[Hiring] Site Contracts Lead @ICON plc

Role Description

As a Site Contracts Lead at ICON, you will oversee and coordinate the preparation, negotiation, and execution of clinical trial agreements and budgets for assigned studies or portfolios.

• Oversee contract management workstreams, ensuring deliverables meet quality and timeline expectations.
• Manage end-to-end site contracting activities for assigned studies, including template use, negotiation, and execution tracking.
• Serve as a primary escalation point for contract issues, proposing solutions that balance sponsor, site, and internal requirements.
• Collaborate with legal, finance, and project teams to ensure alignment on contract language, budget assumptions, and risk positions.
• Monitor contracting timelines and metrics, identifying bottlenecks, and driving corrective actions to improve cycle times.
• Provide guidance and oversight to Site Contracts Negotiators working on the same studies or programmes.
• Contribute to the development and refinement of contracting playbooks, templates, and standard processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in law, business, life sciences, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Strong experience in clinical site contracting or similar contract negotiation roles within CRO, pharma, or healthcare.
• Good understanding of clinical trial agreements, budget structures, and key legal and compliance considerations.
• Excellent negotiation, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Organised and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple studies and priorities.
• Collaborative mindset with experience guiding or coordinating the work of others.

Requirements

• Solid contract management experience, with the ability to manage competing priorities and develop your team.

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.

Company Description

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.