ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation. From molecule to medicine, we advance clinical research providing outsourced services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and government and public health organisations.
With our patients at the centre of all that we do, we help to accelerate the development of drugs and devices that save lives and improve quality of life.
Our people are our greatest strength, are at the core of our culture, and the driving force behind our success. ICON people have a mission to succeed and a passion that ensures what we do, we do well.
The Role:
The Senior Medical Research Practitioner oversees clinical trials by acting as the medical consultant on research teams. Interacts with internal operations team and clients by identifying, addressing, and reporting safety concerns and counseling study participants.
Responsibilities:
• Participates as a member of the company’s medical team by serving in the role of lead sub-investigator or sub-investigator. Interacts with sponsors and monitors.
• Oversees study specific medical/safety activities, ensuring compliance with ethical, legal and regulatory standards as well as company and sponsor standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Provides medical supervision for clinical studies. Provides medical and emergency care for study subjects and counsels participants regarding abnormal and/or exclusionary diagnostic results. Completes source documents and clinical data input.
• Understands, analyzes and strengthens processes, utilizing expert medical knowledge, to conduct of company’s clinical research studies.
• Contributes to a constructive and collaborative culture within medical team and interactions with other company personnel.
• Provides medical supervision for clinical studies by serving as the study lead sub-investigator and performing screening assessments to evaluate study volunteers for suitability for clinical research studies.
• Knows all aspects of the assigned studies to the level of the principal investigator, and responsible with checking that all study specific tasks on these studies are thoroughly completed.
•Coordinates review and approval of adverse event/serious adverse event narratives.
• Provides daily oversight, training and mentoring for more junior team members.
• Models, mentors and oversees more junior team members to ensure responsible and ethical conduct of clinical research trials.
• Serves as on-call investigator with research physician back-up.
• Strong knowledge of standard clinical processes for screening study volunteers • Strong knowledge of internal and external regulations, standard operating procedures and work instructions
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong ability to communicate medical information thoroughly and appropriately to volunteers
•Problems are differing but related. Solutions are not readily apparent. Undertakes analysis and investigation to identify and define problems. Anticipates future issues. Work is done independently, reviewed at critical points.
•Adapts style and uses persuasion in delivering messages. Issues may be complex, audience perspectives may be divergent, and information may be non-routine in nature.
To be successful in the role, you will have:
• Master’s degree with relevant Physician Assistance certification
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Good ability to communicate medical information thoroughly and appropriately to volunteers
• 2 years of clinical experience
Benefits of Working in ICON:
Our success depends on the knowledge, capabilities and quality of our people. That’s why we are committed to developing our employees in a continuous learning culture – one where we challenge you with engaging work and where every experience adds to your professional development.
At ICON, our focus is to provide you with a comprehensive and competitive total reward package that comprises, not only an excellent level of base pay, but also a wide range of variable pay and recognition programs. In addition, our best in class employee benefits, supportive policies and wellbeing initiatives are tailored to support you and your family at all stages of your career - both now, and into the future.
ICON, including subsidiaries, is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer and 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 through the form below.