Trade Analyst

Trade 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.

We are seeking an experienced Trade Analyst III with strong knowledge of U.S. Customs regulations, import/export compliance, and post-entry auditing. The ideal candidate will have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, experience navigating complex trade requirements, and the ability to collaborate effectively across global and cross-functional teams. This role will also provide guidance on complex compliance matters, mentor junior colleagues, and help identify opportunities to strengthen trade compliance processes.

What You'll Do

• Partner with government agencies, external stakeholders, internal business partners, and subject matter experts to support compliant global trade activities.
• Mentor junior analysts and provide strategic guidance on trade compliance matters.
• Execute the trade Second Person Review (2PR) program and serve as an escalation point for 2PR issues and inquiries.
• Collaborate with the Trade Audit team and support internal import and export audits as needed.
• Perform and support post-entry auditing activities.
• Support the U.S. Import Entry work center, including preparation and filing of U.S. import entries as required.
• Support the administration and management of shared email inboxes owned by U.S. Trade Operations.
• Engage with Clinical and Research stakeholders through outreach and collaborative activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve trade compliance processes across Global Clinical Supply and the broader Clinical and Research organization.
• Contribute to the development, maintenance, and implementation of trade compliance standard business procedures, tools, systems, and training.
• Help integrate appropriate trade compliance processes into clinical supply and research operations.
• Partner with subject matter experts across functions on trade compliance initiatives.
• Support U.S. and global compliance strategies and objectives, ensuring trade compliance activities align with broader business objectives.
• Work within global trade management systems, including SAP GTS and similar platforms, to ensure trade attributes are accurately maintained and communicated to customs brokers and government agencies.
• Apply knowledge of federal regulations and material conditions to support compliant trade activities.
• Manage a high volume of work while maintaining accuracy, quality, and compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred; candidates with relevant experience may be considered.
• 5+ years of experience in a related field; candidates without a degree should have 8+
• Trade-related certificate or Customs Broker License preferred.
• Experience with post-entry auditing.
• In-depth knowledge of US Customs regulations and related experience.
• Familiarity with other partner government agency trade regulations.
• Proficiency in using Microsoft products (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word).
• Prior experience with global trade management systems like SAP GTS or other similar databases is highly desirable.
• Proficient in English.
• Solid project management skills.
• Demonstrated strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work effectively across functions and with internal and external stakeholders.
• Financial analysis and budgeting skills.
• Understanding of applicable federal regulations and material conditions.
• Ability to sustain an elevated level of performance while quickly processing high volumes of work.

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.

• 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.