Clinical Trial Manager

Clinical Trial Manager
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 Clinical Trial Manager at ICON, you will manage clinical trial operations activities, supporting your team and stakeholders to deliver high-quality outcomes across our clinical programmes.

This role is primarily accountable for the end to end performance and project management for assigned protocols in a country in compliance with ICH/GCP and country regulations, Sponsor policies and procedures, quality standards and adverse event reporting requirements internally and externally.

For certain studies, the CRM could be responsible for several countries in a cluster.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

- Main Point of Contact (POC) for assigned protocols and link between Country Operations and clinical trial team (CTT)
- Responsible for project management of the assigned studies: pro-actively plans, drives and tracks execution and performance of deliverables/timelines/results to meet country commitments from
- feasibility and site selection, recruitment, execution and close out.
- Accountable for performance for assigned protocols in a country in compliance with ICH/GCP and country regulations, Sponsor policies and procedures, quality standards and adverse event reporting requirements internally and externally.
- Reviews Monitoring Visits Reports and escalates performance issues and training needs to CRA manager and/or functional vendor and internal management as needed.
- Performs Quality control visits as required
- Leads local study teams to high performance: trains in the protocol for other local roles, collaborates with and supports CRAs as protocol expert and coordinates activities across the different local country roles ensuring a strong collaboration (including the CTC, CRAs, and COM)
- Responsible for creating and executing a local risk management plan for assigned studies
- Ensures compliance with CTMS, eTMF and other key systems in assigned studies
- Escalates as needed different challenges and issues to TA Head/CRD/CQM and or CTT (as appropriate)
- Identifies and shares best practices across clinical trials, countries, clusters
- Responsible for collaboration with functional outsourcing vendors, investigators, other external
- partners in assigned studies
- Country POC for programmatically outsourced trials for assigned protocols.
- As a customer-facing role, this position will build business relationships and represent MSD with investigators
- Serves local business needs as applicable in his/her country (If delegated can sign contracts and manage budgets).
- Supports local and regional strategy development consistent with long-term corporate needs in conjunction with CRD, TAH and Regional Operations.
- Collaborates internally with HQ functions, regional and local operations, EU Clinical Development, Pharmacovigilence, Global Medical Affairs to align on key issues/decisions across the trials. Consult with GHH as needed.
- Lead and contribute to initiatives and projects adding value to the business and supporting the strategy

Your Profile:

You will have solid clinical trial management experience, with the ability to manage competing priorities and develop your team.

Required qualifications and experience:

- University degree in medicine, science, or equivalent combination of education & experience
- Demonstrated ability to drive the clinical deliverables of a study
- Subject matter expertise in the designated therapeutic area
- Prior monitoring experience is preferred
- Willingness to travel as required (approximately 30%)

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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