Scientific Leadership Research Coordinator

About the Role

At ICON Strategic Solutions, you will work in a sponsor-dedicated model, supported by ICON’s global expertise. As the world’s largest FSP organisation, with over 90 sponsor partnerships, we offer stability, career development, and a collaborative environment where your work contributes to the development of treatments that benefit patients worldwide. 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. The SLRC ensures meaningful and collaborative scientific exchange through engagement activities to globally impact our strategies. Key to the role is the optimal management of the operations of the client’s Investigator Studies Program.

Responsibilities

• Project manages and/or supports investigator-initiated studies (ISP), scientific congresses, and Research & Development (R&D) Congress support for the TA.
• 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 research submitted by investigators is compliantly and efficiently managed.
• 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 the planning manager for all disease area scientific engagements.
• Develops and updates the scientific leadership strategy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree.
• 2+ years of pharmaceutical or healthcare-related experience in internal or external scientific research operations.

Skills

• Strong leadership, project management, and organizational awareness skills.
• Strong 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, with a preference for candidates located in the Pennsylvania region. This is a 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.

Benefits

• 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.
• Life assurance.
• Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidized travel passes, and health assessments.