Medical Monitor

KCR Placement; Center Square (PA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement planning

LifeWorks EAP

Life assurance

Country-specific benefits

Job summary

ICON Strategic Solutions is seeking a Medical Monitor to lead medical affairs delivery across a sponsor-dedicated portfolio, ensuring high-quality medical leadership and strategic guidance throughout project lifecycles. You will ensure regulatory and ethical compliance in medical and safety monitoring and support business development initiatives with strong operational oversight.

The role requires an MD or equivalent, with experience in pharma/biotech and travel about 10% of the time.

Qualifications

• MD or equivalent required with specialization in relevant therapeutic area preferred.
• Proven track record of medical leadership and consultation within pharma/biotech.
• Strong understanding of regulatory requirements and ethical standards in clinical research.

Responsibilities

• Lead medical affairs delivery across portfolio and set standards for the team.
• Provide strategic medical leadership and consultation throughout project lifecycles.
• Ensure compliance with ethical, legal and regulatory standards in medical and safety monitoring.
• Represent Medical Affairs in business development initiatives.
• Provide operational oversight within Medical Affairs as needed.

Skills

Medical leadership

Strategic guidance

Regulatory knowledge

Clinical research

Education

MD or equivalent

Job description

Medical Monitor

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.

As a Medical Director at ICON, you will drive medical initiatives within project teams, guiding strategic direction and decision-making processes, and offer expert medical and scientific guidance, leveraging therapeutic expertise to inform project development.

What You Will Do:

You will lead medical affairs delivery across your portfolio, setting standards and developing your team.
Key responsibilities include:

• Providing strategic medical leadership and guidance on project teams.
• Offering expert medical and scientific consultation throughout project lifecycles.
• Ensuring compliance with ethical, legal, and regulatory standards in medical and safety monitoring activities.
• Representing the Medical Affairs Department in business development initiatives.
• Providing operational oversight within the Medical Affairs Department as needed.

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:

• Medical degree (MD or equivalent) with specialization in relevant therapeutic area preferred.
• Proven track record of medical leadership and consultation within pharmaceutical or biotechnology industries.
• Strong understanding of regulatory requirements and ethical standards in clinical research.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to represent the department effectively.
• Demonstrated ability to provide operational management in the absence of senior management.
• 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