Medical Coder

Medical Coder

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.

Medical Coder - Sponsor Dedicated

UK or South Africa

This position is responsible for encoding terms reported as adverse events and medical history as well as prior and concomitant medications using industry accepted dictionaries such as MedDRA and WHOdrug.

What You Will Do:

Your role will involve delivering scientific operations work to a high standard, working closely with your team and stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coding performed in accordance with departmental coding conventions and company SOPs.

• The coder will generate queries for clarification of potentially discrepant data.

• Ability to work in cross-functional team-oriented environments.

• Assist with data coding consistency reviews and SAE reconciliation, as needed.

• The Coder will collaborate with medical monitors, Clinical and Data Management team members, as required, to ensure the timely processing of coding, according to project timelines.

• The coder should have working knowledge of coding tools (ie. Medidata RAVE Coder, TMS, Veeva, etc.)

• Assist in interdepartmental training of new staff as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree or related health science background.

• Commensurate experience will be considered in lieu of a 4 year degree.

• 2+ years industry experience in pharmacovigilance, clinical research, and/or clinical data management required.

• Experience with MedDRA and WHODD preferred.

• Working knowledge of medical terminology, clinical trials & coding is essential.

• Excellent written and oral skills and demonstrated ability to work both independently and within cross functional teams.

• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to high quality work"

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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.

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