Contract Analyst I

ICON Strategic Solutions; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Health insurance

Retirement planning

Employee assistance program LifeWorks

Life assurance

Country-specific benefits

Job summary

ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization. ICON offers a role as Contract Analyst I to support site budgets, contract negotiations, and timely execution across studies.

You will negotiate master clinical trial agreements, coordinate with internal teams and partners, and ensure adherence to timelines and quality standards. This position requires a BS degree and 2+ years in site contracting within pharma, CRO, or related vendors.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of clinical research site contracting and budgeting experience.
• Knowledge of clinical study protocols and schedule of assessments.
• Ability to explain data to facilitate decision making processes to be data driven.
• Strong organizational, communication and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate and administer master clinical trial agreements for sites.
• Coordinate with internal Study Startup team, CROs, and TAU partners to improve SB&C metrics.
• Ensure SB&C standards are applied across projects.
• Use industry tools and data sources to provide budget and contract feedback aligned with fair market value.
• Identify potential delays and escalate to the appropriate team members.
• Track actions and negotiations to maintain study and site timelines.
• Support resolving escalated issues identified by the site activation sub-team in partnership with Study Startup.

Skills

Data-driven decisions

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

BS degree

Job description

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.

As a Contract Analyst I at ICON, you will support the facilitation of site budgets and contracts negotiations, and communication with internal and external team members to ensure prompt contract execution and study timelines are achieved.

What You Will Do

Support negotiation and administration of master clinical trial agreements.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Negotiate directly with assigned sites on all site related contracting items including clinical trial agreements, budgets, payment terms, ancillary agreements and amendments.
• Partner with internal Study Startup team, CROs, Clinical Operations teams, and TAU partners to improve overall SB&C metrics and deliver processes.
• Ensure standards are applied to the SB&C processes across projects.
• Leverage leading industry tools and data sources to provide budget and contract feedback aligned with parameters and fair market value guidance.
• Promptly recognize and improve potential delays and elevate to appropriate team members.
• Track all actions and negotiations to ensure timelines are achieved for studies and sites assigned.
• Support resolving escalated issues identified by the site activation sub-team in partnership with the internal Study Startup team.

Your Profile

• BS degree or international equivalent
• 2 or more years of experience in clinical research site contracting and budgeting within a pharmaceutical company, CRO or relevant industry vendor.
• Ability to explain data to facilitate decision making processes to be data driven.
• Knowledge and understanding of clinical study protocols and schedule of assessments
• Strong organizational skills, decision making, communication and negotiation skills.

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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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.

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