ICON is a global healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation united by a mission to bring new medicines and treatments to patients faster.
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Job title - Study Start Up Manager
Location - UK (remote)
Fully sponsor dedicated
Working fully embedded within a growing program via ICON, you will take ownership of end-to-end study start-up activities, ensuring timelines, quality standards, and regulatory requirements are met. Working at the heart of cross-functional teams, you’ll be instrumental in bringing innovative studies to life efficiently and compliantly.
What you’ll be responsible for:Leading the study start-up strategy and execution for assigned trials
Managing site activation timelines, milestones, and deliverables
Partnering with regulatory, clinical, and external stakeholders to ensure smooth start-up processes
Overseeing site selection, feasibility, and activation activities
Identifying risks and proactively implementing solutions to keep studies on track
Ensuring compliance with all local and global regulatory requirements
Solid experience in clinical operations and study start-up within a CRO or pharma environment
Full right to work in the UK
Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
A proactive, solution-focused mindset with high attention to detail
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, global environment
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
- Solid experience in clinical operations and study start-up within a CRO or pharma environment
- Full right to work in the UK
- Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- A proactive, solution-focused mindset with high attention to detail
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, global environment
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.
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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.
