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.
The Role
As a Risk‑Based Study Management Lead, you will provide end‑to‑end risk oversight for assigned clinical studies, ensuring risks to patient safety, data quality, and trial integrity are proactively identified, discussed, and managed throughout the study lifecycle.
You will work in close partnership with the Clinical Research Manager (CRM) and broader study team, facilitating risk‑focused discussions and driving clear, practical mitigation strategies.
This role can be based anywhere in the UK.
Key Responsibilities
Lead and maintain study‑level risk assessments for assigned sponsor studies
Facilitate and chair cross‑functional risk review meetings, ensuring focus on critical data and processes
Drive proactive identification, discussion, and documentation of study risks
Partner closely with the CRM and study team to ensure aligned oversight and follow‑through on mitigation actions
Review centralized monitoring outputs, KRIs, KPIs, and trends to detect emerging or systemic risks
Support issue escalation, root cause analysis, and risk mitigation planning
Ensure risk‑based activities align with set principles and sponsor expectations
Contribute to inspection readiness through clear documentation and defensible oversight decisions
What You Bring
Experience in clinical trial operations, study management, monitoring, or centralized oversight
Solid understanding of risk‑based monitoring and study management principles
Knowledge of ICH‑GCP, regulatory standards, and quality frameworks
Strong facilitation skills with confidence leading cross‑functional discussions
Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data, trends and signals
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Ability to operate independently while collaborating effectively with sponsor and ICON team
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
- Experience in clinical trial operations, study management, monitoring, or centralized oversight
- Solid understanding of risk-based monitoring and study management principles
- Knowledge of ICH-GCP, regulatory standards, and quality frameworks
- Strong facilitation skills with confidence leading cross-functional discussions
- Analytical mindset with ability to interpret data, trends and signals (KRIs, KPIs, centralized monitoring outputs)
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to operate independently while collaborating effectively with sponsor and ICON teams
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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.








