ICON plc

Scientific Leadership Research Coordinator

ICON plc • $80K — $95K *
Blue Bell, PA 19422In-Person
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree
  • 2+ years in pharmaceutical or healthcare scientific research operations
  • Strong leadership and project management skills
  • Collaborative and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to coordinate across divisions
  • Proficient in research databases and Microsoft Office applications

Responsibilities

  • Facilitate meaningful scientific exchange through engagement activities
  • Manage operations of the Investigator Studies Program
  • Support logistics and strategic planning for scientific congresses
  • Project manage investigator-initiated studies and congress activities
  • Co-lead with executive directors in decision making for research proposals
  • Provide oversight of TA Company ISP operations

Benefits

  • Remote work flexibility
  • Occasional travel to scientific congresses
  • Opportunity for professional development in scientific and medical affairs
  • Engage with key stakeholders in the pharma and healthcare sector
  • Impact global scientific strategies through collaboration
Full Job Description
Scientific Leadership Research Coordinator

As a SLRC at ICON, you will manage clinical trial operations activities, supporting your team and stakeholders to deliver high-quality outcomes across our clinical programs.

What You Will Do:

  • The SLRC is required to ensure that meaningful and collaborative scientific exchange through engagement activities is achieved to globally impact our strategies.
  • Key to the role is the optimal management of the operations of client's Investigator Studies Program
  • The SLRC manages Congress Operations activity for the TA.


Project Management
    • Project manages and/or supports investigator-initiated studies (ISP), the scientific congresses, and Research & Development (R&D) Congress support for the TA
    • These key functions contribute to the development and refinement of our TA Scientific and Medical Affairs Strategic Plan for Our Company Research Laboratories.
    • Ensures that the oversite of these activities is achieved to globally impact the scientific strategy for TA


Investigator Studies Program
    • Co-leads with ISP
    • Chair (Executive Director of Scientific Affairs) and supports the ISP committee with the review, decision making, and operational management of research proposals
    • Provides optimal oversight of the TA Company ISP operations to ensure that the research submitted by investigators is compliantly and efficiently managed


Congress Support
    • Supports logistical and strategic planning of R&D activities at scientific congresses, such as daily debriefs and scientific leader engagements
    • Co-leads with the EDSA and is planning manager with the EDSA for all disease area scientific engagements.
    • Provides congress support and is responsible for developing and updating the scientific leadership strategy


Required qualifications and experience:
  • Bachelor's degree
  • 2+ years of pharmaceutical or healthcare-related experience in internal or external scientific research operations
  • Strong leadership, project management, and organizational awareness skills
  • Strong leadership, resilience, collaborative and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to coordinate across divisions
  • Ability to lead without direct authority over a continuum of stakeholders
  • Research database proficiency
  • Experience with Microsoft Office applications


Location:
  • United States
  • Preference for candidates located in the Pennsylvania region
  • Remote role with occasional travel to Upper Gwynedd (UG) as needed


Travel Requirements:
  • Travel to scientific congresses approximately 6 times per year


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Congress management experience
  • Experience supporting scientific engagement activities and stakeholder coordination within Medical Affairs or Scientific Affairs organizations

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
Healthcare
Net Income
$332.3 million
Founded
2017
5 Year Trend
+26.9%
Revenue
$2.7 billion
NASDAQ
ICLR
* Ladders Estimates

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