[Hiring] Global Pharmacovigilance Excellence Lead @ICON plc

Role Description

As a Global Pharmacovigilance Excellence Lead at ICON, you will be responsible for overseeing pharmacovigilance activities to ensure the safety and efficacy of our clinical trials. This will be a 12-month contract initially fully homebased in the UK or Belgium.

The Global Pharmacovigilance (GPV) Excellence Lead will deliver short- and mid-term projects that drive innovation and excellence within the GPV function. This includes leading transformational projects and supporting the implementation of project outcomes (e.g., process/SOP changes, etc.).

GPV’s scope of activities includes a variety of activities required to maintain the compliance of the PV system. These include but are not limited to:

• Case processing and associated activities
• Digital and device vigilance
• Safety systems
• Local (affiliate or country level) pharmacovigilance activities
• Patient Safety Master File (PSMF) maintenance
• Inspection readiness (e.g., CAPA and deviation management)
• Partner management

The role requires significant experience in these areas with strong industry and regulatory knowledge.

You will oversee pharmacovigilance and drug safety operations, balancing quality, timelines, and stakeholder expectations.

Key Responsibilities

• Capability-building projects: Develop plans for, including project plans and business cases, and lead initiatives to enhance GPV methodologies, tools, frameworks, and capabilities.
• Project Management: Develop and communicate project plans and milestone achievements to key stakeholders and governance committees.
• Infrastructure: Support updates of procedures, tools, data flows and documentation for GPV activities.
• Digital and automation support: Partner with IT to evolve relevant systems, such as automation, workflow optimisation, and responsible AI integration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant scientific discipline or healthcare-related field
• Significant experience in pharmacovigilance or drug safety, ideally within the clinical research or pharmaceutical industries
• Strong understanding of regulatory requirements related to drug safety and reporting
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a focus on data-driven decision-making
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, capable of engaging and influencing diverse stakeholders

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

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.