Agreement Specialist

Agreement Specialist

ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization. We’re proud to foster an inclusive environment driving innovation and excellence, and we welcome you to join us on our mission to shape the future of clinical development.

The Agreement Specialist will partner with the client Headquarters and Regional teams to ensure the compliant execution and management of agreements with external medical and scientific experts (consultants) engaged to support company-sponsored global, regional, and local programs.

What You Will Do:

You will contribute to contract management activities, taking responsibility for your deliverables and working collaboratively.

Key responsibilities include:

• Ensure compliant execution of agreements with external medical or scientific experts (consultants) engaged to perform services in support managed activities of company-supported Global, Regional, and local programs.
• Independently utilize current work instructions, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), internal policies, and procedures to ensure tasks are completed correctly and within client compliance.
• Responsible for updating process data in multiple systems of record.
• Complete various self-directed work assignments requiring advanced organizational ability, independent judgment, and solution focused options.
• Provide creative suggestions for continuous process improvement, efficiency, and clarity.
• Responsible for additional non-routine, non-repetitive assignments and projects of limited scope as assigned.
• Management of a high-volume workload prioritizing assignments in a fast-paced environment.
• Assist team members as capacity allows.

Your Profile:

You will bring relevant contract management experience, along with the following qualifications and skills.

Required qualifications and experience:

• Education: Bachelor's degree required, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Minimum of one (1) year of pharmaceutical industry experience.
• Customer service experience preferred.
• Experience working in a collaborative team environment to support business goals and deliver results.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across functions and with diverse stakeholder groups.
• Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and perform effectively in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.
• Strong time management and workload prioritization skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, and SharePoint.
• Ability to work independently while exercising sound judgment and maintaining a strong focus on compliance and quality.

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 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

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.