Clinical Research Associate

Senior CRA or CRA II, ICON Biotech, Paris or Lyon, Home or Office based

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.

We are currently seeking an experienced Clinical Research Associate II and Senior CRA to join our biotech division, supporting small and mid-sized biopharma companies. Biotech is where many of the most innovative ideas in medicine begin, fast-moving teams turning early scientific discoveries into potential new treatments. You’ll partner with groups that value collaboration and adaptability, where your voice is heard, your impact is clear, and you play a direct role in helping promising therapies move to the next stage.

This role requires residency in the Paris or Lyon area and can be office-based or remote with national travel.

What You’ll Do:

• Independently monitor Phase II–III clinical trials to ensure compliance with ICH-GCP and regulatory requirements

• Conduct site qualification, initiation, monitoring, and close-out visits

• Manage study documentation, regulatory submissions, and ethics approvals

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and site staff to ensure high-quality data and patient safety

• Mentor and support site personnel and junior CRAs

• Ensure study cost efficiency and timely issue resolution

• Managing clinical studies in France across multiple therapeutic areas including Oncology.

What You Bring:

• Life science degree or equivalent

• 2+ years (CRA II) or 4+ years (Senior CRA) independent monitoring experience in Phase II–III trials

• Excellent communication, organization, and problem-solving skills

• Proficiency with clinical trial systems and tools

• Fluency in French and professional proficiency in English

• Willingness to travel across France

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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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