Clinical Associate

About the role

ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation. From molecule to medicine, we advance clinical research providing outsourced services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and government and public health organisations.

With our patients at the centre of all that we do, we help to accelerate the development of drugs and devices that save lives and improve quality of life.

Our people are our greatest strength, are at the core of our culture, and the driving force behind our success. ICON people have a mission to succeed and a passion that ensures what we do, we do well.

Role: Clinical Associate

Location: Istanbul, Turkey

Mode of work: Hybrid at Client office at Istanbul (Shuttle will be provided by the company)

What will you be doing?

Maintains study documents and utilizes company systems to manage the bioanalytical data in support of clinical/pre-clinical studies. Provides administrative support to project team members in bioanalytical operations and project management. Works with the project team to ensure that projects are completed in accordance with contract and client expectations:

• Organizes project team and client meetings including scheduling, meeting materials, binders, agendas and meeting minutes and maintains these documents for regulatory submissions.
• Organizes study information and supplies. Maintains project timelines, ensure project documents are up to date and stored properly, ensure laboratory team is properly notified of sample shipment and the sample manifests are uploaded so samples can be checked in and tracked.
• Manages internal and client project reporting. Generates and reviews for accuracy reports to facilitate project status and financial reporting. Completes system updates and queries.
• Supports project manager with financial tasks. Has oversight of purchase order process including creating and processing purchase orders for supplies and complete pass-through cost documentation.
• May support preparation of study files by maintaining and distributing project documents. Ensures documents within the study folders are accurate and versioned appropriately.
• Participates in and may lead project update meetings with Project Manager guidance to update sponsors of all current project information, send out agenda and minutes and ensure they are tracked for regulatory submission.
• Assist in the review of supporting documentation and reports to support the project manager.
• Uses the learning management system to assign project-specific training to team members and tracks training compliance.

What you need to have?

• Complete Bachelor’s degree or international equivalent in life science/health sciences or related field
• CRO, pharmaceutical industry experience preferred
• Previous experience using computerized information systems and standard application software (Windows, MS Office)
• High working knowledge with MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook
• Previous experience maintaining numerous Excel trackers, preferred
• Previous experience building PowerPoint slides, preferred
• Previous experience taking meeting minutes and facilitating and scheduling MS TEAMS and WebEx meetings, preferred
• Fluent Turkish and advanced English – Writing, Reading, Speaking