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Medical Director

Key Facts

Full time
Expert & Leadership (>10 years)
English

Other Skills

  • Report Writing
  • Collaboration
  • Communication
  • Leadership
  • Analytical Skills
  • Problem Solving

Roles & Responsibilities

  • Medical degree (MD) or DO
  • Extensive experience in clinical research and development, ideally as a Principal Investigator for Early Phase clinical trials
  • Clinical practice experience, ideally in general medicine
  • Medical Monitoring experience

Requirements:

  • Providing medical and scientific oversight for clinical trials, ensuring the safety of subjects and the integrity of trial data
  • Collaborating with clinical operations, regulatory, and safety teams to drive the successful execution of early phase clinical studies
  • Developing and reviewing clinical study protocols, study reports, and other key study documents
  • Interpreting clinical trial data and providing medical insights to inform decision-making and guide clinical development strategies

Job description

Medical Director (Early Phase) - Home-based in Australia or New Zealand

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

We are currently seeking a Medical Director to support the medical monitoring of our Early Phase Clinical trials. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to design and oversee clinical trials, ensuring the delivery of high-quality data and contributing to the advancement of innovative therapies and treatments.

What You Will Be Doing:

  • Providing medical and scientific oversight for clinical trials, ensuring the safety of subjects and the integrity of trial data.

  • Collaborating with clinical operations, regulatory, and safety teams to drive the successful execution of early phase clinical studies.

  • Developing and reviewing clinical study protocols, study reports, and other key study documents.

  • Interpreting clinical trial data and providing medical insights to inform decision-making and guide clinical development strategies.

Your Profile:

  • Medical degree (MD) or (DO)

  • Extensive experience in clinical research and development, ideally as a Principal Investigator for Early Phase clinical trials

  • Clinical Practice Experience, ideally in general medicine.

  • Medical Monitoring experience highly preferred

  • Strong understanding of clinical trial design, regulatory requirements, and GCP guidelines.

  • Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with a focus on interpreting clinical data and driving evidence-based decisions.

  • Excellent leadership, communication, and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional, global teams.

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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, 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.

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.

Interested in the role, but unsure if you meet all of the requirements? We would encourage you to apply regardless – there’s every chance you’re exactly what we’re looking for here at ICON whether it is for this or other roles.

Are you a current ICON Employee? Please click here to apply

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