[Hiring] Senior Medical Coding Specialist @ICON plc

Role Description

As a Senior Medical Coding Specialist at ICON (Client dedicated to one of our top pharmaceutical clients), you will ensure accurate and consistent coding of medical data for clinical trials.

What You Will Do:

• Take ownership of scientific operations deliverables, applying your expertise to complex challenges.
• Provide independent review of data coded by third parties ensuring consistent coding.
• Oversee work outsourced to CRO through medical coding review and synonym dictionaries review.
• Participate in the review and maintenance of guidance and training documentation for coding guidelines in accordance with ICH guidelines, client's coding guidelines and dictionary definitions.
• Provide support to other departments concerning dictionary use and coding quality.
• Collaborate on the creation and maintenance of CDM documents referencing coding related activities.
• Support and manage MedDRA and WHO Drug Dictionary upversion activities for both client and third-party vendor operated studies.
• Ensure compliance with industry quality standards, regulations, guidelines and procedures.

Qualifications

• A degree in nursing, biology or health-related field.
• English fluency.
• 5+ years medical coding using MedDRA and WHO Drug Dictionaries.
• 5+ years in Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology industry or CRO environment.
• Knowledge of ICH/GCP guidelines and methodology.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications.
• Experience with coding application(s), Veeva and Medidata RAVE Coder desirable.
• Experience with data warehouse tools (ie. Elluminate, CORE).
• Good understanding of Clinical Data Management processes and the applicable regulatory requirements.

Benefits

• Various annual leave entitlements.
• A range of health insurance offerings to suit you and your family’s needs.
• Competitive retirement planning offerings to maximize savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead.
• Global Employee Assistance Programme, TELUS Health, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialised professionals who are there to support you and your family’s well-being.
• Life assurance.
• Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidised travel passes, health assessments, among others.