Director, FSA Project Management

Director, FSA Project Management

ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization. We're proud to foster an inclusive environment driving innovation and excellence, and we welcome you to join us on our mission to shape the future of clinical development.

As a Director, Feasibility and Site Activation (FSA) Project Management at ICON, you will provide strategic and operational leadership to project management teams responsible for Feasibility and Site Activation (FSA) delivery.

What You Will Do:

You will direct site start-up and activation activities, ensuring quality, efficiency, and alignment with business objectives.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading FSA project management teams to deliver feasibility and site activation activities on time, within scope, and to quality and compliance standards.
• Overseeing portfolio and program-level planning, risk management, and mitigation strategies to support successful study start-up.
• Driving implementation of standardised project management methodologies, tools, and best practices across FSA projects.
• Partnering with business development, clinical operations, and functional leaders to support bid defenses, proposals, and customer engagements.
• Monitoring operational performance metrics, identifying trends, and implementing continuous improvement initiatives across FSA project delivery.
• Providing leadership, coaching, and development to FSA Project Managers, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and innovation.

Your Profile:

You will bring significant site start-up and activation experience, with a track record of building high-performing teams and delivering results.

Required qualifications and experience:

• Bachelor's degree in life sciences, healthcare, business, or a related field; advanced degree or project management certification preferred.
• Extensive experience in clinical research with a strong focus on feasibility, site activation, and project or program management.
• Proven track record of leading high-performing project teams and managing complex, global portfolios in a CRO, pharma, or related environment.
• Strong strategic thinking, organisational, and analytical skills, with the ability to translate data and insights into effective operational plans.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and negotiation skills, with confidence in customer-facing and senior leadership interactions.
• Demonstrated ability to drive process optimisation, manage change, and deliver results in a fast-paced, matrixed organisation.
• Willingness to travel as required (approximately 20%)

What ICON can offer you:

Our success depends on the quality of our people. That's why we've made it a priority to build a diverse culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.

In addition to your competitive salary, ICON offers a range of additional benefits. Our benefits are designed to be competitive within each country and are focused on well-being and work life balance opportunities for you and your family.

Our benefits examples include:

• 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, LifeWorks, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialized 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, subsidized travel passes, health assessments, among others.

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

At ICON, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values. We're dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible environment for all candidates. ICON is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment.

All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know or submit a request here

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