[Hiring] Medical Director Rheumatology @ICON plc

Role Description

As a Medical Director at ICON, you will drive medical initiatives within project teams, guiding strategic direction and decision-making processes, and offer expert medical and scientific guidance, leveraging therapeutic expertise to inform project development.

ICON Central Review Services is a MD group dedicated initially to lupus clinical trial development, extending expertise to other complex autoimmune indications like Sjogren’s Disease and Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies. We provide therapeutic expertise and data review and adjudication services for screening eligibility review to ensure that only appropriate patients are being enrolled per the specific protocol and ongoing data review of the efficacy indices included in the endpoint criteria currently in use.

The Medical Director - Rheumatology/Lupus Scoring will work within a multidisciplinary team to support client deliverables, including:

• Provide input in protocol development/amendment
• Review data to ensure concordance across efficacy assessments
• Perform BILAG and MDAAT grading for each organ system, if applicable
• Train study teams (protocol specific training on efficacy tools)
• Start-up activities including site selection and set up
• Data analysis and close out activities
• Interact with clients and participate in client meetings as necessary to support and maintain new business
• Participate in developing new and existing business
• Other tasks as needed to assist with project or team needs

Qualifications

• Medical Degree (MD)
• Formal rheumatology fellowship training & board certification/specialization with expertise in SLE is preferred
• Extensive experience with global clinical trials is desired
• Substantial CRO, biotech or pharmaceutical experience including project leadership and interaction with therapeutic and medical experts required
• Ability to present to and train global audiences
• Understands clinical data management systems or electronic data capture software (RAVE and eLAS knowledge preferred)
• Demonstrates strong knowledge of computerized information systems and standard application software (Windows, MS Office)
• Performs duties at a high standard with limited supervision
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Willingness to travel up to 10% of your time

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