Manager, Clinical Systems, Chennai, Office-based
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.
Job Summary
The Manager, Clinical Systems is responsible for leading a team of SAS Programmers and ensuring the successful delivery of clinical data programming activities across multiple studies. This role provides technical leadership, people management, resource planning, quality oversight, and client support while driving operational excellence and compliance with company standards.
Key Responsibilities
Lead, mentor, and develop a team of SAS Programmers.
Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of programming activities across clinical studies.
Provide technical expertise and guidance in SAS programming and clinical data standards.
Manage team performance, resource allocation, utilization, and career development.
Ensure high-quality deliverables that meet timelines, client expectations, and regulatory requirements.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams and support client interactions.
Drive process improvements, operational excellence, and compliance with company standards.
Identify and mitigate project risks while supporting issue resolution and escalation management.
Experience
Minimum 10 years of relevant industry experience in SAS Programming within the clinical research/pharmaceutical industry.
2+ years of people management experience, including leading, mentoring, and developing programming teams.
Proven experience managing multiple projects and stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.
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.
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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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