Medical Director, Laboratory

ICON; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 200,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave entitlements

Health insurance offerings

Retirement planning offerings

Global Employee Assistance Programme (

Life assurance

Flexible country-specific benefits

Job summary

ICON is a global healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation dedicated to bringing new medicines to patients faster. As Medical Director, Laboratory at ICON, you will lead medical affairs for the Singapore Laboratory, ensuring quality and regulatory compliance while guiding design and analysis of clinical trials.

Office location is Loyang with a 60% on-site and 40% remote work arrangement. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, interpret complex lab data, and build

Qualifications

• Singapore citizen or permanent resident
• MD or equivalent with pathology specialization
• Minimum 5 years in clinical laboratory medicine
• Knowledge of CLIA, CAP and international standards
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Willingness to travel approximately 10%

Responsibilities

• Provide medical leadership for laboratory operations, ensuring regulatory adherence and quality standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement laboratory protocols for clinical trials.
• Interpret laboratory data to support study objectives and patient safety.
• Develop and maintain relationships with regulatory agencies and external partners to ensure compliance and best practices.
• Direct the operations of the Singapore Laboratory, including staff management and resource allocation.

Skills

Medical leadership

Regulatory compliance

Clinical trials design

Data interpretation

Laboratory operations

Cross-functional collaboration

Staff management

Travel readiness

Education

Medical degree (MD) with pathology specialization

Job description

Medical Director, Laboratory

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 Medical Director, Laboratory at ICON, you will design and analyse clinical trials, interpreting complex medical data, and contribute to the advancement of innovative treatments and therapies. You will also ensure that regulatory and safety standards are met by ICON Labs.

Office location: Loyang office 60% and home 40% (30 Loyang way, Unit 02/12-15, Singapore 508769)

What You Will Do:

Your focus will be on driving medical affairs performance, ensuring quality, and building capability across your area.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing medical leadership and oversight for laboratory operations, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements and quality standards.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to design and implement laboratory protocols for clinical trials.
• Interpreting laboratory data and providing medical expertise to support study objectives and patient safety.
• Developing and maintaining relationships with regulatory agencies and external partners to ensure compliance and best practices.
• Directing the operations of the Singapore Laboratory, including staff management and resource allocation.

Your Profile:

You will bring significant medical affairs experience, with a track record of building high-performing teams and delivering results.

Required qualifications and experience:

• Singapore citizen or permanent resident holder
• Medical degree (MD or equivalent) with pathology/anatomic pathology/clinical pathology in a relevant specialty.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in clinical laboratory medicine, preferably in a pharmaceutical or biotechnology setting.
• Singapore Clinical Governance Officer (Preferred)
• Strong understanding of regulatory requirements for laboratory operations, including CLIA, CAP, and relevant international standards.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience in managing laboratory staff and overseeing laboratory operations.
• Willingness to travel as required (approximately 10%)

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