# Associate Outsourcing Manager

**Company**: ICON Strategic Solutions
**Location**: Reading
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

At ICON Strategic Solutions, you will work in a sponsor-dedicated model, supported by ICON's global expertise.

As the world's largest FSP organisation, with over 90 sponsor partnerships, we offer stability, career development and a collaborative environment where your work contributes to the development of treatments that benefit patients worldwide.

As a Associate Outsourcing Manager at ICON, you will help lead the contracting lifecycle for complex external engagements, from strategy and negotiation through execution and post-contract support.

**Responsibilities**

The role partners with internal stakeholders and vendors to deliver commercially sound agreements, manage contractual and financial risk, and support compliant, efficient outsourcing decisions. Key responsibilities include:

- Lead contracting strategy and independently negotiate complex agreements, balancing business objectives, commercial value, risk, and compliance.

- Manage contracts from initial strategy and drafting through execution, amendment, issue resolution, and post-contract support.

- Partner effectively with Legal, Finance, Privacy, Compliance, and cross-functional business stakeholders to align requirements and drive timely decisions.

- Identify contractual, operational, and financial risks; adapt negotiation strategies and recommend practical, well-informed solutions.

- Analyze vendor budgets, cost structures, rate cards, payment terms, invoices, and reconciliations to identify discrepancies and cost-saving opportunities.

- Provide historical guidance on budget and payment structures.

- Negotiate key provisions covering confidentiality, intellectual property and work product, indemnification, insurance, data privacy, and performance obligations.

**Your Profile**

You will have solid supply chain and procurement experience, with the ability to manage competing priorities and develop your team. Required qualifications and experience:

- Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience; legal education or experience is preferred.

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to independently identify risk, adjust strategy, and make sound decisions.

- Demonstrated experience leading complex negotiations and managing stakeholder and vendor relationships.

- Strong knowledge of contract standards, risk allocation, budget structures, cost analysis, invoicing, and reconciliation.

- Foundational pharmaceutical industry knowledge, including GCP, GDPR, data privacy, and industry-standard contractual provisions.

- Exceptional attention to detail, organization, and written and verbal communication skills

**Rewards & Benefits**

ICON offers a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package designed to support your health, wellbeing, and career development.

Benefits may include:

- 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

Benefits may vary depending on role and location.

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## Skills

### Required
- contract management
- negotiation
- analytical skills
- problem-solving
- communication skills
- pharmaceutical industry knowledge

### Nice to have
- legal education
- procurement experience

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