Home Based - Mexico
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.
As a Senior Investigator Pricing Analyst at ICON, you will be essential in developing and analysing pricing strategies for clinical trial investigators.
You will be exclusively assigned and embedded within a Pharmaceutical Company. The Clinical Trial Investigator Grant Forecasting team delivers the defined outcomes associated with maintaining and improving forecasts for investigator grants and related site-level clinical trial payments across the global clinical development portfolio. The role partners closely with Clinical Operations, Study Start-Up, R&D; Finance, Budgeting and Contracts to ensure accurate, timely, and audit-ready forecasting that supports trial execution and financial planning.
What You Will Do:
You will lead on pricing and investigator payments tasks requiring technical depth, with a focus on quality and continuous improvement.
Key responsibilities include:
Delivers the activities associated with the development, continuous improvement, tracking and maintenance of investigator grant forecasting defined process by study, country, site, and milestone/event (e.g., Protocol Synopsis, Final Protocol, SOW and Ongoing)
Translate protocol assumptions and operational plans (enrollment curves, visit schedules, screen failure rates, dropout rates, timelines) into payment and cash flow forecasts.
Work with Clinical Operations to reconcile forecast vs. actuals, explain variances, and update assumptions on a regular cadence.
Monitor and analyze payment drivers (site activation, patient visits, pass-throughs, amendments) to identify forecast risks and opportunities.
Support the implementation of standardized forecasting methodologies, templates, and controls to improve consistency across studies.
Ensure alignment between forecasting outputs and financial systems/processes (e.g., accruals, PO coverage, payment schedules, and month-end close needs).
Support the creation of executive-ready dashboards and reporting (by program, study, region, vendor/CRO) highlighting burn rate, run-rate, and key forecast sensitivities.
Contribute to scenario planning (e.g., enrollment acceleration/deceleration, country mix changes, protocol amendments) and quantify financial impact.
Maintain documentation and data traceability to support internal controls, audits, and inspection readiness.




Identify automation and process improvement opportunities (e.g., data integrations, modeling enhancements) and drive implementation with stakeholders.
Support technology evaluations and requirements to build a more sustainable IG forecasting capability.
Your Profile:
You will have a strong foundation in pricing and investigator payments, with the experience to work independently and guide others.
Required qualifications and experience:
Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Business, Life Sciences, Statistics, or related field.
3+ years of experience in clinical trial finance, forecasting, budgeting, grants/payments, or CRO financial management (study, program, or portfolio level).
Demonstrated ability to build forecasts that tie operational assumptions to financial outcomes.
Excel skills (scenario modeling) and comfort working with large, multi-study datasets.
Strong communication skills to align cross-functional stakeholders on assumptions, risks, and updates.
Detail-oriented, deadline-driven, and able to manage multiple studies/priorities simultaneously.
Strong project management skills to balance assignments and prioritizations of work
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with clinical payment/grant systems and/or clinical finance tools (e.g., investigator payment platforms, EDC/CTMS outputs, finance ERP integrations).
Experience partnering with CROs on investigator grant processes and forecast updates.
Power BI (or similar) reporting experience.
Understanding of investigator grant contract structures and common payment terms (start-up fees, per-visit, milestone-based, pass-through handling).
Knowledge of accrual concepts and monthly close cadence in a regulated environment.
Core Competencies
Strong forecasting, modeling, and analytical capability
Forecasting and financial modeling
Clinical trial operations understanding (site activation, enrollment, visit schedules)
Commitment to data integrity, compliance, and transparency
Enterprise thinking and collaboration across global teams
Continuous improvement and innovation mindset
Key Deliverables / Success Measures
Forecast accuracy and timeliness (regular refresh cadence, clear variance explanations)




Strong alignment between operational plans and financial outlook
Consistent methodology across studies and regions
Improved transparency for leadership (dashboards, drivers, scenario impacts)
Audit-ready documentation and traceability.
Working Relationships
Internal: Clinical Operations, Study Start-Up, Clinical Trial Management, R&D; Finance, Procurement, Contracts/Legal, Portfolio Management
External: CRO finance teams, investigator payment vendors
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 general 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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