At ICON Strategic Solutions, you will work in a sponsor-dedicated model, supported by ICON’s global expertise.
As the world’s largest FSP organisation, with over 90 sponsor partnerships, we offer stability, career development and a collaborative environment where your work contributes to the development of treatments that benefit patients worldwide.
As a Study Start Up Associate II at ICON, you will lead the initiation of clinical trials, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, and contribute to the advancement of innovative treatments and therapies.
What You Will Do:
You will contribute to site start-up and activation activities, taking responsibility for your deliverables and working collaboratively.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading the preparation and submission of regulatory documents, including clinical trial applications, ethics committee submissions, and regulatory agency communications.
- Coordinating and liaising with internal and external stakeholders to obtain necessary approvals and authorizations for study initiation.
- Managing and maintaining comprehensive and accurate records of regulatory submissions, approvals, and correspondence
- Providing guidance and support to study teams on regulatory requirements and best practices for study start-up activities.
- Participating in process improvement initiatives to streamline study start-up processes and enhance efficiency.
Your Profile:
You will bring relevant site start-up and activation experience, along with the following qualifications and skills.
Required qualifications and experience:
- Bachelor's degree in life sciences or a related field.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in clinical research or regulatory affairs, with specific experience in study start-up activities.
- Strong understanding of regulatory requirements and guidelines for clinical trials, including ICH-GCP and local regulatory requirements.
- Demonstrated experience in ethics submissions and management of the ethical review process for clinical studies conducted at study sites in the United States is required. This role supports the North America region (U.S. and Canada).
- Excellent organizational and project management skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
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 life sciences or a related field
- At least 2 years of experience in clinical research or regulatory affairs
- Specific experience in study start-up activities
- Strong understanding of clinical trial regulatory requirements and guidelines, including ICH-GCP and local requirements
- Experience with ethics submissions and ethical review processes for clinical studies at U.S. study sites
- Excellent organizational and project management skills
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
- 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.







