Job Description
Medical Director (Ophthalmology)- Blue Bell, PA- REMOTE
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.
We are currently seeking a Medical Director (Ophthalmology) to join our diverse and dynamic team. As a Medical Director at ICON, you will play a pivotal role in driving 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 be doing - 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 - Medical degree (MD or equivalent) with specialization in relevant therapeutic area required
- Must be Board Certified as an Ophthalmologist
- Minimum of 5 years of clinical experience as an Ophthalmologist.
- A minimum of 2 years Clinical Research experience within Academia, Pharmaceutical, Biotech or other CRO industry.
- Understanding of regulatory requirements and ethical standards in clinical research.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to provide therapeutic expertise to sites and sponsor companies
- Up to 20% travel as needed
- US Based Role
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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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Job Tags
Remote job, Permanent employment, Flexible hours,