Clinical Research Lead
- Denmark
- ICON Strategic Solutions
- Clinical Trial Management
- Home-Based
TA Business Partner
- Icon Strategic Solutions
About the role
We are hiring a Clinical Research Lead, sponsor dedicated in Denmark.
Our client is a medicine company turning science into healing to make life better for people around the world.
Would you like to become part of this team and take your next challenge with ICON Strategic Solutions?
Apply today and we'll be happy to discuss this opportunity with you!
Roles & Responsibilities of the position:
The Clinical Research Lead is responsible for the management of clinical sites including the site identification and qualification, the timely delivery of clinical trial enrollment in accordance with scientific objectives, timely delivery of database locks, issues management at clinical trial sites, and ensuring inspection readiness at all times for assigned therapeutic areas within a region or country. You will also be responsible for the oversight of vendor monitoring activities at clinical trial sites, including the identification, mitigation and escalation of significant findings and trends.
Key Responsibilities:
- You will be responsible for all activities required at clinical trial sites and by investigators and site staff participating in the client’s trials; including the site identification and qualification, enrollment planning and execution, to database lock and close out
- You will also perform management and issue mitigation, identification and resolution
- The development of strategic institutional/site relationships will be a main focus
- You will develop and implement site risk plans, ensure site and country level inspection readiness at all times, leverage metrics to inform site/country/regional level for their decision making and provide vendor oversight for site monitoring activities at site/country level
- It will be a goal to establish and develop strong professional relationships with clinical investigators
- All in all you will be the communication “bridge” between sites, third party vendors and the client
Job Requirements:
- You have a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a scientific or health-related field
- You also bring first experience in clinical research as well as good GCP knowledge
- Demonstrated leadership behavior, strong communication skills as well as the willingness to travel (50-75%) are also required
- About 4 + years of experience in clinical trial monitoring or similar experience in the industry
- A very good professional knowledge of Danish and English
- You have a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a scientific or health-related field
- You also bring first experience in clinical research as well as good GCP knowledge
- Demonstrated leadership behavior, strong communication skills as well as the willingness to travel (50-75%) are also required
- About 4 + years of experience in clinical trial monitoring or similar experience in the industry
- A very good professional knowledge of Danish and English
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 maximise savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead
- Global Employee Assistance Programme, TELUS Health, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialised professionals who are there to support you and your family’s well-being
- Life assurance
Visit our careers website to read more about the benefits of working at ICON: https://careers.iconplc.com/benefits
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.
https://careers.iconplc.com/reasonable-accommodations
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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