Contract Manager

Contract Manager

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 Contract Manager at ICON, you will oversee the contracts management process, negotiating agreements, and ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements in support of our clinical trial operations.

What You Will Do:

You will oversee contract management workstreams, ensuring deliverables meet quality and timeline expectations.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing the end-to-end contracts process, including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts with clients, vendors, and other stakeholders.

• Collaborating closely with internal departments, including legal, finance, and project management, to ensure alignment on contract terms and conditions.

• Providing guidance and support to project teams on contract-related matters, including interpretation of contract terms and resolution of disputes.

• Monitoring contract performance and compliance throughout the project lifecycle, identifying risks and implementing mitigation strategies as needed.

• Maintaining accurate records and documentation of contract activities, ensuring adherence to company policies and procedures.

Your Profile:

You will have solid contract management experience, with the ability to manage competing priorities and develop your team.

Required qualifications and experience:

• Bachelor's degree in business, life sciences, communications, or a related discipline

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in contracts management, preferably within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or clinical research industry.

• Strong knowledge of contract law, legal principles, and regulatory requirements relevant to clinical trials.

• Excellent negotiation and communication skills, with the ability to build rapport and influence stakeholders at all levels.

• Detail-oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, capable of managing multiple contracts and priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• Willingness to travel as required (approximately 10%)

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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