialises in the strategic development, management and analysis of programs that support clinical development. ICON has approximately 15700 employees in 40 countries. The company was founded in Dublin, Ireland in 1990 and is headquartered in Leopardstown, Dublin. ICON has been publicly traded on the NASDAQ since 1998.
Learn more about ICON plc
Size
39,300 employees
Market Cap
$16.2 billion
Industry
Net Income
$332.3 million
Founded
2017
5 Year Trend
+26.9%
Revenue
$2.7 billion
NASDAQ

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