Project Leader - Medical Communications/Publications

ICON plc
Houston, TX

Project Leader - Medical Communications/Publications

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.

Project Lead

As a Project Leader at ICON, you will be responsible for guiding and managing medical communications and publication projects to ensure the successful delivery.

What You Will Do:

You will manage day-to-day projects including cross-functional stakeholder alignment and client engagement responsibilities.

Key responsibilities include:
  • Leading and managing various medical communication projects including publications, including defining project briefs, planning, and coordinating activities to ensure successful project outcomes.
  • Managing client status meetings, reports and liaison as co-lead with scientific counterparts for multiple projects
  • Execution of project plans, schedules, and budgets, ensuring that all project milestones are achieved on time.
  • Coordinating with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to ensure alignment on project plans, deliverables, and expectations.
  • Monitoring project progress, identifying risks and issues, and implementing solutions to address challenges and keep the project on track or escalating as appropriate.
  • Providing regular updates and reports on project status, performance, and changes to stakeholders and team management and sr management as appropriate.

Your Profile:

You will have solid project and program management experience, with the ability to manage competing priorities and mentor more junior team members.

Required qualifications and experience:
  • Bachelor's degree
  • Proven ability to lead and manage multiple projects effectively, with a track record of successful project delivery.
  • Strong organizational and problem-solving skills, with experience in managing complex projects and coordinating cross-functional teams.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels.
  • Detail-oriented, proactive, and adaptable, with a commitment to achieving project goals and driving continuous improvement.

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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.

Are you a current ICON Employee? Please click here to apply

Posted 2026-08-03

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