Medical Coding Specialist I in Chennai, भारत

Medical Coding Specialist I - Hybrid

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 a Medical Coding Specialist II at ICON, you will be responsible for advanced coding of medical data within clinical trials, ensuring accurate classification and consistency across studies.

What You Will Do:

Your role will involve delivering scientific operations work to a high standard, working closely with your team and stakeholders.

• Performing advanced medical coding of diagnoses, procedures, and medications using standard coding systems such as MedDRA and WHO Drug.
• Ensuring coding accuracy, consistency, and compliance with regulatory requirements across multiple clinical studies.
• Collaborating with clinical and data management teams to resolve complex coding discrepancies and queries.
• Providing expertise in the development and refinement of medical coding conventions and procedures.
• Staying updated on changes in medical coding standards and ensuring their implementation in clinical trial processes.

Your Profile:

You will bring relevant scientific operations experience, along with the following qualifications and skills.

• Bachelor's degree in life sciences, healthcare, or a related field.
• Proven experience in medical coding, preferably with MedDRA and WHO Drug, within a clinical research setting.
• Strong understanding of clinical trial processes and regulatory requirements for medical coding.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with attention to detail and accuracy in medical data.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills, with experience working in cross-functional teams.

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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