Project Planning Specialist

ICON; Limerick; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

ICON is a global healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation seeking a Project Planning Specialist to join the FIRECREST team. You will support project planning, budgets, timelines, and cross-functional coordination across clinical trials and product delivery.

Working with Project Managers, you will help maintain study documentation, financial tracking, and reporting, while contributing to process improvements and efficiency in our operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred; relevant experience also considered.
• Previous experience in project coordination or project management preferred.
• Strong financial acumen, including ability to maintain budget and revenue trackers.
• Experience with change orders highly desirable.
• Strong organisational skills with ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail when maintaining documentation and managing data.
• Clear communication skills and ability to collaborate with stakeholders across teams.

Responsibilities

• Support Project Managers with project planning, execution and monitoring.
• Develop and maintain project timelines, budgets and resource allocations.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to keep milestones on track.
• Manage study documentation and assist in delivering Firecrest products.
• Support business unit financial management and reporting, including budget and revenue trackers.
• Contribute to process improvements to enhance operational efficiency.

Skills

Project coordination

Budget tracking

Financial acumen

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Project Management or Operations Management

Job description

Project Planning Specialist- Firecrest

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.

We are currently seeking a Project Planning Specialist to join our FIRECREST team at ICON. As part of a specialised Project Planning team, you will support the coordination and delivery of Firecrest products and services for clinical trials across the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries.

Working closely with Project Managers and cross-functional teams, you will contribute to project planning and delivery, study documentation, financial tracking and reporting, and process improvement.

What you will be doing:

• Supporting Project Managers with project planning, execution and monitoring.
• Helping develop and maintain project timelines, budgets and resource allocations.
• Coordinating with cross-functional teams to keep project milestones on track.
• Managing study documentation and assisting in the preparation and delivery of the suite of Firecrest products
• Supporting business unit financial management and reporting, including maintaining budget and revenue trackers.
• Contributing to process improvements that enhance operational efficiency.

Your profile:

• A bachelor's degree in Project Management or Operations Management is preferred; relevant experience will also be considered.
• Previous experience in project coordination or project management is preferred.
• Strong financial acumen, including the ability to maintain budget and revenue trackers.
• Experience with change orders highly desirable
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail when maintaining documentation and managing data.
• Clear communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across teams and with stakeholders.

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.