Medical Director, Rheumatology

Medical Director, Rheumatology

ICON is a global healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation united by a mission to bring new medicines and treatments to patients faster.

As a values-driven organisation, integrity, collaboration, agility, and inclusion are at the heart of how we work and interact with each other, customers, patients and suppliers.

As a Medical Director at ICON, you will drive medical initiatives within project teams, guiding strategic direction and decision-making processes, and offer expert medical and scientific guidance, leveraging therapeutic expertise to inform project development.

ICON Central Review Services is a MD group dedicated initially to lupus clinical trial development, extending expertise to other complex autoimmune indications like Sjogren’s Disease, Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies. We are providing therapeutic expertise and data review and adjudication services for screening eligibility review to ensure that only appropriate patients are being enrolled per the specific protocol and ongoing data review of the efficacy indices included in the endpoint criteria currently in use.

The Medical Director - Rheumatology/Lupus Scoring - will work within a multidisciplinary team to support client deliverables, including grading services for efficacy indices, business development, communication and training:

• Provide input in protocol development/amendment
• Review data to ensure concordance across efficacy assessments
• Perform BILAG and MDAAT grading for each organ system, if applicable.
• Trains study teams (protocol specific training on efficacy tools).
• Start-up activities including site selection and set up
• Data analysis and close out activities
• Interacts with clients and participates in client meetings as necessary to support and maintain new business.
• Participates in developing new and existing business
• Other tasks as needed to assist with project or team needs

You are:

A quality focused self-starter with ambition to share your knowledge.

We want our employees to succeed and ensure that they are set up for this success through constant training, development and support. To enable success in this position you will have:

• Medical Degree (MD) and formal rheumatology fellowship training & board certification / specialization with Expertise in SLE is preferred
• Extensive experience with global clinical trials is desired.
• Substantial CRO, biotech or pharmaceutical experience including project leadership and interaction with therapeutic and medical experts required
• Ability to present to and train global audiences
• Understands clinical data management systems or electronic data capture software (RAVE and eLAS knowledge preferred).
• Demonstrates strong knowledge of computerized information systems and standard application software (Windows, MS Office).
• Performs duties at a high standard with limited supervision.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Willingness to travel up to 10% of your time

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.