Associate Director Informaticist

ICON plc; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

ICON Strategic Solutions is seeking an Associate Director Informaticist to shape clinical program and trial designs by integrating diverse data sources such as prevalence data, real-world data, and eCOA/SoA insights. You will influence asset strategy, trial concepts, and risk-based decisions within a sponsor-dedicated model.

You will lead data taxonomy development, standardization across therapeutic areas, and cross-functional collaboration to optimize time, cost, and patient access while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a scientific or health-related field.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry, drug development, and/or related fields.
• Therapeutic expertise and knowledge of the clinical research landscape.

Responsibilities

• Lead approach to program design and scaling of Decentralized Clinical Trials.
• Develop data taxonomies in support of eCOA and SoA designs.
• Drive standardization in design within and across therapeutic areas using taxonomies.
• Communicate insights to optimize trial design for time, value, cost and risk.
• Collaborate with asset team to support asset strategy, program, and trial design decisions.
• Anticipate and ensure completion of modeling and scenario needs by applying clinical development, TA, and analytics expertise.
• Support the use of real-world data and collaborate cross-functionally to inform design.
• Promote data-driven and risk-based decision making.

Skills

Therapeutic expertise

Clinical research landscape knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in a scientific or health-related field

Job description

Senior Clinical Systems Lead

At ICON Strategic Solutions, you will work in a sponsor-dedicated model, supported by ICON’s global expertise.

As the world’s largest FSP organisation, with over 90 sponsor partnerships, we offer stability, career development and a collaborative environment where your work contributes to the development of treatments that benefit patients worldwide.

The purpose of the Associate Director Informaticist role is to support the design of clinical programs and trials by bringing together internal and external data (e.g., prevalence data, real world data and analytics, electronic Clinical Outcome Assessments, and Schedule of Activities) analyses and insights to develop and inform asset profile, program strategy, and trial designs, while driving excellence and optimization, enabling more efficient planning and execution.

What You Will Do:

• Responsible for leading the approach to program design, placement decisions, and related considerations (e.g., scaling of Decentralized Clinical Trials, Value Based Research principles, and enabling goals for diverse representation in clinical trials, etc.)
• Responsible for developing and leading the approach to data taxonomies in support of eCOA and SoA designs and related considerations
• Responsible for driving standardization in design within and across therapeutic areas via utilization of taxonomies
• Responsible for communicating insights for strategies that can optimize trial and program design for time, value, cost, and/or risk considerations while creating accessibility and pathways for participation in clinical trials
• Collaborate with asset team to bring data and insights to support asset strategy, program, and trial design decisions
• Anticipate and ensure completion of modeling and scenario needs by applying clinical development, TA, and analytics expertise
• Support the use of real-world data and collaborate cross functionally to bring to inform design
• Promote data-driven and risk-based decision making

Your Profile:

Required qualifications and experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a scientific or health-related field Minimum 5 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry, drug development, and/or related fields
• Therapeutic expertise and knowledge of the clinical research landscape; ability to acquire and maintain expertise to support portfolio needs

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.

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