Head of Project Management (Remote)

Project Manager, Imaging and Cardiac
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.
Location: Remote

The Project Manager is the main point of contact for customers on all assigned projects and acts as the lead on a portfolio of clinical trials within ICON Medical Imaging and Cardiac Safety Solutions team. The Project Manager will act as primary point of contact for customer communication, managing routine teleconferences and reporting deliverables. The Project Manager is responsible for developing project timelines, assure adherence to the timelines, and provide customer support throughout the life cycle of a project for all study-related activities within a clinical trial. This position will coordinate cross-functional activities of internal resources to ensure quality and on-time project deliverables are met. The Project Manager is responsible for maintaining the proper project documentation and ensuring compliance with SOPs and regulatory requirements for clinical trials. The Project Manager will be responsible for revenue forecasting, tracking, and submittal, and will also update budgets and contracts as necessary.

Apply project management principles, concepts and techniques for effective project management, including quality assurance and customer satisfaction
Maintain a positive, results-oriented work environment by building partnerships, modeling teamwork and communicating in an open, balanced and objective manner
Act as the primary contact and study lead with the customer from startup through close-out of a project with minimal supervision and oversight
Develop and implement project plans and timelines via internal and external kick-off meetings and ensure agreement by parties involved, with minimal supervision
Develop presentations for Investigator Meetings and customer facing meetings and travel independently to present at these meetings when required
Escalate issues to management as appropriate
Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure efficient processing of project requirements, with minimal support
Conduct routine customer teleconferences and generate and maintain accurate records and meeting minutes and agendas in accordance with regulatory guidelines
Update budgets and contracts and gain management approvals for Change Requests
Generate and maintain Patient and Site Tracking Reports via MS Excel and study databases and provide updates to customers on a regular basis
Coordinate with internal teams to query sites to submit incoming data and resolve data issues
Travel with Business Development for customer meetings, as requested
Present internally and externally on project portfolio
Identify potential risks to projects and implement processes and tactics to proactively mitigate
Participate in developing and updating internal documents and guides (e.g. training materials, SOPs, etc.)
Participate, as requested by Regulatory Affairs, in customer audits
Provide oversight of Site Management and Reader Management activities for assigned projects
Meet or exceed internal Project Management metrics
Travel possibly required up to 20% of the time

Minimum Bachelor’s Degree (preference in Life Sciences or similar) or equivalent education/work experience
Relevant Work Experience: Required minimum of three years in a customer-focused role. Desired minimum of one year working in a project management role within the clinical trial industry. Language: Advanced English fluency required for business communication. Previous work history in English as primary language required.

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Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidized travel passes, health assessments, among others.
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