Overview

Consultant/Medical Writer - Global Value Dossiers - Poland/Bulgaria/South Africa. Home or 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.

The Consultant/Medical Writer is responsible for the provision of services for assigned clients in their area of expertise.

• Generates compelling dossiers and value communications, including global value dossiers (GVDs) and health technology assessment (HTA) submissions, and payer value propositions
• Conducts technical project management, including scope of work development, contract initiation, project milestones, timelines, deliverables, and budgets
• Supports project lead/director on other projects as needed
• Identifies risks with completing specific deliverables and effectively executes strategies to minimize them
• Maintains understanding of project requirements and identifies scope creep; alerts business operations and project lead/director to the need for a change order at appropriate times
• Communicates efficiently and effectively across the ICON project team
• Communicates regularly with client’s assigned point of contact regarding project tasks, budgets and timelines
• Establishes and maintains regular meetings with clients, including drafting agendas, managing calendars, summarising notes and tracking agreed actions
• Completes internal documentation and quality-checks the work of others
• Participates in proposal and quote development

Evidence dossiers and Value Propositions

• Assists in document and information revisions and updates for different types of evidence dossiers (e.g., Health Technology Appraisals, Global Value Dossiers, Joint Clinical Assessment dossiers) for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries
• Conducts comprehensive literature reviews and evidence gap analyses to support the development of value messages across clinical, economic, and humanistic outcomes with limited direction from senior staff
• Develops compelling Payer Value Propositions (PVPs) tailored to payer priorities and evidence needs, enhancing product value communication strategies
• Transforms complex scientific and health economic data into clear, compliant, and impactful Payer Value Propositions (PVPs) and payer communication materials
• Creates payer communication tools including slide decks, value summaries, and objection-handling documents to support global and regional payer engagement
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams including health economists, clinical development leads, regulatory affairs and market access teams to ensure consistency and scientific accuracy across materials
• Ensures all content adheres to regulatory standards, client SOPs, and relevant industry guidelines, including ABPI Code of Practice

Client Development

• Maintains up-to-date understanding of the specific nature of key client relationships and supports the building/broadening of these relationships where appropriate
• Assists in formulating recommendations that help clients meet their goals by maintaining a current understanding of their commercial objectives and market access requirements

Behaviours

• Proactively and independently expands knowledge base and remains current on developments, trends and best practices for subject matter expertise
• Efficiently manages own workload with respect to project scope, timelines and quality
• Maintains strong understanding of the pharma/biotech/medical device industry landscape as it relates to technically relevant trends and challenges
• Performs other duties and tasks as allocated at the reasonable discretion of the Company
• Recognizes, exemplifies and adheres to ICONs values centering on People, Clients and Performance
• Embraces and contributes to a culture of process improvement with a focus on streamlining processes and meeting client needs
• Demonstrates and promotes an open and honest working environment to encourage teamwork and knowledge transfer

General

Travel up to 15% domestic and/or international

What you will need

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams
• Experience working in Market Access in the pharmaceutical industry (pharma company or consultancy)
• English professional level in speaking and writing
• Direct and proven experience of writing HTA submissions
• Direct and proven experience of writing Global Value Dossiers (GVDs)
• Direct and proven experience of generating PVP PowerPoint decks
• HE experience and understanding

Education/Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

What ICON can offer you

Our success depends on the quality of our people. 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 designed to be competitive within each country and focused on well-being and work-life balance opportunities for you and your family.

• Various annual leave entitlements
• A range of health insurance offerings to suit you and your family’s needs
• Competitive retirement planning offerings
• Global Employee Assistance Programme, LifeWorks, offering 24-hour access to a global network of professionals
• Life assurance
• Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, gym memberships, subsidized travel passes, health assessments

Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.

Equal Opportunity

ICON is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible environment for all candidates. 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 you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know.

Interested in the role but unsure if you meet all the requirements? We encourage you to apply regardless.

Application

Are you a current ICON employee? Please apply through the internal process.