Clinical Trial Manager - Project Lead

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Reading, Berkshire, England, GBR
In-Office
Senior level
Healthtech • Biotech • Pharmaceutical • Manufacturing
The Role
Manage day-to-day clinical trial operations including planning, timelines, budgets, and quality. Lead and mentor CTA/LCRA staff, assign work, monitor deliverables, run and review reports, manage vendors and sites, and ensure regulatory compliance across studies.
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Clinical Trial Manager - Project Lead

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 Clinical Trial Manager at ICON, you will manage clinical trial operations activities, supporting your team and stakeholders to deliver high-quality outcomes across our clinical programmes.

What You Will Do:

You will manage day-to-day clinical trial management activities, supporting your team to deliver quality outcomes.
Key responsibilities include:

  • Plan and manage all aspects of clinical trials, ensuring adherence to timelines, budget, and quality standards.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to establish and implement clinical trial protocols and procedures.
  • Train and mentor new CTA and LCRA staff.
  • Train the CTA and LCRA team in new processes or process updates.
  • Assign work across the team.
  • Monitor the progress of deliverables.
  • Run, review, and analyze reports for accuracy and work with the project teams to ensure updates are completed correctly.
  • Prepare reports on the status of deliverables and Hub progress to be presented to the project teams.

Your Profile:

You will have solid clinical trial management experience, with the ability to manage competing priorities and develop your team.
Required qualifications and experience:

  • University degree in medicine, science, or equivalent combination of education & experience
  • 5+ years in clinical research, with substantial experience in clinical trial management, project management, or related roles.
  • Leadership Experience: Proven experience in leading study teams, managing cross-functional teams, or supervising junior CTMs and CRAs is essential.
  • Knowledge of Regulatory Requirements: Strong understanding of GCP, ICH guidelines, FDA regulations, and other relevant global regulatory requirements.
  • Clinical Trial Systems: Proficiency in CTMS, EDC, eTMF, and systems like Veeva Vault, Oracle, and Medidata is highly valued for managing data, timelines, and trial documentation.
  • Budget and Resource Management: Experience in managing study budgets, forecasting resources, and coordinating with finance or procurement for trial supplies.
  • Project Planning and Oversight: Ability to develop and manage project plans, timelines, and milestone tracking to ensure studies stay on schedule and within budget.
  • Vendor and Site Oversight: Experience in managing third-party vendors, such as CROs, labs, and other service providers, as well as maintaining strong relationships with trial sites.

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:

  • Competitive base salary and performance related incentives
  • Health and wellbeing programmes including medical, dental, and vision coverage where applicable
  • Retirement and pension plans
  • Life assurance and disability coverage
  • Employee assistance programmes and wellbeing resources
  • Learning and development opportunities through structured training and career pathways

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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Skills Required

  • University degree in medicine, science, or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • 5+ years in clinical research with substantial clinical trial management or project management experience
  • Proven leadership experience managing study teams, cross-functional teams, or supervising junior CTMs and CRAs
  • Strong understanding of GCP, ICH guidelines, FDA regulations, and other relevant global regulatory requirements
  • Proficiency with clinical trial systems: CTMS, EDC, eTMF and platforms such as Veeva Vault, Oracle, Medidata
  • Experience managing study budgets, forecasting resources, and coordinating with finance or procurement
  • Ability to develop and manage project plans, timelines, and milestone tracking
  • Experience managing third-party vendors (CROs, labs) and maintaining site relationships
  • Legal right to work in the country where the role is based

ICON plc Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about ICON plc and has not been reviewed or approved by ICON plc.

  • Healthcare Strength Benefits are described as comprehensive, with medical coverage and wellness initiatives highlighted. Larger sites are also associated with added wellness supports such as onsite fitness options and access to an employee assistance program.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Time-off and flexibility provisions are positioned as a meaningful part of the total package, including vacation/annual leave and flexible work scheduling. Flexibility is sometimes cited as helping offset long hours in certain roles.
  • Retirement Support Retirement and savings support is presented as a core component of the benefits package, including offerings such as pension arrangements in some locations and a U.S. 401(k) plan with company match. Financial planning resources are also emphasized as part of broader security benefits.

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The Company
HQ: Dublin
34,685 Employees
Year Founded: 1990

What We Do

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.

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