Senior Clinical Research Associate

Senior CRA, Large Pharma, Paris or Lyon Home or Office.

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 a Senior Clinical Research Associate to join our fast-paced, collaborative team within the Large Pharma division. In this role, you’ll support clinical trials for one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies, which means working on high-impact studies, accessing strong resources, and contributing to treatments with the potential to reach millions of patients worldwide.

This role requires residency in the Paris or Lyon area and can be office or home based.

What you will be doing

• Independently monitor Phase II–IV 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/IRB approvals

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

• Providing training and guidance to site staff and other CRAs to maintain high standards of clinical trial conduct.

• Ensure study cost efficiency and timely issue resolution

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

Your profile

• Bachelor's degree in a scientific or healthcare-related field.

• Extensive experience as a Clinical Research Associate, with a strong understanding of clinical trial processes and regulatory requirements within a CROor Pharma environment.

• Fluency in French and professional proficiency in English

• In-depth knowledge of clinical trial processes, regulations, and ICH-GCP guidelines.

• Proven ability to manage multiple sites and projects simultaneously, with strong organizational and problem-solving skills.

• Strong organizational and communication skills, with attention to detail.

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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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