Procurement Lead
ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization. We’re proud to foster an inclusive environment driving innovation and excellence, and we welcome you to join us on our mission to shape the future of clinical development.
As a Associate Outsourcing Manager at ICON, You will support and work closely with a Senior Outsourcing Manager to meet the contracting needs of clinical development programs. This individual will be responsible for the generation, negotiation and execution of select clinical trial contracts. The individual will ensure that the contract terms and budget meet the needs of the clinical trial
What You Will Do:
Key responsibilities include:
- Responsible for confirming confidentiality agreements are executed as required.
- Responsible for the contract negotiation and execution for select ancillary vendors supporting a clinical trial.
- Act as the contact with the ancillary vendors for negotiation of the scope of work, study assumptions and budgets.
- Exceptional attention to detail, particularly in the review and management of contractual, financial, budget and invoicing-related items.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify risks, adapt strategies, and make well-informed independent decisions.
- Above average understanding of vendor budgets, payment structures, cost analyses, budget reconciliation, and invoicing processes.
- Experienced in managing vendor and cross-functional, internal stakeholder relationships, including effective collaboration.
- Ability to follow, improve, and maintain operational and contractual processes.
- Solid foundational knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry, including GCP, GDPR, data privacy, and industry-standard contractual provisions.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with proven ability to manage engagements end-to-end, from strategy and contract execution through issue resolution and post-contractual oversight.
Your Profile:
Required qualifications and experience:
- Bachelor's degree is required
- Life sciences or business experience is preferred
- Minimum of 3 years experience in clinical development including clinical trial budget development experience
- Negotiation, organizational and communication skills are required.
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point)
What ICON can offer you:
Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a diverse culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.
In addition to your competitive salary, ICON offers a range of additional benefits. Our benefits are designed to be competitive within each country and are focused on well-being and work life balance opportunities for you and your family.
Our benefits examples include:
- Various annual leave entitlements
- A range of health insurance offerings to suit you and your family’s needs.
- Competitive retirement planning offerings to maximize savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead.
- Global Employee Assistance Programme, LifeWorks, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialized professionals who are there to support you and your family’s well-being.
- Life assurance
- Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidized travel passes, health assessments, among others.
Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.
At ICON, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values. We’re dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible environment for all candidates. ICON is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know or submit a request here
Interested in the role, but unsure if you meet all of the requirements? We would encourage you to apply regardless – there’s every chance you’re exactly what we’re looking for here at ICON whether it is for this or other roles.
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