Study Manager

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The Role
Manages end-to-end site engagement activities across global clinical trials. Coordinates cross-functional teams, study meetings, site engagement plans, reporting, KPIs, documentation, risk resolution, and customer governance. Analyzes site and country performance to provide actionable insights, supports study start-up, tracks budgets and forecasts, ensures regulatory compliance, and drives accountability across clinical operations, project management, and recruitment teams.
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Site Engagement Study Manager

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 Site Engagement Study Manager is accountable for the end-to-end delivery, governance, and performance of site engagement activities across assigned clinical trials, working with teams of site engagement subject matter experts globally accountable for optimizing clinical trial site performance 

The role serves as the primary point of contact with accountability for coordination of functional delivery, ensuring alignment with customer expectations, operational KPIs, and financial targets.  

This position leads cross-functional coordination, oversees customer reporting, drives execution accountability, and ensures site engagement strategies translate into measurable trial impact. Expected to manage multiple studies concurrently with a strong focus on governance, analysis, and reporting.

What You Will Do:

Your focus will be on coordinating clinical trial management delivery, resolving issues, and developing team capability.
Key responsibilities include:

  • Coordinate, manage, and document all site engagement activities across assigned clinical trials, ensuring alignment with study goals, KPIs, and timelines

  • Develop, maintain, and actively manage site engagement plans, including country/site-level strategies, engagement cadence, and escalation triggers

  • Lead routine internal and external study meetings

  • Proactively track and drive completion of all required actions across CTLs, SELs, and cross-functional teams, ensuring accountability and timely execution

  • Monitor and analyze site, country, and study-level performance Translate data into clear, actionable insights and provide regular, high-quality customer-facing reporting demonstrating impact on recruitment and trial outcomes

  • Ensure all study documentation and trackers (e.g., engagement logs, reporting outputs, recruitment plans) are complete, accurate, and maintained in accordance with timelines

  • Identify, assess, and proactively manage operational and recruitment risks, driving issue resolution and appropriate escalation when required

  • Serve as the primary point of contact for site engagement, acting as liaison between sponsor, project management, clinical teams, and site engagement resources

  • Ensure alignment and effective collaboration across Clinical Operations, Project Management, and Patient Recruitment functions

  • Establish and reinforce clear expectations, KPIs, and roles (RACI) for site engagement teams to ensure consistent, high-quality execution

  • Ensure delivery of high-quality service and outputs, holding teams accountable to timelines, deliverables, and performance standards Participate in and contribute to study start-up activities, including planning, resource alignment, forecasting, and customer engagement strategy development Represent the function professionally in customer meetings, governance forums, and strategic discussions, providing data-driven recommendations and engaging SMEs when necessary

  • Ensure compliance with ICH/GCP and applicable regulatory, organizational, and study-specific requirements Recognize and manage sensitive or complex issues, escalating as needed to ensure resolution

  • Perform additional duties as required to support successful study delivery and site performance optimization

Your Profile:

  • 2+ years in clinical trial operations, with direct exposure to site engagement, CTL, CRA, site operations or patient recruitment functions

  • Demonstrated experience working on global, multi-country trials

  • Proven ability to operate within matrix environments across Clinical, PM, and sponsor teams

  • Prior experience contributing to or supporting customer-facing deliverables or governance meetings 

  • Strategic thinking with strong ability to translate into execution 

  • Financial acumen (budget tracking, forecasting, risk translation)

  • Advanced data analysis & storytelling for customer reporting 

  • Strong stakeholder management (internal + customer-facing)

  • High level of ownership and accountability 

  • Ability to drive action and hold teams accountable in a matrix environment  Deep understanding of clinical trial operations and site dynamics 

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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.

Are you a current ICON Employee? Please click here to apply

Skills Required

  • 2+ years of experience in clinical trial operations, with direct exposure to site engagement, CTL, CRA, site operations, or patient recruitment functions
  • Experience working on global, multi-country clinical trials
  • Ability to operate within matrix environments across Clinical, Project Management, and sponsor teams
  • Experience contributing to or supporting customer-facing deliverables or governance meetings
  • Strategic thinking with the ability to translate strategy into execution
  • Financial acumen, including budget tracking, forecasting, and risk translation
  • Advanced data analysis and storytelling for customer reporting
  • Strong internal and customer-facing stakeholder management
  • High level of ownership and accountability
  • Ability to drive action and hold teams accountable in a matrix environment
  • Deep understanding of clinical trial operations and site dynamics

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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