# Scientific Affairs Specialist I

**Company**: ICON
**Location**: Mexico
**Work arrangement**: remote
**Experience**: entry
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

ICON is seeking a Scientific Affairs Specialist I to join its Scientific Affairs team. The successful candidate will serve as a key scientific liaison supporting a global central laboratory's clinical, operational, and commercial activities.

Responsibilities:

- Maintain and configure testing and assay summary information in the Test Master application of the ICOLIMS system

- Configure test codes within the STARLIMS system

- Assist all other ICL departments with Global Scientific Affairs related issues and questions

- Utilize the internet, journals, internal validation documentation, etc. to update specimen requirements, stability, and transport information within departmental databases

- Follow SOPs relevant to Global Scientific Affairs issues

- Provide scientific notifications and technical documentation to Global Client Services

- Assist in scientific consistency across global studies and laboratory sites

- Assigns work from the Scientific Affairs Inbox and assures that all Service Level Agreements for TAT are met

- Lead the collaboration in support of Laboratory Operations with regards to special collection instructions

- Attend meetings with both internal and external clients on behalf of Global Scientific Affairs

- Provide notifications of testing changes and updates to ultimately Global Client Services

- Provide scientific input on assay selection and reporting interpretation

- Support troubleshooting of complex scientific or technical issues in collaboration with laboratory and leadership teams

- Act as a scientific point of contact for sponsors, investigators, and internal commercial teams

- Participate in client internal meetings and scientific consultations

- Identify opportunities to enhance scientific processes and knowledge sharing across the organization

- Support implementation of new technologies, assays, or biomarkers into the central laboratory portfolio

Requirements:

- 2+ years of experience in scientific affairs, central laboratory services, or diagnostics, in a CRO, biotech, or pharmaceutical environment

- Hands-on knowledge of clinical trial laboratory operations and assay methodologies (e.g., immunoassays, molecular assays, flow cytometry, genomics)

- Knowledge of clinical laboratory concepts and terminology

- Experience supporting global or multi-regional clinical studies (preferred)

- Experience with STARLIMS

- Detail-oriented, with strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities

- Strong scientific and analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for both scientific and non-scientific audiences

- Proven ability to collaborate in cross-functional, multicultural, and global teams

- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel

- Bachelor's Degree in Medical Technology or related field

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

## Skills

### Required
- clinical trial laboratory operations
- assay methodologies
- STARLIMS
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Medical Technology

### Nice to have
- global or multi-regional clinical studies

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