Clinical Team Operations Leadership (Program Manager) - Home Based (US)

Overview

As a CTOL (Program Manager) you will be joining the world’s largest & most comprehensive clinical research organisation, powered by healthcare intelligence.

Responsibilities

What you will be doing:

This position will primarily support the Global Program Leaders (GPLs) in management of a Clinical Team to meet the agreed upon deliverables as outlined in the Compound Development Plan (CDP). Services include understanding the drug development process to deliver a clinical program according to quality, timelines, and budget in close partnership with the GPL, as well as with the Clinical leader and the Project Management Lead (PML) responsible at the Clinical Development Team (CDT) level. Services include managing external partners and non-vendor relationships, managing stage gate activities for the TA governance (such as writing memos and facilitating meetings), liaise with responsible for functions clinical supplies needed for the program, addressing Urgent Safety Measures for the team, and providing support for financial and timeline planning. 

 

• Manage Clinical Team (CT) agendas, information, documentation, and team communications to ensure timely and accurate dissemination of the CT strategy and operational status throughout the cross-functional team and between co-development partners and/or other external partners as applicable. Ensure documentation of team meetings, key decisions, action items, risk, and team communication.
• Partner with the GPL and GTL, as well as the program Coordinators and Finance to support continuous forecast for the program under that Clinical Team.
• Partner with cross-functional leads for the program within Global Development and outside of Global Development such as regulatory, finance, clinical supplies, Biomarker depts and Global Medical safety to ensure appropriate communication and escalations and resolutions around risks and issues are being shared when it comes to quality, timelines, and budget
• Manage the governance infrastructure and reporting with co-development partners and or other external partners as directed by the GPL.
• Manage clinical team governance deliverables partnering with the GTLs for trial level information.

Qualifications

That you need to have: 

• A minimum of a bachelor’s Degree is required, Post-Graduate degree in Project Management or business is preferred
• Professional Project Management certification is preferred
• A minimum of 5 years industry/CRO/business experience is required in clinical drug development and/or clinical operations, clinical R&D experience preferred.
• A minimum of 3 or more years’ experience in Project Management is preferred.
• Prior experience leading a cross-functional global teams is required
• Demonstrated ability to resolve conflict and influence teams without direct authority
• Successful experience in planning and management of governance bodies is preferred
• Proficient in MS Project is required
• To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the US and/or Canada, and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status

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 maximise savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead
• Global Employee Assistance Programme, TELUS Health, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialised 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, subsidised travel passes, health assessments, among others

Visit our careers website to read more about the benefits of working at ICON: https://careers.iconplc.com/benefitsAt ICON, diversity, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative which helps us better serve our people, patients, customers, and our communities. We're proud of our diverse workforce and the work we’ve done to become a more inclusive organisation. We’re dedicated to providing an inclusive and access