Contract Specialist

Contract Specialist

Location: Paris Reference: JR164058

About the role

Contract Analyst

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 Specialist I at ICON, you will facilitate the negotiation and management of contracts with clients and vendors, ensuring compliance with company policies and regulations, and support the execution of clinical trials and research projects.

What You Will Do: You will take responsibility for contract management deliverables, applying your skills to ensure quality and efficiency.

Key responsibilities include:

• Prepare, negotiate, and execute clinical trial agreements, budgets, and contract amendments with coordinating and participating sites.
• Collaborate with CTC-F teams to finalize site budget grids and contractual terms.
• Manage contract and budget negotiations through to signature while ensuring study timelines are met.
• Enter and maintain country and site budgets within systems.
• Prepare, submit, and file CNOM applications and related documentation.
• Track contract execution, amendments, approvals, and regulatory submissions, proactively resolving issues to support study start-up activities.
• Ensure compliance with procedures, contractual requirements, and local regulatory guidelines.

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

Required qualifications and experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Law, or a related field.
• 1-2 years of experience in contract management or a related field.
• Strong negotiation and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Attention to detail and strong analytical skills.

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.