ICON plc

Senior Clinical Trial Manager

ICON plc • $110K — $130K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Health Sciences, Nursing, Pharmacy, or related field.
  • Significant Clinical Trial Management experience in a CRO, pharmaceutical, or biotechnology setting.
  • Proven track record of leading clinical studies from start-up to closeout.
  • Strong knowledge of clinical trial operations, ICH-GCP, and regulatory requirements.
  • Experience managing timelines, budgets, and cross-functional teams.
  • Ability to identify risks and implement solutions effectively.
  • Prior monitoring experience and managing global trials preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Lead operational delivery of clinical trials, ensuring milestones and quality standards are met.
  • Drive study start-up activities, site activation, and enrollment strategies.
  • Oversee study progress, monitoring activities, and site performance.
  • Develop and implement study oversight plans and risk mitigation strategies.
  • Identify operational challenges and proactively implement solutions.
  • Build and maintain relationships with sponsors, investigators, and stakeholders.
  • Review study performance metrics and provide regular status updates.
  • Support and mentor Clinical Research Associates (CRAs) and study team members.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellbeing programs including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Retirement and pension plans.
  • Life assurance and disability coverage.
  • Employee assistance programs and wellbeing resources.
  • Learning and development opportunities through structured training.
Full Job Description
Senior Clinical Trial Manager - Remote, US

Senior Clinical Trial Manager

We are currently seeking a Senior Clinical Trial Manager to join our diverse and dynamic team at ICON. In this critical leadership role, you will oversee the operational delivery of clinical trials from study start-up through closeout, ensuring quality, compliance, and execution against study timelines and objectives.

As the clinical operations lead, you will work cross-functionally with sponsors, investigators, vendors, and internal stakeholders to drive successful study outcomes while identifying and mitigating risks throughout the trial lifecycle.


What you will be doing
  • Lead the operational delivery of assigned clinical trials, ensuring milestones, timelines, budget expectations, and quality standards are achieved.
  • Drive study start-up activities, site activation, enrollment strategies, and study execution through database lock.
  • Provide oversight of study progress, monitoring activities, clinical metrics, and site performance.
  • Develop and implement effective study oversight plans, monitoring strategies, and risk mitigation approaches.
  • Identify operational challenges and proactively implement solutions to ensure successful study delivery.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with sponsors, investigators, vendors, and cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Review study performance metrics and provide regular status updates and reporting.
  • Support, mentor, and collaborate with Clinical Research Associates (CRAs) and other study team members.
  • Ensure all clinical trial activities comply with protocol requirements, ICH-GCP guidelines, and applicable regulatory requirements.

Your Profile
  • Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Health Sciences, Nursing, Pharmacy, or another relevant scientific discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Significant Clinical Trial Management experience within a CRO (preferred), pharmaceutical, or biotechnology environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to successfully lead and deliver clinical studies from start-up through closeout.
  • Strong understanding of clinical trial operations, ICH-GCP, and applicable regulatory requirements.
  • Experience managing study timelines, budgets, vendors, and cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Proven ability to identify risks, solve complex operational challenges, and drive study execution.
  • Prior monitoring experience preferred.
  • Experience managing global and/or complex clinical trials preferred.
  • Ability to travel up to 20%.

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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.


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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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