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 Senior Manager, Clinical Operations at ICON, you will be critical in overseeing the operational aspects of clinical trials to ensure their successful execution.
What You Will Do:
Take the lead in shaping clinical operations across EMEA. In this role, you will serve as the dedicated functional manager for our sponsor's program, overseeing a high-performing team across Europe. You will ensure operational excellence through effective oversight visits, comprehensive monitoring report reviews, and proactive management of Sponsor KPIs. Your leadership will be key in driving quality, consistency, and successful study execution across the region.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading and managing clinical operations teams to ensure the effective planning, execution, and monitoring of clinical trials.
- Developing and implementing strategies to streamline clinical trial processes, enhance operational efficiency, and ensure adherence to project timelines and budgets.
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including clinical research, data management, and regulatory affairs, to ensure alignment and integration of clinical operations with overall project goals.
- Overseeing site management activities, including site selection, initiation, monitoring, and closeout, to ensure high-quality data and compliance with study protocols.
- Monitoring trial performance metrics, identifying areas for improvement, and implementing corrective actions to address any issues and optimize trial outcomes.
Your Profile:
You will have a strong background in clinical operations, with proven management experience and a commitment to quality delivery.
Required qualifications and experience:
- Degree in Life Sciences, Clinical Research, or a related field.
- Extensive experience in clinical operations, with a proven track record of managing and executing clinical trials across various phases and therapeutic areas.
- Strong leadership and team management skills, with the ability to guide and develop a team of clinical operations professionals.
- In-depth knowledge of clinical trial regulations, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), and industry standards, with experience in optimizing trial processes and managing operational challenges.
- Excellent organizational and communication skills, with the capability to effectively collaborate with internal teams and external partners to achieve project objectives.
- Willingness to travel as required (approximately 30%)
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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
- Degree in Life Sciences, Clinical Research, or a related field.
- Extensive experience in clinical operations with proven track record managing and executing clinical trials across phases and therapeutic areas.
- Strong leadership and team management skills with ability to guide and develop clinical operations teams.
- In-depth knowledge of clinical trial regulations, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), and industry standards; experience optimizing trial processes and managing operational challenges.
- Excellent organizational and communication skills with ability to collaborate with internal teams and external partners.
- Willingness to travel as required (approximately 30%).
- Legal right to work in the country where the role is based.
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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.
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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.
