[Hiring] Manager, R&D Contract & Budget Management @ICON plc

Role Description

As a Manager, Finance at ICON, you will provide operational and analytical contract support for R&D business functions, managing the end-to-end contract lifecycle. This role partners cross-functionally with R&D stakeholders, Legal, Global Strategic Sourcing, Finance, and external vendors to ensure compliant, efficient, and cost-effective contract execution.

What You Will Do:

• Manage day-to-day finance and financial and contract management activities, supporting your team to deliver quality outcomes.
• Key responsibilities include:
• Draft and negotiate work order agreements, change order amendments, loan equipment agreements, non-disclosure agreements, and requests for proposals.
• Review, revise, and manage contracts supporting routine activities, including consulting, supplier, distributor, clinical, service, and other non-standard agreements.
• Escalate complex legal and factual matters to Legal and support issue resolution.
• Oversee contract lifecycle management, including maintaining contract files, managing the contract request system, tracking deliverables, and generating reports.
• Partner with the business teams to prepare and execute CDA and NDA agreements.
• Lead onboarding and training for new Contract Managers.
• Train internal stakeholders on contract management systems and processes.
• Facilitate weekly and monthly contract status meetings as appropriate.
• Prepare contract summaries and ensure agreements are executed in compliance with company policies and service level standard turnaround times.
• Support the business contract requests and monitor execution timelines.
• Secure all required internal approvals for contract terms and provisions prior to execution.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and ensure compliance with internal policies and external regulations.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in pharmaceutical/biotech contract management or clinical budget management.
• Experience with vendor negotiations and CRO interactions.
• Proficiency in CLM systems (e.g., SAP, Ariba).
• Strong analytical and cross-functional communication skills.
• Demonstrated understanding of contract lifecycle management processes, including drafting, review, approval workflows, and execution.
• Working knowledge of pharmaceutical/biotech regulatory requirements impacting R&D contracts (e.g., GxP, Sunshine Act, data privacy considerations).
• Experience collaborating cross-functionally with Legal, Finance, Strategic Sourcing, and R&D stakeholders.
• Ability to identify contractual risk and escalate appropriately.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple contracts and deadlines simultaneously.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) with ability to analyze and summarize contract data.
• Experience supporting audits or compliance reviews related to contracting activities.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to interpret and apply company policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Employment with ICON is contingent upon having the legal right to work in the country where the role is based.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary and performance related incentives.
• Health and wellbeing programmes including medical, dental, and vision coverage where applicable.
• Retirement and pension plans.
• Life assurance and disability coverage.
• Employee assistance programmes and wellbeing resources.
• Learning and development opportunities through structured training and career pathways.
• Benefits may vary depending on role and location.