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We encourage our people to seize the opportunity to bring flexibility, innovation and determination to every situation.
By doing this, our people build exciting and rewarding careers, deliver results to help bring life-changing medicines and devices to market and maintain ICON's success as an industry leader.
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Full-service roles offer the opportunity to work on projects and programmes on behalf of the world's most innovative pharma, biotech and medical device companies.
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Global Business Services functions are the backbone of the organisation, providing support services in areas including Finance, IT, HR, Sales, QA, Facilities & Administration, Legal & Procurement.
Commercial roles offer opportunities to be involved in the exciting world of proposals, sales and marketing.
Overview of Service Lines
ICON offers a broad range of specialised services to assist pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies to bring new drugs and devices to market faster. Our services span the entire lifecycle of product development and can be adapted to suit small local trials or large global programs.

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Our Locations
With headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, ICON has employees in 119 locations across 53 countries.

• Why ICON?

Why ICON?
No matter what part of ICON you work in, you are contributing to solving some of the most complex healthcare challenges and are helping to deliver new medicines and devices that are impacting millions of peoples' lives, right across the world.
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Early talent programs are designed to provide participants with opportunities to gain valuable experience, develop their skills, and build relationships with experienced leaders within the organization. Early talent programs can take many forms, including internships, academy programs, and leadership development programs. ICON is committed to recruiting top talent while also fostering a culture of learning and development within the organization.
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Principal Biostatistician

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About the role
Principal Biostatistician (Client dedicated)
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 Principal Biostatistician you will be joining the world's largest & most comprehensive clinical research organisation, powered by healthcare intelligence.
What you will be doing
Provides statistical services including analysis, interpretation, design, and reporting or communication of data evidence for discovery, manufacturing, research, development, and/or marketed product needs
The service holder is responsible to develop and maintain standard statistical requirements in data analysis tools and templates, compliant to industry standards and health authority regulations
Standard statistical requirements are aligned with therapeutic area / disease area needs as well as study design consideration
Your profile
Master's degree or Ph.D in Biostatistics, Statistics, or a related field with 9 or more years of biostatistical experience with Master's degree; 7 or more years required with Ph.D
Advanced knowledge of multiple statistical and therapeutic areas, the drug development process, and statistical programming practices and procedures.
Advanced ability to plan, supervise, implement, and monitor the statistical processes for multiple clinical studies.
Effective written and oral communication skills with demonstrated leadership ability.
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.

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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
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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At ICON, our employees are our greatest strength. That's why we are committed to empowering you to live your best life, both inside and outside of work. Whether your ambition is lead a global team, become a deep scientific or technical expert, work in-house with our customers or gain experience in a variety of different ICON functions, we will support you in realising your full potential.
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