[Hiring] Research Associate I for Scientific Data Curation @ICON plc

Role Description

As a Research Associate I in the MRT Database Team at ICON, you will help maintain and develop high-quality scientific content within the ePROVIDE™ platform. You will curate structured data across three key databases:

• PROQOLID™, which describes Clinical Outcome Assessments (COAs);
• PROLABELS™, which captures COA-related endpoint strategies and claims reflected in regulatory labels;
• PROINSIGHT™, which describes clinical guidelines and agency recommendations relevant to COAs, endpoint selection, drug development, and health technology assessment.

What You Will Do:

• Support the accuracy, consistency, and scientific value of ePROVIDE™ by sourcing, reviewing, extracting, and curating information from scientific literature, regulatory labels, clinical guidelines, agency publications, client requests, and internal knowledge sources.
• Curate accurate, structured scientific data into the ePROVIDE™ platform across PROQOLID™, PROLABELS™, and PROINSIGHT™.
• Identify, source, and screen relevant information on COAs, COA endpoint strategies, regulatory label claims, clinical guidelines, and agency recommendations.
• Extract and summarise information from scientific publications, regulatory labels, Summary of Product Characteristics documents, public assessment reports, clinical guidelines, and agency-published documents.
• Apply database-specific rules, scope criteria, taxonomy, and quality standards to ensure scientific consistency, traceability, and data integrity across the platform.
• Collaborate with internal Database Team members and cross-functional colleagues to support the client-facing and internal use of ePROVIDE™ data.
• Support database updates, quality checks, documentation, and continuous improvement activities to keep ePROVIDE™ content reliable, relevant, and up to date.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant scientific discipline, for example psychology, public health, life sciences, health sciences, pharmacy, biomedical sciences, or a related field.
• Previous experience in clinical research, health outcomes research, scientific literature review, data curation, or a related field; experience in a pharmaceutical, biotechnology, CRO, academic, or health research environment is an advantage.
• Ability to read, interpret, and summarise scientific, clinical, and regulatory information with accuracy and appropriate scientific judgement.
• Strong attention to detail, consistency, and documentation, with the ability to follow defined rules and quality standards.
• Flexibility to apply rules consistently while adapting scientific judgement when justified exceptions arise.
• Good organisational skills and ability to manage several curation tasks or database updates in parallel while respecting timelines.
• Proactive, independent, locus of control.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team-based, cross-functional environment.
• Comfort working with digital platforms, structured databases, and data extraction tools; familiarity with COAs, regulatory labels, clinical guidelines, or endpoint strategy is an asset.
• Ability to work fully in English within an international department and team environment.

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.

Inclusion and Accessibility

ICON is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building an inclusive and accessible workplace where everyone feels valued and supported.

If you require reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know or submit a request here.

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