AI Portfolio Analyst
ICON is a global healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation united by a mission to bring new medicines and treatments to patients faster.
As a values-driven organisation, integrity, collaboration, agility, and inclusion are at the heart of how we work and interact with each other, customers, patients and suppliers.
As an AI Portfolio Analyst at ICON, you will play a key role in supporting the delivery, governance, and optimisation of the new Enterprise AI department. You will work at the intersection of business needs, AI capabilities, and delivery execution—ensuring that AI initiatives are aligned to strategic priorities, clearly defined, and effectively managed across their lifecycle.
In this role you will be responsible for supporting the planning, analysis, and ongoing management of AI programmes and initiatives across the Enterprise AI function.
Key responsibilities include:
• Partner with stakeholders to gather, define, and document business requirements for AI use cases, products, and platform capabilities
• Support the intake, prioritisation, and tracking of AI initiatives within the Enterprise AI portfolio
• Translate business needs into clear functional and non-functional requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria
• Analyse processes and identify opportunities where AI and automation can deliver measurable value
• Develop and maintain portfolio reporting, dashboards, and performance metrics to support decision-making
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and governance teams to ensure alignment between business requirements and technical delivery
• Support governance processes, including steering committees, portfolio reviews, and status reporting
• Identify risks, dependencies, and blockers across AI programmes, and support mitigation planning
• Contribute to continuous improvement of portfolio management, business analysis practices, and AI delivery frameworks
To succeed in this role, you will bring strong analytical and business analysis experience, along with an interest in emerging AI technologies and their application in regulated environments.
Required qualifications and experience:
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Life Sciences, or a related discipline
• Proven experience as a Business Analyst, Portfolio Analyst, or similar role within technology or data-driven environments
• Experience gathering and documenting requirements and translating them into deliverable outcomes
• Strong understanding of project and portfolio management principles
• Familiarity with AI/ML concepts and digital transformation initiatives
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and produce actionable insights
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work across technical and non-technical teams
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver in a fast-paced, evolving environment
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Employment with ICON is contingent upon having the legal right to work in the country where the role is based.
Rewards & Benefits
ICON offers a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package designed to support your health, wellbeing, and career development.
Benefits may include:
Benefits may vary depending on role and location.
Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.
Inclusion and Accessibility
ICON is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building an inclusive and accessible workplace where everyone feels valued and supported.
If you require reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know or submit a request here
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Since our foundation in Dublin, Ireland in 1990, our mission has been to help our clients to accelerate the development of drugs and devices that save lives and improve quality of life. We do this by delivering best in class information, solutions and performance, with an unyielding focus on quality at all times.
We offer a full range of consulting, development and commercialisation services from a global network of offices in 53 countries. We focus our innovation on the factors that are critical to our clients – reducing time to market, reducing cost, and increasing quality – and our global team of experts has extensive experience in a broad range of therapeutic areas.
