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 II at ICON, you will design and analyze clinical trials, interpreting complex medical data, and contribute to the advancement of innovative treatments and therapies for one of our sponsor´s studies.
What You Will Do:
You will oversee clinical trial management workstreams, ensuring deliverables meet quality and timeline expectations.
Key responsibilities include:
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement effective clinical trial enrollment Collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop and implement comprehensive clinical trial protocols.
- Overseeing and managing the day-to-day operations of clinical trials, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
- Analyzing and interpreting clinical trial data, identifying trends, and providing insights to optimize study outcomes.
- Proactively addressing challenges and implementing effective solutions to ensure the successful execution of clinical trials.
- Communicating effectively with internal and external stakeholders to foster strong partnerships and facilitate smooth trial processes.
- Accountable for the following deliverables: Study Initiation Meeting
o Clinical Study Activity Plan
o Study Delivery Plan
o TMF Quality Strategy Document
o DCT Set Up
o Study Demographic and Diversity Plan
o Vendors Oversight Plan
o Results Dissemination Plan
o Investigator/CRA Meeting Set Up & associated training
o Expected Document List
o Recruitment Tracking
o Budget tracking eTMF filing and Vendor Set Up and Management
o Patient Engagement Activities
o CSDD KOM & template
o Safety Management plan
o Protocol Deviation Management Plan
o eTMF & vendor set-up
o Pharmacy Manual - Ensures compliance with ICH/GCP guidelines, all applicable laws and regulations, and company's SOPs for assigned studies. understand study contribution to program/submission.
- Ensures appropriate stakeholder communication, including study status, expectations, risks and issues.
- Accountable to operate within the study budget
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:
- Bachelor's degree in life sciences or related discipline. The role will require a good understanding of complex clinical development and regulatory processes.
- At least 5+ years of relevant study management experience in a
pharmaceutical/scientific environment. - Strong skills and experience in project management and tools. In-depth
knowledge of GCPs and ICH guidelines - In-depth experience in clinical research: study management, monitoring, data management.
- Strong performer / executor of operational tasks with strong skills and experience in study delivery.
- Experience of working across multiple types of study designs.
- Demonstrates leadership skills, promoting motivation and empowerment of others in order to accomplish individual, team and organizational objectives
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate across diverse global teams.
- Detail-oriented and organized, with a track record of successfully managing multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously.
- Good project management skills (including scope, budget, timeline, and resource planning and management, and use of associated tools and support where available)
- Willingness to travel as required (approximately 25%)
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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:
- 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
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field
- Minimum of [X] years of experience in clinical trial management
- Proven expertise in designing and executing clinical trials
- Strong understanding of regulatory requirements
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Detail-oriented and organized
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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.
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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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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.







