Associate Project Manager - Language Services

Associate Project Manager - Homebased - Brazil

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.

The language services team within ICON is seeking highly skilled and experienced COA associate project manager to coordinate projects related to COAs. The ideal candidate will bring a strong background in localization and linguistic validation project management, solid technical expertise in Translation Management Systems (TMS) and CAT tools, and hands-on experience in translation and localization within the clinical research environment.

What You Will Do:

• Manage the planning, execution, and delivery of COA language projects, ensuring alignment with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Clinical Operations and technology specialists, to define project scope, timelines, and deliverables.

• Manage relationships with language service providers and translation vendors to ensure high-quality and timely deliveries.

• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, budgets, and schedules, while monitoring progress to ensure successful COA project outcomes.

• Facilitate effective communication and stakeholder engagement to promote collaboration and proactively address project-related challenges.

• Stay current with industry trends and advancements in patient care technologies to drive continuous improvement and innovation in project delivery.

Your Profile:

• Bachelor’s degree in translation, Life Sciences, localization and/or Linguistic Project Management, or a related field; an advanced degree is preferred.

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in COA and/or translation project management, clinical research, or translation and localization.

• Strong technical proficiency, including familiarity with translation management systems and CAT tools.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Strong organizational, planning, and time management skills, with a demonstrated focus on meeting project goals, timelines, and quality standards.

• Effective interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate across diverse teams and stakeholders.

• Strong commitment to quality, compliance, and regulatory requirements in all project-related activities.

• Fluency in English is essential ; additional languages are a strong asset.

• Quality-oriented mindset with proven problem-solving abilities.

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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.

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