Principal Scientist

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Principal Scientist- Full Time- Onsite; Whitesboro, New York

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.

We are currently seeking a full-time Principal Scientist to join our diverse and dynamic team in Whitesboro, New York.

What You Will Do

• Recognize, exemplify and adhere to ICON's values which centers around our commitment to People, Clients and Performance.
• As a member of staff, the employee is expected to embrace and contribute to our culture of process improvement with a focus on streamlining our processes adding value to our business and meeting client needs.
• Travel (approximately 5%) domestic and/or international
• Provide status updates of work in progress and estimate time needed for various tasks.
• Build and great relationships with department members and clients to ensure optimal service and deliverables.
• Identify issues and/or problems as appropriate, and propose and help implement workable solutions.
• Work with the Project Manager to prepare timelines for all procedures/tasks/goals and their completion dates.
• Attend team meetings as appropriate.
• Prepare scientific publications to support endeavors in new science, and attend seminars and workshops to expand professional capabilities.
• Interpret and summarize study results.
• Interact with clients to transmit study status and results.
• Assist in the definition and optimization of work processes.
• Undertake other reasonably related duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of bench level work/experience in LCMS department
• Prior experience with LCMSMS (Sciex)
• Skyline and in-silico, and other protein sequencing software
• PhD preferred
• Background in Chemistry, Biochemistry, etc. or degree in similar field

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.

Salary range: $75,480.00-$94,350.00

Bonus, Com, Stock, Benefits & Disclaimer Verbiage

Actual compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, education/training, and skill level. You may be eligible for a bonus, stock compensation and commissions in some cases depending on your role and performance.

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If you have questions about this posting, please contact [email protected]