ICON plc

Senior Learning and Development Specialist

ICON plc$85K — $100K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years in change management, training, or organizational development.
  • Familiarity with Agiloft and Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) concepts.
  • Preferred experience with task orchestration and process automation.
  • Pharmaceutical experience is helpful but not required.
  • Strong communication skills to unite cross-functional teams. - Proven ability to work independently and collaboratively in a hybrid role.

Responsibilities

  • Draft and coordinate change management plans, including creating education and training materials.
  • Map streamlined workflows across Legal, Procurement, and Policy Operations to support process changes.
  • Develop clear educational content for new processes and software tools.
  • Create user-friendly guides, presentations, videos, and e-learning modules.
  • Coordinate the logistics of training sessions, including scheduling and communication.
  • Capture training outcomes and produce comprehensive FAQs and knowledge-based documentation.

Benefits

  • Health and wellbeing programs, including medical, dental, and vision coverage where applicable.
  • 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
We are seeking a collaborative and detail-oriented professional with hands-on experience implementing and supporting Zip and Agiloft contracting platforms to support the development and delivery of educational and training materials for the implementation of a new enterprise-wide contracting system. This role will partner with a cross-functional operations team to create learning content that enables successful adoption of new processes, technologies, and ways of working across the organization.

What You Will Do:

Key Responsibilities:
  • Draft and coordinate change management plans including creation, drafting and organizing materials to be used for process education and system training sessions.
  • Map streamlined process workflows across Legal, Procurement, and Policy Operations, to support process and system changes, and develop training and educational materials to drive adoption across R&D and other business teams.

Training & System Enablement
  • Build clear education and training materials for new process and software tools.
  • Create easy-to-use user guides, presentations, videos, and e-learning modules.
  • Coordinate training sessions, including scheduling, distributing invitations, and communicating session details to participants.
  • Capture training outputs and developed comprehensive FAQs and knowledge-based documentation to support user adoption, knowledge retention, and ongoing operational efficiency.


Your Profile:

  • Experience: 4+ years in change management, training, or organizational development.
  • Requirements: Familiarity with Agiloft and Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) concepts is required.
  • Preferred: task orchestration and process automation preferred. Pharmaceutical experience is helpful but not required.


  • Work Style: Proven ability to work independently from home and collaborate effectively on-site (Hybrid Role).
  • Skills: Strong communication skills with an ability to unite cross-functional teams. Quick learner.


  • Certifications: Prosci, ADKAR, or similar training credentials are a plus.


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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