Description
ICON is a global healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation united by a mission to bring new medicines and treatments to patients faster.
As a Feasibility Informatics Manager, you will play a key role in pre-award strategic feasibility activities, supporting global opportunities from the RFP and proposal stage through Bid Defense and eventual study award.
Working closely with Business Development, proposal teams, therapeutic experts and operational stakeholders, you will evaluate study viability, identify potential delivery risks and develop evidence-based country, site and recruitment strategies.
Responsibilities
- Develop evidence-based feasibility strategies during the pre-award/RFP stage for global clinical trials.
- Assess protocol and study viability using internal performance data, external intelligence, epidemiology, patient population data and country/site insights.
- Translate feasibility data into clear country, site and patient recruitment recommendations.
- Identify potential operational and recruitment risks and develop alternative scenarios and mitigation strategies.
- Provide strategic feasibility input to Business Development and proposal teams, helping shape competitive and operationally realistic study solutions.
- Partner with therapeutic, Site Identification, Study Start-Up, Patient Recruitment & Retention and other subject-matter experts to build integrated study strategies.
- Support the development of proposal assumptions and operational strategy.
- Prepare for and participate in Bid Defense meetings, presenting feasibility strategy and recommendations directly to sponsors.
- Act as a feasibility subject-matter expert during sponsor discussions and strategic partnership opportunities.
- Ensure that feasibility assumptions, intelligence, risks and strategies are effectively transitioned to Site Identification and operational teams following study award.
- Lead selected standalone feasibility projects and provide expert feasibility support to project teams, including rescue or change-in-scope situations.
- Support and guide less experienced feasibility colleagues and contribute to continuous improvement of feasibility processes and approaches.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of relevant experience within clinical research/drug development.
- At least 2 years of hands-on strategic feasibility experience, including pre-award feasibility for global clinical studies.
- Strong experience analysing and interpreting feasibility data to develop country, site and recruitment strategies.
- Understanding of the RFP/proposal process within a CRO, pharmaceutical or biotechnology environment.
- Experience assessing study viability, operational risks, patient populations and country/site potential.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to turn complex data into practical recommendations and compelling study strategies.
- Confidence working cross-functionally with Business Development, clinical operations and other subject-matter experts.
- Strong communication and presentation skills; experience supporting sponsor meetings or Bid Defense activities would be highly valuable.
- Ability to operate strategically while managing multiple global opportunities and priorities.
Benefits
- Competitive base salary and performance-related incentives
- Health and wellbeing programmes including medical, dental, and vision coverage where applicable
- Retirement and pension plans
- Life assurance and disability coverage
- Employee assistance programmes and wellbeing resources
- Learning and development opportunities through structured training and career pathways