Lead Content Steward

Lead Content Steward

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.

Technical/Functional (Line) Expertise

• Comprehensive understanding of the pharmaceutical industry (e.g., clinical development, the prescription drug distribution process, etc)

• Familiarity with a variety of document types used in drug development, such as Clinical Protocols, Clinical Study Reports, Investigator Brochures, Submission Documents and others

• Experience with document development and the role of different functions in developing documents

• Extensive experience with MS Word

• Familiarity with industry standards as they may relate to document content

• Previous experience with SCM tools is not required but would be helpful

Leadership

• Demonstrated ability to work across functions, regions and cultures

• Functional level leadership with the ability to inspire, motivate and drive results

• Excellent communicator, able to persuasively convey both ideas and data, verbally and in writing

• Ability to distill complex issues and ideas down to simple comprehensible terms

• Proven skills as an effective team player who can engender credibility and confidence within and outside the company

• Lead or support cross functional groups in identifying business requirements to support content modelling and re-use

• Embraces and demonstrates a diversity and inclusion mindset and role models these behaviors for the organization

• Ability to work in a global ecosystem (internal and external) with a high degree of complexity

Decision-making, Collaboration, and Innovation

• Effectively navigates the changing external and internal environment and leads others through change by creating and inspiring and engaging workplace

• Ability to effectively implement R&D’s partnership strategy

• Assists with training of staff to optimally use technologies

• Uses appropriate methods and interpersonal styles to develop, motivate, and guide team to success

EDUCATION, BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:

• Bachelor’s degree or related experience is required

• 4+ years experience as a medical writer or editor in the pharmaceutical industry or equivalent experience

• Experience and facility with a variety of software

• Familiarity with basic concepts of information storage and retrieval

• Strong attention to detail

• Demonstrated ability to lead teams and work groups

• Ability to work independently, takes initiative, and complete tasks and make deadlines

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, ability to communicate effectively to multiple levels of the organization with strong negotiation skills

• Experience in Microsoft Office applications, high level of expertise with MS Word

• Familiarity with GCP and ICH standards and guidelines

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 (https://careers.iconplc.com/benefits) 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 (https://careers.iconplc.com/reasonable-accommodations)

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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