Clinical Trial Assistant

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 looking to recruit an experienced Clinical Trial Assistant who will work closely with our client, a leading pharmaceutical company. Previous experience as a CTA/Project Assistant is required.

Overview:

In this role you will perform administrative tasks to support the clinical study operation teams (Clinical Trial Managers and Clinical Research Associates) for assigned clinical trials in accordance with the company’s policies and procedures, SOP’s, local legislation and GCP requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversight of all clinical trial documentation for assigned clinical trials
• Support affiliates in clinical trial submissions
• Oversight and management of the documents filed into the eTMF: technical quality review and quality control of documents. Timely eTMF handling and archiving.
• Support assigned group(s) or team(s) in preparing applicable study documents
• Prepare site specific ICF and any other relevant forms according to sponsor's requirements
• Provide support for trial budget and investigator site payments; support the project manager and team with financial tasks.
• Document distribution to clinical sites.
• Support clinical supplies management and tracking all relevant processes.
• Distribute safety notifications and coordinate the ordering, labelling, release, distribution, relabelling and destruction of IMP; manage the documents and shipments from local depot and ensure proper blinding during the study period.

Requirements

• Preferably Master/Bachelor degree in life sciences
• Fluent English – written and spoken
• Previous experience in clinical trial administration is required
• Excellent organization and long-term planning skills
• Ability to work independently in a structured and pro-active manner as well as part of the different trial teams
• Ability to manage multiple priorities
• Very good communication skills - ability to communicate and build relationships with various stakeholders
• IT proficiency (including MS Office: Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Knowledge of eTMF systems is considered as an advantage

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
• Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidised travel passes, health assessments, among others

Visit our careers website to read more about the benefits of working at ICON: https://careers.iconplc.com/benefits

ICON, including subsidiaries, is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer and is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, 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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