Program Manager, Clinical Data Science

Location: Ireland, Dublin

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.

As a Program Manager, Clinical Data Science at ICON, you will oversee and coordinate data science initiatives within clinical programs, providing leadership and delivery oversight across clinical data science activities, including data management, clinical systems and clinical data risk.

You will play a key role in coordinating clinical data science delivery, resolving complex issues, developing team capability and ensuring successful project delivery across your assigned projects and client partnerships.

What You Will Do

Your focus will be on coordinating clinical data science delivery, resolving issues, developing team capability and providing oversight across projects and programs.

Key responsibilities include

• Managing the end-to-end execution of clinical data science programs, including planning, resource allocation and delivery of data science projects within scope, time and budget constraints.
• Coordinating with data scientists, statisticians, clinical researchers and other stakeholders to ensure alignment on project objectives, data requirements and analytical approaches.
• Developing and maintaining program plans, timelines and budgets, and monitoring progress to ensure timely and successful completion of data science initiatives.
• Providing strategic oversight and guidance on data science methodologies, ensuring analyses are rigorous, valid and aligned with clinical and regulatory standards.
• Communicating program status, insights and outcomes to stakeholders, including executive leadership, and addressing issues or risks that may impact program success.
• Applying expert knowledge of clinical data science activities, including data management, clinical systems and clinical data risk.
• Understanding protocol content in the context of clinical data management and clinical data science delivery.
• Providing consultation on clinical data science best practices, including processes, systems and regulations.
• Overseeing project status and escalating potential problems effectively and in a timely manner, ensuring functional management and those responsible for project management are informed of critical issues that may affect project target dates, scope or budget.
• Working independently and, as required, managing escalations with clients, external customers and internal departments.
• Acting as a point of escalation internally and externally.
• Being accountable for all CDS project delivery milestones, internal reporting and progress reports for assigned projects.
• Holding primary accountability for delivery oversight of CDS standalone projects.
• Providing oversight across a number of clients or program work within a client partnership.
• Supporting clinical data science strategic plans at client level.
• Reviewing project proposals and attending bid defences as a representative of the function when required.
• Undertaking analysis and investigation to identify and define complex problems where limited precedent or guidance may be available, while anticipating future issues.
• Other responsibilities may be assigned as required.

Financial Management

• You will also have responsibility for the financial oversight of projects within your span, including:
• Performing financial reviews of projects under your span.
• Guiding project teams with respect to out-of-scope tasks.
• Oversight management and forecasting within the financial tool utilised.
• Reviewing financial documentation and assessing preparedness relating to all clinical data science activities from planning through data delivery and close-out.
• Approving Worked Units, Forecasted Units and project invoices monthly.

Leadership

• Strong leadership and project management skills.
• Acts as an established mentor and/or Subject Matter Expert (SME).
• Accountable for all CDS project delivery milestones and internal reporting and progress reports for assigned projects.
• Holds primary accountability for delivery oversight for CDS standalone projects.
• Typically requires 10+ years of relevant experience.
• An equivalent combination of education, training and relevant experience may be considered in place of the education and experience stated.

Your Profile

You will have solid clinical data science experience, with the ability to manage competing priorities and develop your team. You will bring expert knowledge of clinical data science activities across data management, clinical systems and clinical data risk, together with strong leadership and project management skills.

You will be comfortable operating independently, managing client and internal escalations, overseeing complex project delivery and financial performance, and influencing stakeholders on complex matters.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
• Typically 10+ years of relevant experience. An equivalent combination of education, training and relevant experience may be considered in place of the education and experience stated.
• Expert knowledge of clinical data science activities, including data management, clinical systems and clinical data risk.
• Strong background in data science methodologies, statistical analysis and clinical research, with a track record of successfully managing complex data-driven projects.
• Exceptional leadership skills with experience managing cross-functional teams and collaborating with various departments to achieve program objectives.
• Strong leadership and project management skills.
• Proficiency in project management tools and techniques, with experience in risk management, budgeting and resource planning.
• Ability to understand protocol content in the context of clinical data management and clinical data science delivery.
• Ability to provide consultation on clinical data science best practices, including processes, systems and regulations.
• Established experience as a mentor and/or SME.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to convey complex data insights clearly and build effective relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to adapt communication style and use persuasion effectively, present and defend analysis and secure approval on complex matters.
• Willingness to travel as required, approximately 15% domestically and/or internationally.

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Employment with ICON is contingent upon having the legal right to work in the country where the role is based.

Rewards & Benefits

ICON offers a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package designed to support your health, wellbeing, and career development.

Benefits may include

• 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.
• Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.
• 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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