About this role
Job title: Lead Resource Planning Specialist
About the Role 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. As a Lead Resource Planning Specialist at ICON, you will oversee resource forecasting, allocation, and utilisation to support efficient delivery of clinical projects.
What You'll Do
- Leading resource planning activities, including demand forecasting, capacity analysis, and allocation across assigned functions or portfolios.
- Collaborating with project and functional leaders to understand resource needs, skills requirements, and timelines.
- Monitoring utilisation and workload balance, identifying gaps or bottlenecks, and recommending corrective actions.
- Maintaining accurate resource data and reports in planning tools and systems to support decision-making.
- Supporting scenario planning and optimisation to respond to changing portfolio priorities and new opportunities.
- Providing guidance and mentorship to resource planning colleagues, promoting best practices and consistency.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor's degree in business, operations, life sciences, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Strong experience in resource planning, workforce management, or portfolio operations within a CRO, pharma, or similar environment.
- Excellent analytical and numerical skills, with experience working with planning tools and large datasets.
- Ability to balance competing priorities and provide clear, data-driven recommendations to stakeholders.
- Strong communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to influence decisions in a matrixed organisation.
- Detail-oriented and organised, with a continuous improvement mindset and focus on transparency and fairness in resourcing.
- Solid talent acquisition and recruitment experience, with the ability to manage competing priorities and develop your team.
Compensation & Benefits
- ICON offers a competitive salary and a range of benefits designed to be competitive within each country and focused on well-being and work-life balance opportunities for you and your family.
- Various annual leave entitlements
- Health insurance offerings
- Competitive retirement planning offerings
- 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.
- 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.