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Clinical Associate

  1. Burlington
JR138312
  1. Clinical Operations
  2. ICON Strategic Solutions
  3. Remote

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Clinical Associate, Remote, Canada

ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization. We’re proud to foster an inclusive environment driving innovation and excellence, and we welcome you to join us on our mission to shape the future of clinical development.

ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization. We’re proud to foster an inclusive environment driving innovation and excellence, and we welcome you to join us on our mission to shape the future of clinical development as an Global In House CRA. 

ICON plc est une organisation de premier plan dans le domaine de l'intelligence en santé et de la recherche clinique. Nous sommes fiers de favoriser un environnement inclusif qui stimule l'innovation et l'excellence. Nous vous invitons à vous joindre à nous dans notre mission de façonner l'avenir du développement clinique en tant que CRA interne mondial.

What you will be doing

  • Independently support the planning, execution, and reporting of clinical trials across all phases and therapeutic areas

  • Maintain and analyze trial tracking systems, ensuring data accuracy and compliance

  • Track and analyze trial budgets, including actual vs. planned spend, and follow up on variances

  • Manage the Trial Master File (TMF), ensuring completeness and inspection readiness

  • Oversee investigational product (IP) and ancillary supply management, including ordering, distribution, and tracking

  • Coordinate site and country feasibility assessments and regulatory documentation processes

  • Prepare and analyze key clinical trial data reports and metrics

  • Provide mentorship and guidance to less experienced team members

Ce que vous ferez:

Soutenir de manière indépendante la planification, l'exécution et la communication des essais cliniques à travers toutes les phases et les domaines thérapeutiques. Maintenir et analyser les systèmes de suivi des essais, en assurant l'exactitude des données et la conformité. Suivre et analyser les budgets des essais, y compris les dépenses réelles par rapport aux dépenses prévues, et faire le suivi des écarts. Gérer le Trial Master File (TMF), en garantissant l'intégralité et la préparation aux inspections. Superviser la gestion des produits investigués (IP) et des fournitures accessoires, y compris la commande, la distribution et le suivi. Coordonner les évaluations de faisabilité des sites et des pays ainsi que les processus de documentation réglementaire. Préparer et analyser les rapports clés des données des essais cliniques et les indicateurs. Fournir du mentorat et des conseils aux membres de l’équipe moins expérimentés.

Your profile

  • Education: Associate or Bachelor's degree preferred
  • Experience: 2-3 years in clinical operations, project management, or a related field (experience from a CRO or pharmaceutical company preferred)
  • Advanced Excel proficiency (VLOOKUP, pivot tables, data analysis) & Microsoft Office
  • Excellent organizational, project planning, and time management skills
  • Strong ability to work independently and adapt to a dynamic, fast-paced environment
  • Clear knowledge of clinical trial operations to proactively drive coordination and execution
  • Experience coaching/mentoring less experienced team members
  • Location: Remote – Ontario or Quebec
  • Vous êtes:

  • Formation: Diplôme d’associé ou baccalauréat préféré
  • Expérience: 2 à 3 ans en opérations cliniques, gestion de projets ou un domaine connexe (expérience dans une CRO ou une entreprise pharmaceutique préférée)
  • Maîtrise avancée d'Excel (VLOOKUP, tableaux croisés dynamiques, analyse de données) et de Microsoft Office
  • Excellentes compétences organisationnelles, de planification de projets et de gestion du temps
  • Grande capacité à travailler de manière autonome et à s'adapter à un environnement dynamique et rapide
  • Bonne connaissance des opérations des essais cliniques pour favoriser la coordination et l'exécution
  • Expérience en coaching/mentorat auprès de membres d’équipe moins expérimentés
  • Télétravail – Ontario ou Québec

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.

At ICON, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values. We’re dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible environment for all candidates. ICON is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know or submit a request here

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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