ICON plc

Senior Clinical Scientist

ICON plc$120K — $145K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience with a PhD, PharmD, or MD, or 10+ years with a BS/MS degree
  • Strong analytical skills to develop creative solutions
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
  • Confidence in presenting to senior leaders and matrix teams
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities independently
  • Curiosity to question and understand project objectives
  • Experience in clinical pharmacology, immunology, or oncology is preferred
  • Early phase/Phase I clinical trial experience is required

Responsibilities

  • Lead strategic initiatives for clinical programs in early stage development
  • Stay informed on competitive landscape and contribute subject matter expertise
  • Write, review, and approve critical clinical documents
  • Collaborate closely with clinical operations to execute studies
  • Analyze and summarize clinical safety or efficacy data effectively
  • Work with cross-functional teams to develop study protocols
  • Participate in building clinical development plans and program strategies
  • Maintain compliance with SOPs, timelines, and regulatory standards
  • Foster relationships with consultants and external experts for protocol development
  • Present findings at scientific meetings and contribute to manuscripts

Benefits

  • 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 and career pathways
Full Job Description
Senior Clinical Scientist (Hematology-Oncology)

As a Senior Clinical Scientist at ICON, you will design and conduct clinical studies that evaluate the safety and efficacy of innovative treatments.

What You Will Do:

  • Provide strategic leadership and demonstrating accountability for the clinical programs supporting early clinical development and clinical pharmacology
  • Maintain updated knowledge of competitive landscape on current assets or evolving standards of care for indications of interest and provide subject matter expertise on cross-functional project teams
  • Author/Review/Approve clinical protocols, analysis plans, study reports and regulatory submissions in collaboration with physicians, statisticians and other critical functions.
  • Execute Clinical & Clinical Pharmacology studies in close collaboration with Clinical Operations
  • Review and summarize clinical safety or efficacy data in collaboration with the Medical Monitor
  • Work closely with Quantitative Clinical Pharmacology, Translational Sciences and Statistics to develop protocols and summarize analysis
  • Contribute to the development of program strategy for assigned compounds/programs including participation in the preparation of clinical development plans
  • Draft and review of clinical scientific documents such as IND, IND amendments, Investigator Brochures, Annual Reports and other Health Authority submissions
  • Ensure adherence to agreed timelines and budgets to ensure prompt and accurate execution of deliverables from clinical studies and programs
  • Develop and maintain collaborative working relationships with appropriate consultants and external experts for subject matter expertise and protocol development
  • Compliant with departmental and broader organizational SOPs as fit for purpose, in compliance with current scientific standards and regulatory requirements
  • Participate in project teams and serve as liaison to project teams, CRO's, Clinical sub-teams, and others
  • Present data at scientific meetings, both internally and externally and author manuscripts in scientific journals


Your Profile:

  • At least 5 years' experience and a, PhD, PharmD or MD degree or at least 10 years' experience with BS/MS degree with emphasis on early development, clinical pharmacology or a related discipline
  • Ability to critically analyze problems and provide creative solutions
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Confidence and ability to present to and influence matrix teams and senior leaders
  • Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and thrive in a dynamic environment
  • Genuine curiosity and drive to ask questions - looking for the 'why' of every project
  • Experience in clinical pharmacology, immunology or oncology is preferred
  • Early phase/Phase I experience required
  • Willingness to travel up to 20%, accommodations available for individuals with disabilities


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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