Manager, Project Management

Manager, Project Management- CMC division

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.

In this role the Manager, Project Management has the opportunity to support and grow the new CMC (Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls) division within ICON’s bioanalytical laboratory site in Assen. The role provides day-to-day technical oversight, strategic vision, leadership, and mentorship to the team and broader organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the daily activities of the project management team, acting as the main point of contact for clients regarding ICON’s Central Laboratories services.
• Provide guidance, mentorship, and technical oversight to team members, ensuring alignment with corporate strategy and process consistency across projects.
• Represent ICON at Investigator Meetings and other client-facing engagements.
• Implement protocol amendments and complete laboratory configurations.
• Participate in audits, bid defenses, trial reconciliations, and other key project activities.
• Direct the Project Management function, ensuring consistency in processes, quality, and client satisfaction.
• Provide vision, leadership, and mentorship to the department and organization.
• Ensure the overall direction, coordination, execution, and successful completion of all assigned programs/projects in line with company strategy, commitments, and goals.

What You Will Bring

• Proven, in-depth experience as a Project Manager, preferably with a CMC (Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls) background.
• Master’s degree required; Postdoctoral experience preferred but not essential.
• Ideally technical experience in analytical testing.
• Demonstrated leadership skills, including mentoring, supervising, or leading teams.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.

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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

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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