ICON plc

Lead CRA

ICON plc$90K — $110K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in life sciences, nursing, pharmacy or related field; advanced degree preferred.
  • Extensive experience as a Clinical Research Associate in the pharmaceutical, biotech, or CRO industry.
  • Proven track record in managing complex clinical trials.
  • In-depth knowledge of ICH-GCP guidelines and regulatory requirements.
  • Strong leadership and mentoring skills for effective team management.
  • Exceptional communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
  • Experience in Gene Therapy or Ophthalmology studies, with flexibility to consider other complex indications.

Responsibilities

  • Lead site management activities including selection, initiation, monitoring, and close-out visits.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for clinical sites, addressing queries and resolving issues.
  • Ensure integrity of clinical data through source data verification and monitoring.
  • Mentor and guide CRAs to enhance their professional development and best practices.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful execution of clinical trials.

Benefits

  • Various annual leave entitlements.
  • Diverse health insurance offerings for you and your family.
  • Competitive retirement planning options.
  • Global Employee Assistance Programme for 24-hour health support.
  • Life assurance coverage.
  • Flexible country-specific benefits including childcare vouchers and gym memberships.
Full Job Description
Lead CRA

What You Will Be Doing:
  • Leading site management activities, including site selection, initiation, monitoring, and close-out visits, to ensure compliance with study protocols and regulatory guidelines.
  • Serving as the primary point of contact for clinical sites, addressing site queries, and resolving issues to maintain site engagement and performance.
  • Ensuring the integrity of clinical data by conducting thorough source data verification, reviewing site records, and monitoring for protocol deviations.
  • Mentoring and providing guidance to CRAs, contributing to their professional development and supporting the consistent application of best practices across studies.
  • Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including clinical project managers, data managers, and biostatisticians, to ensure the successful execution of clinical trials.

Your Profile:
  • Bachelor's degree in life sciences, nursing, pharmacy, or a related field. Advanced degree preferred.
  • Extensive experience as a Clinical Research Associate within the pharmaceutical, biotech, or CRO industry, with a proven track record of managing complex clinical trials.
  • In-depth knowledge of ICH-GCP guidelines, regulatory requirements, and clinical trial processes.
  • Strong leadership and mentoring skills, with the ability to manage and motivate CRAs and site staff effectively.
  • Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with a proactive approach to managing site performance and resolving issues.
  • Experience in Gene Therapy or Ophthalmology studies (will consider other complex indications)


What ICON can offer you: Our success depends on the quality of our people. That's why we've made it a priority to build a diverse culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.

In addition to your competitive salary, ICON offers a range of additional benefits. Our benefits are designed to be competitive within each country and are focused on well-being and work life balance opportunities for you and your family.

Our benefits examples include:
  • Various annual leave entitlements
  • A range of health insurance offerings to suit you and your family's needs.
  • Competitive retirement planning offerings to maximize savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead.
  • Global Employee Assistance Programme, LifeWorks, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialized professionals who are there to support you and your family's well-being.
  • Life assurance
  • Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidized travel passes, health assessments, among others.


Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.

Interested in the role, but unsure if you meet all of the requirements? We would encourage you to apply regardless - there's every chance you're exactly what we're looking for here at ICON whether it is for this or other roles.

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About ICON plc

ICON plc is a global provider of drug development and commercialisation services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. The company specialises in the strategic development, management and analysis of programs that support clinical development. ICON has approximately 15700 employees in 40 countries. The company was founded in Dublin, Ireland in 1990 and is headquartered in Leopardstown, Dublin. ICON has been publicly traded on the NASDAQ since 1998.
Learn more about ICON plc
Size
39,300 employees
Market Cap
$16.2 billion
Industry
Net Income
$332.3 million
Founded
2017
5 Year Trend
+26.9%
Revenue
$2.7 billion
NASDAQ

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