Clinical Research Coordinator (pre-clinical)

Clinical Research Coordinator (pre-clinical)

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.

Scientific Project Co-ordinator (Preclinical CPSS)

We are seeking a proactive Scientific Project Co-ordinator to support the planning, outsourcing, and delivery of preclinical CPSS activities within drug development programmes. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with scientific project management experience who enjoys working across cross-functional teams to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Co-ordinate the outsourcing and delivery of preclinical CPSS project activities.

• Support the development, maintenance, and interpretation of cross-functional project plans.

• Monitor timelines, budgets, resources, risks, and project deliverables to ensure successful execution.

• Facilitate effective communication and collaboration across project teams and stakeholders.

• Support the management of external vendors and outsourced activities.

• Provide guidance on project management processes, tools, and best practices.

• Identify and help resolve day-to-day project challenges and risks.

• Communicate new processes, procedures, and strategies to project teams.

• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, helping to enhance project delivery, quality, and efficiency.

• Essential Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant scientific discipline.

• Experience in Scientific Project Management.

• Experience supporting pre-clinical drug development projects and activities.

• Strong organisational, planning, and communication skills.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively within cross-functional teams.

• Understanding of scientific project management principles, including project planning, resource management, and risk management.

• Desirable Requirements

• Advanced degree in a relevant scientific field.

• Experience within a pharmaceutical, biotech, or clinical research environment.

• Experience in project co-ordination, project management, or change management.

• Professional project management certification (PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, or equivalent).

• Broad understanding of scientific project management and drug development processes.

• Why Apply?

• This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to innovative drug development programmes, working alongside multidisciplinary teams to help deliver critical pre-clinical activities. You'll gain exposure to a diverse project portfolio while playing a key role in supporting successful project outcomes.

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.

• 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.